FAO Council ends successfully and paves way for first virtual Conference in history
1 May 2021, Rome – The 166 th Session of the FAO Council, the third session held entirely virtually, ended today with its Members praising the Organization’s main actions and initiatives to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to foster sustainable development, as well as supporting the proposed documents to guide the Organization’s work over the next years. The Council is the executive organ of the FAO Conference. It has 49 Members and meets between Conference sessions which bring all 194 FAO Members together every two years. The Council exercises functions dealing with the...