REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE OF FAO

1 C 2017/REP. SN 0251-5296. 5296. ISSN 0071- 6944. ISSN 0251- REPORT . OF THE CONFERENCE OF FAO. Fortieth Session Rome, 3-8 July 2017. COUNCIL. (as from 10 July 2017). Independent Chairperson of the Council: Mr Khalid Mehboob Afghanistan 3 Estonia 4 Republic of Korea 1. Algeria 3 Ethiopia 1 Romania 2. Argentina 2 Finland 3 Saudi Arabia 3. Australia 3 Germany 2 South Africa 3. Benin 2 India 3 Spain 3. Brazil 2 Indonesia 1 Sri Lanka 1. Bulgaria 3 Italy 3 Sudan 2. Cabo Verde 3 Japan 1 Thailand 3. Cameroon 3 Kenya 2 The former Yugoslav Republic of Canada 2 Kuwait 1 Macedonia 4. Chile 1 Lesotho 2 Trinidad and Tobago 2. China 1 Mexico 2 United Kingdom 6. Congo 1 Montenegro 2 United States of America 2. C te d'Ivoire 2 Nicaragua 1 Uruguay 2.

2 Ecuador 3 Pakistan 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4. Egypt 3 Philippines 5 Zambia 2. Equatorial Guinea 1 Qatar 2. 1. Term of office: end of 39th Session of CONFERENCE (June 2015) 30 June 2018. 2. Term of office: 1 July 2016 end of 41st Session of the CONFERENCE (June 2019). 3. Term of office: end of 40th Session of the CONFERENCE (July 2017) 30 June 2020. 4. Term of office: end of 40th Session of the CONFERENCE (July 2017) 30 June 2018. 5. Philippines replaced Thailand from 1 January 2017 30 June 2018. 6. United Kingdom replaced Spain from 1 July 2016 30 June 2018. COUNCIL. (as from 1 July 2018). Independent Chairperson of the Council: Mr Khalid Mehboob Afghanistan 2 Equatorial Guinea 3 Russian Federation 3.

3 Algeria 2 Estonia 3 Saudi Arabia 2. Argentina 1 Finland 2 South Africa 2. Australia 2 France 4 South Sudan 3. Austria 4 India 2 Spain 2. Benin 1 Italy 2 Sri Lanka 3. Brazil 1 Japan 3 Sudan 1. Bulgaria 2 Jordan 3 Thailand 5. Cabo Verde 2 Kenya 1 The former Yugoslav Republic of Cameroon 2 Lesotho 1 Macedonia 3. Canada 1 Mexico 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1. Chile 4 Nicaragua 3 United States of America 1. China 3 Pakistan 2 Uruguay 1. Congo 3 Philippines 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3. C te d'Ivoire 1 Qatar 1 Viet Nam 3. Ecuador 2 Republic of Korea 3 Zambia 1. Egypt 2 Romania 1. 1. Term of office: 1 July 2016 end of 41st Session of the CONFERENCE (June 2019). 2. Term of office: end of 40th Session of the CONFERENCE (July 2017) 30 June 2020.

4 3. Term of office: 1 July 2018 end of the 42nd Session of the CONFERENCE (June 2021). 4. Term of office: 1 July 2018 end of 41st Session of the CONFERENCE (June 2019). 5. Malaysia to replace Thailand from 1 January 2019 30 June 2020. C 2017/REP. REPORT . OF THE CONFERENCE OF FAO. Fortieth Session Rome, 3-8 July 2017. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. Rome, 2017. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

5 The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. FAO, 2017. FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO's endorsement of users' views, products or services is not implied in any way.. Table of Contents Paragraphs Introduction.

6 1-27. McDougall Memorial 1. Address by Heads of State and Government .. 2-4. Statement by a Representative of the FAO Staff Bodies .. 5. In 6. Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons .. 7-8. Appointment of the General Committee and Credentials Committee .. 9. Adoption of the Agenda and Arrangements for the Session .. 10-25. Establishment of Commissions and Appointment of their Chairpersons, Vice-Chairpersons and Drafting Committees .. 12-17. Right of 18. Verification of Credentials .. 19-20. Voting Rights (Resolutions 1/2017 and 2/2017) .. 21-25. Admission of Observers .. 26-27. Intergovernmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental 26. 27. Substantive and Policy Matters .. 28-69. Review of the State of Food and 28-31.

7 Regional Conferences: Regional and Global Policy and Regulatory matters arising from: 32-42. REPORT of the 29th Session of the Regional CONFERENCE for Africa (Abidjan, C te d'Ivoire, 4-8 April 2016) .. 32-33. REPORT of the 33rd Session of the Regional CONFERENCE for Asia and the Pacific (Putrajaya, Malaysia, 7-11 March 2016) .. 34-35. REPORT of the 30th Session of the Regional CONFERENCE for Europe (Antalya, Turkey, 4-6 May 2016) .. 36-37. REPORT of the 34th Session of the Regional CONFERENCE for Latin America and the Caribbean (Mexico City, Mexico, 29 February - 3 March 2016).. 38-39. REPORT of the 33rd Session of the Regional CONFERENCE for the Near East (Rome, Italy, 9-13 May 2016) .. 40-41. Input from the Fourth Informal Regional CONFERENCE for North America (Ottawa, Canada, 21-22 March 2016).

8 42. Technical Committees: Global Policy and Regulatory matters arising from: .. 43-50. REPORT of the 25th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (26-30 September 2016) .. 43-44. REPORT of the 71st Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems (4-6 October 2016) .. 45-46. REPORT of the 32nd Session of the Committee on Fisheries (11-15 July 2016).. 47. REPORT of the 23rd Session of the Committee on Forestry (18-22 July 2016) .. 48-49. Reports of the 42nd (12-15 October 2015) and 43rd (17-21 October 2016) Sessions of the Committee on World Food Security ..50. Other Substantive and Policy Matters .. 51-69. Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals/2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development .. 51. Progress REPORT on the Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition and Follow-up to the Second International CONFERENCE on Nutrition (ICN2).

9 52. Progress REPORT on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities for Development of the United Nations System .. 53. REPORT of the 16th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (30 January 3 February 2017) (Resolutions 3/2017 and 4/2017) .. 54. Outcome of the 13th Meeting of the CONFERENCE of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors .. 55. International Years and Days .. 56-65. Evaluation of the International Year of Soils 56. Evaluation of the International Year of Pulses 2016 .. 57. Proposal for an International Year on Plant Health 2020 (Resolution 5/2017) .. 58. Proposal for an International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022.

10 (Resolution 6/2017).. 59. Proposal for an International Year of Camelids (Resolution 7/2017).. 60. Proposal for a World Bee Day (Resolution 8/2017) .. 61. Proposal for an International Day for the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing (Resolution 9/2017) .. 62. Proposal for a World Pulses Day (Resolution 10/2017) .. 63-64. Proposed Establishment of a World Food Safety Day (Resolution 11/2017) .. 65. United Nations/FAO World Food Programme .. 66. Biennial Theme .. 67-69. Programme and Budgetary Matters .. 70-77. Programme Implementation REPORT 70. Programme Evaluation REPORT 2017 .. 71. Reviewed Strategic Framework .. 72. Medium Term Plan 2018-21 and Programme of Work and Budget 2018-19.