42nd session of FAO Conference

  • June 27, 2021
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42nd session of FAO Conference

Subject : International Organisations

Context : Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 42nd session of FAO Conference.

Concept :

  • The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
  • Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”.
  • It was founded in 1945. It completed 75 years of service to humanity on 16th Oct 2020.
  • The FAO is headquartered in Rome, Italy.
  • Composed of 197 member states, the FAO is governed by a biennial conference representing each member country and the European Union, which elects a 49-member executive council.

Initiatives

  • World Food Summits are convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The first food summit, the “World Food Conference”, took place in Rome in 1974.
  • The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a 1951 multilateral treaty overseen by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
42nd session of FAO Conference International Organisations