Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The 49-member Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the organization’s governing body between biennial meetings of the FAO Conference, held its ninetyfourth session in 1988 (Rome, Italy, 15-26 November). The Council drew attention to the critical economic situation of developing countries and urged that they be assisted through significant concessions on debt. It supported the Director-General’s proposal that FAO assist in formulating new guidelines for food and agriculture. The Council urged a timely conclusion of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, recognizing the objectives and principles of the 1986 Ministerial Declaration on the Uruguay Round.

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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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