Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación
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Founded
1945-10-16 Québec QC Canada
History
Constitution signed in 1945 by 44 countries. Absorbed H-XH2139 - International Institute of Agriculture, set up as an intergovernmental organization on 7 Jun 1905, and H-XH1801 - International Emergency Food Council, set up 1946. As a Specialized Agency of the A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN) within F-XF1000 - United Nations System, reports annually to E-XE3377 - ECOSOC.
Aims
Achieve food security for all; make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.
Events
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Governing Bodies:
'Conference' (supreme governing body), meets in odd-numbered years, comprising all Members. 'Council' (executive arm of the Conference), normally holding 5 sessions in a biennium, and containing 49 Member Nations. Council assisted by 3 Committees: Programme; Financial; Constitutional and Legal Matters. Technical Committees (4): Agriculture (COAG); Commodity Problems (CCP); Fisheries (COFI); Forestry (COFO). Regional Conferences (5): Africa (ARC); Asia and the Pacific (APRC); Europe (ERC); Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC); Near East (NERC).
Statutory Bodies by subject matter:
- Agriculture:
- European Commission on Agriculture (ECA).
- Animal Production and Health:
- Commodities and Trade:
- Consultative Sub-Committee on Surplus Disposal;
- E-XE4198 - Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and on Tropical Fruits;
- E-XE3038 - Intergovernmental Group on Citrus Fruit;
- E-XE3056 - Intergovernmental Group on Grains;
- E-XE3073 - Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres (IGG on Hard Fibres);
- E-XE3046 - Intergovernmental Group on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres (IGG on Jute, Kenal and Allied Fibres);
- E-XE3014 - Intergovernmental Group on Meat and Dairy Products;
- E-XE3031 - Intergovernmental Group on Oilseeds, Oils and Fats;
- E-XE3066 - Intergovernmental Group on Rice;
- E-XE3069 - Intergovernmental Group on Tea.
- Fisheries:
- Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research;
- E-XE1023 - Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC);
- E-AA1981 - Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish);
- E-XE9953 - Comisión de Pesca en Pequeña Escala, Artesanal y Acuicultura de América Latina y el Caribe (COPPESAALC);
- E-XE0139 - Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa (CIFAA);
- Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics';
- E-XE1070 - European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC);
- E-XE9778 - Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF);
- E-XE0994 - General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM);
- E-XE2029 - Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC);
- E-XM0774 - Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI);
- E-XM0772 - South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC);
- E-XE3487 - Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC).
- Food Policy and Nutrition:
- E-XE8700 - Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC);
- Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes;
- Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate;
- Codex Committee on Contaminents in Food;
- Codex Committee on Fats and Oils;
- Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products;
- Codex Committee on Food Additives;
- Codex Committee on Food Hygiene;
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems;
- Codex Committee on Food Labelling;
- Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables;
- Codex Committee on General Principles;
- Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene;
- Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling;
- Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products;
- Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters;
- Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses;
- Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues;
- Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables;
- Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods;
- Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs;
- Codex Committee on Sugars;
- Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins;
- Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission;
- FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA);
- FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (CCASIA);
- FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe (CCEURO);
- FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC);
- FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific (CCCNASWP);
- FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East;
- E-XE6099 - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
- Forestry:
- Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI);
- E-XE9583 - African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC);
- E-XE6407 - AFWC/EFC/NEFC Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions - Silva Mediterranea;
- E-XE9622 - Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC);
- E-XE6120 - European Forestry Commission (EFC);
- E-XE2371 - International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC);
- E-XE1755 - Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC);
- E-XE4876 - Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC);
- E-XE5873 - North American Forestry Commission (NAFC).
- Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture:
- Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
- E-XE6950 - Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA);
- Governing Body of T-XT0188 - International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
- Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
- Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources
- Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources and Agriculture;
- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food And Agriculture;
- Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources;
- Team of Technical and Legal Experts on Access and Benefit-Sharing.
- Land and Water Development:
- 'Plant Production and Protection':
- E-XE3927 - Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC);
- E-XE9706 - Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC);
- E-XE9590 - Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC);
- E-XE9584 - FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region;
- Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM);
- E-XK0863 - FAO Desert Locust Control Committee (DLCC);
- Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM);
- Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR);
- Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Specifications (JMPS).
- 'Statistics':
Director-General heads 6 Offices: Evaluation; Inspector General; Strategy, Programme and Budget; Legal; Ethics; Ombudsman. Core Leadership of 6 includes 6 Cabinet Units: Administration; Coordination; Governing Bodies and Protocol; Secretariat; Registry; Speech, Communication, Brief Writing and Emergency Response.
Regional Offices (5):
- E-XE9659 - FAO Regional Office for Africa (FAO/RAF);
- E-XE0151 - FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP);
- E-XE9681 - FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (FAO/REU);
- E-XE9569 - FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO/RLC);
- E-XE0365 - FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa.
Liaison and Country Offices.
Assistant Directors-General (5). Offices (7): Innovation; SIDs, LDCs and LLDCs; Emergencies and Resilience; Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment; Youth and Womenn; SDGs; Communications. E-XE0361 - FAO Investment Centre; Joint FAO/WHO Centre (CODEX Food Standards and One Health); Joint FAO/IAEA Centre (Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture). Streams, each with their own divisions (4): Partnerships and Outreach; Natural Resources and Sustainable Production; Economic and Social Development; Corporate Logistics and Operation Support. Projects included in the divisions above: F-XF4072 - FAO GLOBEFISH.
Oversight Advisory Committee.
Also includes: E-XK0546 - Committee on World Food Security (CFS); F-XM6126 - World Banana Forum (WBF).
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