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Open-ended Working Goup on the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources

Rome, Italy; 30 October - 1 November 2001
 

Open-ended Working Group on the IU

Tuesday, 30 October 2001 | The 121st Session of the Council of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) convened today at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. Under its consideration of constitutional and legal matters, the Council agreed to establish an Open-ended Working Group to conclude negotiations on the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (IU). The Working Group convened in afternoon and evening sessions to discuss outstanding items under: Article 2 (Use of Terms), 4 (Relationship with Other International Agreements), 13 (Facilitated Access to Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture [PGRFA] within the Multilateral System [MS]), 19 (Financial Resources) and the draft resolution for the IU's adoption. The Working Group follows an informal Friends of the Chair meeting, which met on 25, 26 and 29 October 2001, to discuss these and other issues.

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CGRFA website for the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (IU): http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/cgrfa/IU.htm
Documents for this meeting: http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/cgrfa/docswg.htm
CGRFA Secretariat website - http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/default.htm
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

ENB report on the Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: http://enb.iisd.org/biodiv/ExCGRFA-6/
ENB report on the Sixth Session of the Contact Group for the Revision of the IU: http://enb.iisd.org/biodiv/iucg6/

ENB report on the Fifth Intersessional Meeting of the Contact Group of the CGRFA: http://enb.iisd.org/biodiv/iucg5/                                                                                              click to top

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