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12th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF12)

1-5 May 2017 | UN Headquarters, New York

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	L-R: Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly, welcomed by Peter Besseau, UNFF12 Chair


	The twelfth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF12) opened on Monday, 1 May 2017, at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, delegates addressed a number of organizational matters, heard opening statements and held a general discussion on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF). In the afternoon, delegates resumed their general discussion on the implementation of the UNSPF and began a more in-depth consideration of UN system-wide contributions to implementation. Delegates heard an outline of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests’ (CPF) policy document, including rules on membership and governance, and its work plan. They also held a panel discussion on the contributions of CPF members, UN partners and stakeholders to implementing the UNSPF.
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	L-R: Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA); Marie Chatardová, Vice-President, UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly; Peter Besseau, UNFF12 Chair; Moncef Khane, UNFF12 Secretary; and Manoel Sobral Filho, UNFF Director


	Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly


	Peter Besseau, UNFF12 Chair


	Marie Chatardová, Vice-President, ECOSOC


	Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for DESA


	Manoel Sobral Filho, UNFF Director


	Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for DESA, delivering his statement to UNFF12


	New logo for "Global Forest Goals" introduced at UNFF12


	Delegates viewed a short video introducing the UN Strategic Plan for Forests


	Ma Guangren, China


	Joanne Adamson, EU


	Santiago García Lloré, Ecuador for G-77/China


	Emma Hatcher, Australia


	Mikalai Yurevich, Belarus


	Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland


	Adam van Opzeeland, New Zealand


	John Leigh Vetter, Peru


	Johannes Guagnin, Israel


	Paola Deda, UN Economic Commission for Europe


	Jessika Carvajal, Colombia


	Eshagh Al Habib, Iran


	Moshibudi Rampedi, South Africa


	Agus Justianto, Indonesia


	Istrate Ştețco, Romania


	Wijarn Simachaya, Thailand


	L-R: Milena Sosa-Schmidt, CITES; Carole Saint-Laurent, IUCN; Eva Müller, FAO, on behalf of Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director General, FAO, and CPF Chair; Peter Besseau, UNFF12 Chair; Moncef Khane, UNFF12 Secretary; Hosny El-Lakany, University of British Columbia, Canada; and Xia Jun, APFNet


	Eva Müller, FAO, on behalf of Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director General, FAO, and CPF Chair


	Milena Sosa-Schmidt, CITES


	Xia Jun, APFNet


	Carole Saint-Laurent, IUCN


	Hosny El-Lakany, University of British Columbia, Canada


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