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Distribution: General GC 23 May 2000 Original: English English IFAD INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNING COUNCIL TWENTY-THIRD SESSION REPORT ROME, 16-17 FEBRUARY 2000 Document #: 82509 Library:DMS A INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PARAGRAPHS PAGE 1. INAUGURATION AND PROCEEDINGS 1 – 9 1 – 2 A. Opening of the Session 3 1 B. Agenda and Documentation 4 1 C. Election of the Bureau of the Governing Council 5 1 D. Inaugural Meeting of the Session 6 2 E. Statement of the President of IFAD 7 2 F. General Statements 8 2 G. Closure of the Session 9 2 2. DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL 10 – 30 3 – 10 A. Progress Report on the Fourth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources 10 3 B. Proposed Budget of IFAD for 2000 11 3 C. Audited Financial Statements of IFAD as at 31 December 1998 12 3 - 4 D. Partnerships for Eradicating Rural Poverty: Report of the Consultation to Review the Adequacy of the Resources Available to IFAD 13 4 - 5 E. Capital Expenditure Budget of IFAD 14 5 F. IFAD’s Involvement in the Heavily-Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative (HIPC DI) and its Enhancement 15 6 G. Election of Members and Alternate Members of the Executive Board 16 – 23 7 – 8 H. Progress Report on the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 24 9 I. Progress Report and Forecast by the Popular Coalition to Eradicate Hunger and Poverty 25 9 J. Emoluments of the President 26 – 28 9 – 10 K. Report on the Status of the Headquarters Agreement 29 10 L. Approval of Disclosure of Documents 30 10 iii A INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER PARAGRAPHS PAGE 3. A. SUMMARY RECORDS (Including a Summary of General Statements Delivered Orally by Governors and Observers) 31 – 335 11 – 58 (i) First Meeting – 16 February 2000 31 – 94 11 – 19 (ii) Second Meeting – 16 February 2000 95 – 172 20 – 33 (iii) Third Meeting – 17 February 2000 173 – 256 34 – 46 (iv) Fourth Meeting – 17 February 2000 257 – 335 47 – 58 3. B. OTHER GENERAL STATEMENTS BY GOVERNORS 59 – 76 Benin 59 – 60 Ethiopia 61 – 64 Guinea 65 – 66 Kenya 67 – 68 Niger 69 – 70 Swaziland 71 – 72 Tunisia 73 – 74 Venezuela 75 – 76 4. STATEMENTS AND SPECIAL ADDRESSES 77 – 112 Welcoming Statement by the President of IFAD, Fawzi H. Al-Sultan, on the Occasion of the Visit of His Excellency Paolo De Castro, Minister for Agricultural Policies and Forestry of the Italian Republic 77 Inaugural Message of His Excellency Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic, Delivered on his Behalf by His Excellency Paolo De Castro, Minister for Agricultural Policies and Forestry of the Italian Republic 78 Statement by His Excellency Paolo De Castro, Minister for Agricultural Policies and Forestry of the Italian Republic, on Behalf of the Government of the Italian Republic 79 – 81 Statement of Appreciation by the Governor for the Republic of Kenya on Behalf of the Member States of IFAD, for the Inaugural Message of His Excellency Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic, and the Statement of the Government of the Italian Republic, Delivered by His Excellency Paolo De Castro, Minister for Agricultural Policies and Forestry of the Italian Republic 82 Video Message of Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations 83 Welcoming Statement by the President of IFAD, Fawzi H. Al-Sultan, on the Occasion of the Visit of His Excellency Idriss Jazairy, Special Representative of the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and Ambassador of Algeria to the United States of America, to Deliver the Message of His Excellency Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the Republic and Chairman of the Organization of African Unity 84 iv A INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER PAGE 4. STATEMENTS AND SPECIAL ADDRESSES (continued) Message of His Excellency Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, Delivered on his Behalf by His Excellency Idriss Jazairy, Special Representative of the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and Ambassador of Algeria to the United States of America 85 – 89 Statement of Appreciation by the Governor for the French Republic on Behalf of the Member States of IFAD, for the Message of His Excellency Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Delivered on his Behalf by His Excellency Idriss Jazairy, Special Representative of the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and Ambassador of Algeria to the United States of America 90 Message of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Mr Jacques Diouf, Delivered on his Behalf by Mr David Harcharik, Deputy Director-General 91 – 93 Message of the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Mrs Catherine Bertini, Delivered on her Behalf by Mr A. Namanga Ngongi, Deputy Executive Director 94 – 96 Statement by the President of IFAD, Fawzi H. Al-Sultan, to the Twenty-Third Session of the Governing Council 97 – 103 Welcoming Statement by the President of IFAD, Fawzi H. Al-Sultan, on the Occasion of the Visit of His Excellency Carlos Roberto Flores, President of the Republic of Honduras 104 Keynote Address by His Excellency Carlos Roberto Flores, President of the Republic of Honduras 105 – 108 Statement of Appreciation by the Governor for the Republic of Indonesia On Behalf of the Member States of IFAD, for the Keynote Address by His Excellency Carlos Roberto Flores, President of the Republic of Honduras 109 Statement by the Chairperson, Ms Kirsti Lintonen, Closing the Twenty-Third Session of the Governing Council 110 – 112 ANNEXES I. List of Participants at the Twenty-Third Session of the Governing Council 113 – 192 II. Agenda 193 – 194 III. List of Documents Placed Before the Twenty-Third Session of the Governing Council 195 – 196 IV. Programme of Work and Budget of IFAD for 2000 197 – 248 v A INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT vi A INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1 INAUGURATION AND PROCEEDINGS 1. The Twenty-Third Session of the Governing Council of IFAD was held in Rome on 16 and 17 February 2000. The list of participants is attached as Annex I. 2. The Council held a total of four meetings, the Summary Records of which are contained in Chapter 3, Part A. A. Opening of the Session 3. The Session was opened by Mr A.M.M. Shawkat Ali, Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Disaster Management and Relief of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on behalf of the outgoing Chairman of the Council, H.E. Shah A.M.S. Kibria, Minister for Finance of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. B. Agenda and Documentation 4. The Governing Council adopted the Agenda shown in Annex II. The documents placed before the Council are listed in Annex III. C. Election of the Bureau of the Governing Council 5. In accordance with Rule 12 of the Rules of Procedure of the Governing Council, an election was held by the Council for a new Bureau from among its Governors, for a term of office of two years, with results as follows: Chairperson Ms Kirsti Lintonen Under-Secretary of State for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland Vice-Chairpersons His Excellency Ali Yousef Jumma Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Agriculture of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya His Excellency Guillermo Enrique Alvarado Downing Secretary of State for Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Honduras 1 A INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT D. Inaugural Meeting of the Session 6. The Session was inaugurated by His Excellency Paolo De Castro, Minister for Agricultural Policies and Forestry of the Italian Republic, who delivered both the inaugural message of His Excellency Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Republic, and a statement on behalf of his Government. A keynote address was delivered by His Excellency Carlos Roberto Flores, President of the Republic of Honduras. A special video message was received from Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and a message was delivered on behalf of His Excellency Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, by His Excellency Idriss Jazairy, Special Representative of the President and Ambassador to the United States of America. Mr David Harcharik, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and Mr Namanga Ngongi, Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme, both delivered statements on behalf of the heads of their organizations. These statements are reproduced in Chapter 4. E. Statement of the President of IFAD 7. The full text of President Al-Sultan’s statement appears in Chapter 4, pages 97–103. F. General Statements 8. The general statements delivered by Governors and Observers are summarized in the Summary Records contained in Chapter 3, Part A. Those general statements submitted in writing by Member State representatives who did not make oral interventions are reproduced in full in Chapter 3, Part B. G. Closure of the Session 9. The statement by the Chairperson, Ms Kirsti Lintonen, summarizing the results of the Council’s main deliberations and closing the Twenty-Third Session of the Governing Council, is reproduced in full in Chapter 4, pages 110–112. 2 A INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 2 DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL A. Progress Report on the Fourth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources 10. The Governing Council took note of the Progress Report on the Fourth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources contained in documents GC 23/L.2 and GC 23/L.2/Add.1.