RESOLUTION
13/2009
Reform of the Committee on
World Food Security
Amendments to the Constitution
THE CONFERENCE
:
Recalling
the proposed constitutional amendments submitted by France to the
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (CCLM)
and to the
Council
of the Organization at its Hundred and Thirty-sixth Session, held in
Rome
, from 15 to 19 June 2009, as contained in document CL 136/LIM/2;
Noting
that the
Council
, at its Hundred and Thirty-sixth Session, took note of the proposed constitutional amendments and mandated the Contact Group of the Committee on World Food Security (
CFS
) to further discuss these amendments and advise, through the
CCLM
, the Conference in November to take a decision on the said amendments, in light of the outcome of the discussions of the Contact Group of the CFS ;
Noting
further that the
Director-General
gave notice of the proposed amendments to FAO Members in accordance with Article XX, paragraph 4 of the Constitution;
Recalling
that the
Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
, at its Thirty-fifth session, held in
Rome
from 14 to 17 October 2009, approved document CFS 2009/2 Rev. 1 “Reform of the Committee on World Food Security”;
Recalling
also that the
CCLM
, at its Eighty-ninth session, has reviewed again the proposed amendments to the Constitution in the light of document CFS 2009/2 Rev. 1 “Reform of the Committee on World Food Security” and the proposed amendments to other Basic Texts of the Organization regarding the status of the
CFS
and decided to forward the proposed amendments for approval by the
Conference
, at its Thirty-sixth session to be held in
Rome
from 18 to 23 November 2009;
Having considered
the text of the amendments to the Constitution proposed by the
CCLM
in its Eighty-ninth Session;
Having considered
further that there is a need to harmonize the proposed amendments to the Constitution for the reform of the
CFS
with the proposed amendments to the Constitution for the implementation of Resolution 1/2008 “Adoption of the Immediate Plan of Action (IPA) for FAO Renewal (2009-11)”;
1.
Decides
to adopt the following amendment to Article III of the Constitution:“
Article III
The Conference
(...)
9.
The Conference shall be assisted by a Committee on World Food Security . This Committee shall report to the Conference and to the United Nations General Asssembly (UNGA) , through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Conference . Its composition and terms of reference shall be governed by rules adopted by the Conference.
2.
Decides
that new paragraph 6 (b) of Article V of the Constitution, as amended to implement the Immediate Plan of Action (IPA) for FAO Renewal (2009-11) by the current session of the
Conference
shall be adjusted as follows: “
Article V
Council of the Organization
(...)
6.
In the performance of its functions, the Council shall be assisted:
(a)
by a Programme Committee, a Finance Committee, and a Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters , which shall report to the Council; and
(b)
by a Committee on Commodity Problems, a Committee on Fisheries, a Committee on Forestry,
and
a Committee on Agriculture
and a Committee on World Food Security
which shall report to the Council on programme and budget matters and to the Conference on policy and regulatory matters.
3.
Decides
that the
Committee on World Food Security
, as provided for in proposed paragraph 17 of Rule XXXIII of the General Rules of the Organization, shall report to the
Council
on programme and budget matters.
(Adopted on
22 November 2009
)