AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN FAO COMMISSION FOR CONTROLLING THE DESERT LOCUST IN SOUTH-WEST ASIAAgreement for the Establishment of an Fao Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia • October 12th, 2011
Contract Type FiledOctober 12th, 2011The Contracting Governments, having regard to the urgent necessity of preventing losses to agriculture in certain countries of central and western Asia caused by the Desert Locust, hereby establish within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "The Organization") a Commission to be known as the "FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia", whose object shall be to promote national and international research and action with respect to the control of the Desert Locust in that Region. The Region is defined as consisting of the territories of Afghanistan, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan.