Fællesskabet, som siden 1991 ") har været fuldt medlem af FAO, har delta­get aktivt i organisationens mange møder for at gøre sine synspunkter gældende vedrørende landbrug, skove, fiskeri og fødevaresikkerhed.
The Community, which became a full member of the FAO in 1991,2 took an active part in the year's numerous meetings to voice its concern on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food security.