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LARC/22/INF/9 - Statement by the Spokesperson of the Civil Society Organizations

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC)

Meeting symbol LARC/22/INF/9

Meeting Session Number 37

Meeting date 2022

Meeting location Quito, Ecuador

Language English

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