Thirty-First Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa. Civil Society Organizations Statement

Thirty-First Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa. Civil Society Organizations Statement

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC)

Meeting symbol N/A

Meeting Session Number Sess. 31

Meeting date 25-27 February, 2020, 26-28 October 2020,

Meeting location Virtual meeting

Language English

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