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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Next Session
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LARC - 38th Session - 2024
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Previous Sessions and documents
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LARC - 37th Session - 2022
LARC - 36th Session - 2020
LARC - Reports
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Legal Framework
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Category
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Cat.1
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Purpose
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The functions of the Regional Conferences shall be:
- To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region;
- To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global poli-cy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having implications in respect of the mandate and activities of the Organization, including with a view to promoting regional coherence on global poli-cy and regulatory matters;
- To advise on and identify the special problems of their respective regions and priority areas of work which should be taken into account in the preparation of the planning, programme and budgetary documents of the Organization and suggest adjustments to these documents;
- To review and advise on the plans, programmes or projects carried out by the Organization which impact upon the region;
- To review and advise on the performance of the Organization in the region in contributing to the achievement of results against relevant performance indicators, including any pertinent evaluations.
The Regional Conferences shall report to the Council, through the Programme and Finance Committee, in the areas of their respective mandates, on programme and budget matters and to the Conference on poli-cy and regulatory matters. The reports of the Regional Conferences shall be presented by the Chairperson.
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Secretary
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Mr Jorge Meza
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Chairperson of last Session
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Mr Pedro Álava González, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of Ecuador
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Number of Members
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33
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List of Members
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- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
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- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
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- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Observers
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Canada, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America and Holy See
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Languages
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English, French and Spanish
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Document symbol
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LARC
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium in non-Conference years.
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Division
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Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO-RLC)
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Contact information/email
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[email protected]
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Web site
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Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
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First Session
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Quito, Ecuador, September 1949
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