United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Working Group and Special Session
16-20 January 2017 | UN Headquarters, New York
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A view of UN Headquarters, venue of the UNFF Working Group and Special Session |
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A Working Group of the UN Forum on Forests will meet at UN headquarters in New York City from 16-20 January 2016. The Working Group was established in accordance with ECOSOC resolution 2015/33 on the international arrangement on forests beyond 2015, with a view to developing proposals on (a) replacement of the reference to the Millennium Development Goals in paragraph 1 (b) of the UN forest instrument, with an appropriate reference to the Sustainable Development Goals and targets; and (b) the strategic plan for the period 2017-2030 and the quadrennial programme of work for the period 2017-2020. The Special Session of the Forum will be convened immediately following the adjournment of the meeting of the Working Group, on 20 January 2017, to consider the outcome of the Working Group. |
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IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web updates from the UNFF Working Group and Special Session. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report of this event, which is available in HTML and PDF. | ||
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