11th Session of the UN Forum on Forests

UNFF11 reconvened on Tuesday, 12 May, to continue discussions on the draft ministerial declaration and resolution.

Working Group 1’s contact group resumed in the morning to undertake a second reading of the draft ministerial declaration. In the afternoon, the Working Group 1 Co-Chairs presented and distributed a "Co-Chairs’ proposal," containing compromises on the text, for further consideration by the Working Group.

Working Group 2 established a contact group to discuss the potential establishment of a subsidiary body of UNFF, its functions and modalities, and means of implementation. In the afternoon, the Working Group 2 Co-Chairs introduced their compromise proposal for the draft resolution.

Both working groups continued their discussions into the night.