AARDO is a democratic organisation with members  holding supreme authority within the framework of the Constitution. The basic organs of the Organization include: (i) the AARDO Conference; (ii) the Executive Committee; (iii) the Secretariat, besides the Liaison Committee. The membership of the Organization is open to all countries of the Afro-Asian region provided that it is a full or associate member of the United Nations or any of its specialised agencies, organisations and foundations concerned with the development of rural communities.

 

 

The Seventeenth General Session of AARDO Conference at Cairo, Egypt (2012)

The AARDO Conference is comprised of all members. The supreme authority regarding all matters relating to the Organization vests in the AARDO Conference. It determines the policy and programmes of the Organization; approves its budget and technical work programmes and exercises full control over the finances of the Organization. The Conference elects the President, two Vice-Presidents, one each from Africa and Asia and members  of  the   Executive   Committee. The General  Session  of the  AARDO Conference is required to be held within 36 months, alternatively, in the continents of Africa and Asia on the basis of invitations received from its members. 

 

 

The Sixty First Session of AARDO Executive Committee at Cairo, Egypt (2012)

Executive Committee : The President, the two Vice Presidents, and nine members constitute the Executive Committee. The term of the Executive Committee is in co-existence with the AARDO Conference. This Committee deals with all matters, which are entrusted to it by the AARDO Conference, and takes all steps to implement the decisions and policies of the Conference.  It enjoys all the powers of the Conference during the interval of two (2)  consecutive General Sessions of the AARDO Conference. The Committee meets normally once in a year however one session preceding the AARDO Conference and one session immediately after the conclusion of the AARDO Conference is to be held.

 

 

 

H. E. Eng. Wassfi Hassan El-Sreihin (right), Secretary General, AARDO welcoming new Chairman of the Liaison Committee of AARDO,     H.E. Mr. Youssef Mekkawy, Charge d’ Affaires, Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt at the AARDO Secretariat on 27 June 2012 during the 60th Session of the Liaison Committee.

The Liaison Committee is the general body of all the representatives of the diplomatic missions of the member countries located in India, and the representative of the Government of India. It is an advisory body whose main function is to guide the Secretariat. The other functions of the Liaison Committee are to review the activities of the Organization and to make recommendations to the Executive Committee.

 

The Secretariat of the Organization is located at New Delhi, India. The Secretary General is the Chief Executive having the duty to implement the policies and programmes of the AARDO. He/she functions as the Member Secretary to the AARDO Conference, the Executive Committee and the Liaison Committee. The Secretariat has qualified and professional personnel to implement the policies and programmes of the Organization under the overall guidance of the Secretary General. 

 

For better coordination and implementation of its Work Programme, the Secretariat is assisted by five regional offices set up by AARDO, three in Africa and two in Asia. These regional offices are located at: Accra, Republic of Ghana for the Western Africa; Lusaka, Republic of Zambia for the Southern Africa; Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt for the North-Eastern Africa; Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the Middle East, and Seoul, Republic of Korea for the Far East. The main objective for establishing the regional offices has been to ensure that the true image of the Organization is constantly projected; ensure that the concerned countries remain assured of the services which AARDO renders; assist in publicising the activities and programmes of AARDO in view of the vastness of the Afro-Asian region; locate problems of the region and make recommendations to the Secretary General of AARDO for solving them; and assist in the execution of approved programmes, including organisation of seminars, workshops, conferences, etc. The Regional Offices are headed by Honorary Regional Representatives in their respective countries.

 

The current composition of AARDO's organisational set up is in the following table  :

 

 

 

PRESIDENT
Arab Republic of Egypt
VICE-PRESIDENTS
AFRICA     Republic of Zambia	ASIA   Republic of India
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AFRICA	ASIA
Republic of Ghana	People's Republic of Bangladesh
Libya	Republic of Lebanon
Republic of Malawi	Malaysia
Republic of Mauritius	Sultanate of Oman
Federal Republic of Nigeria	Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Member Secretary
Secretary General, AARDO

LIAISON COMMITTEE
Chairman
H.E. the Ambassador of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in India
Vice Chairmen
AFRICA	ASIA
H.E. the High Commissioner of the Government of Republic of Zambia in India	Hon'ble Joint Secretary (IC), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Members
Heads of Diplomatic, etc., Missions of member countries in India
Member Secretary
Secretary General, AARDO

AARDO SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI
Secretary General H E Eng. Wassfi Hassan El Sreihin	Assistant Secretary General : Vacant

REGIONAL OFFICES OF AARDO
Country	Region	Name of the Regional Representative
Cairo, Egypt	North Eastern Africa	Mrs. Aziza Youssef Mustfa Barakat
Accra, Ghana	Western Africa	Mr. Ransford Agyepong Dankyira
Lusaka, Zambia	Southern Africa	Mr Collins A Mulonda
Amman, Jordan	Middle East	Eng. Nart Nawraz Bakir Naguer
Seoul, R O Korea	Far East	Dr Sang-Mu Lee
Islamabad, Pakistan	Regional Office for South and Central Asia	Brig. (Retd.) Amanullah

AARDO MEMBERS
Member		Contact Ministry
Africa
	Burkina Faso	Ministere Agriculture and Hydraulics
	Arab Republic of Egypt	Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs, Cairo
	Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	Ministry of Agriculture, Addis Ababa
	Republic of Gambia	Ministry of Local Government and Lands, Banjul
	Republic of Ghana	Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Accra
	Republic of Kenya	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nairobi
	Republic of Liberia	Ministry of Internal Affairs, Monrovia
	Libya	Ministry of Agiculture, Animal & Marine Wealth, Tripoli
	Republic of Malawi	Ministry for Local government and Rural Development, Lilongwe
	Republic of Mauritius	Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport and Shipping
	Kingdom of Morocco	Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries, Rabat
	Federal Republic of Nigeria	Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja
	Republic of Sierra Leone	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Rural Development, Freetown
	Republic of the Sudan	Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Khartoum
	Republic of Zambia	Ministry of Youth and Sports, Lusaka
Asia
	People's Republic of Bangladesh	Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives, Dhaka
	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei
	Republic of India	Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi
	Republic of Iraq	Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad
	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Amman
	Republic of Korea	Ministry of of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Seoul
	Republic of Lebanon	Ministry of Agriculture, Beirut
	Malaysia	Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, Kuala Lumpur
	Sultanate of Oman	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Muscat
	Islamic Republic of Pakistan	Ministry of Education and Trainings
	Republic of the Philippines	Ministry of Local Government, Manila
	Syrian Arab Republic	Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Damascus
	Republic of Yemen	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sana'a
Associate Member
Institute for Rural Development, Kenya

Sources of Finance
Annual membership contribution from member countries is the major source of income for meeting AARDO's expenditures on various technical programmes. The quantum of contribution from each country is decided by AARDO Conference from time to time on the basis of a formula with reference to the contribution payable by a country to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. In addition, AARDO organises its programmes by way of securing technical and financial assistance from international/regional organisations and institutions.

Besides, the membership contribution, the country governments of the Republic of  India, Arab Republic of Egypt, Republic of China, Republic of Korea and Malaysia have also been providing generous assistance  in implementing the  technical programmes i.e., trainings, workshops, seminars, deputation of experts, etc. 

 

 

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