The Executive Board normally holds four sessions per year: one
Annual Session and three Regular Sessions. As stated in the
Rules of Procedure, in exceptional circumstances, the Board
may also hold special sessions.
In addition to the formal sessions of the Board, informal
inter-sessional meetings are held to brief members and observers.
Any Member State of the United Nations or Member Nation of
FAO, that is not a member of the Board, may, on request, participate
in the deliberations of the Board, without the right to vote.
According to the Rule XV of the Rules of Procedure the Specialized
Agencies of the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency
and other international and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) interested and cooperating with the Programme may be
invited.
Executive
board sessions
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