8 April 2022, Rome, Italy - 169th Special Session of the FAO Council, FAO Headquarters. (Composite picture from left); Attendees stand in a minute of silence to commemorate the victims of the Ukraine-Russia conflict; Hans Hoogeveen, Independent Chairperson of the Council; FAO Director-General QU Dongyu; Maximo Torero, FAO Senior Economist; Deputy FAO Director-General; Delegate of France; Delegate of Australia; Delegate of the United States of America; Delegate of Sweden; Delegate of Spain; Delegate of the Russian Federation; Delegate of South Africa; Delegate of Malaysia; Delegate of Belgium; Delegate of Brazil; Delegate of Nicaragua; Delegate of Peru; Delegate of belarus; Delegate of Canada; Delegate of Eritrea; Delegate of China; Delegate of Argentina; Delegate of Mexico; Delegate of Guatemala; Delegate of Israel; Delegate of Afghanistan; Delegate of Japan; Delegate of Bangladesh; Delegate of Ethiopia; Delegate of Egypt; Delegate of Indonesia; Delegate of Republic of Korea; Delegate of Italy; Delegate of Tunisia; Delegate of Chile; Observer of Lithuania; Observer of Uruguay; Observer of Switzerland;Observer of the Republic of Korea; Observer of Syria; Observer of Germany; Observer of Romania; Observer of Senegal; Observer of Bolivia; Observer of Venezuela; Delegate of the Bahamas; Observer of the UK; Observer of Lebanon; Observer of Moldova; Observer of Luxembourg; Observer of Mali; Observer of Ukraine; Observer of Poland; Observer of Chad; Observer of Cuba; Observer of Thailand; Observer of IFAD; Chairperson of the CFS; Observer of Timor-Leste; FAO Deputy Director General Laurent Thomas; Beth Crawford, FAO Director of the Office of Strategy, Programme and Budget.