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| Friday, 27 May | ||
| Closing Plenary | ||
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 Everton Vieira Vargas of Brazil strongly opposed temporally limiting the mandate of the UNFF. |
 Gustavo Ainchil of Argentina stated that major groups have had a chance to present their views, and that leaving them out of one session would not set a precedence of non-participation. |
 On the subject of wording pertaining to major groups, Oleg Shamanov of the Russian Federation recommended reference to "inputs," following the precedent set in the ECOSOC resolution that created UNFF. |
 Venezuela said that since a multi-stakeholder dialogue was completed in UNFF-5, UNFF-6 should focus on governmental negotiations. |
 Mike Fullerton of Canada supported a proposal by the EU to postpone the decision on whether or not to hold a seventh session of UNFF, depending on the achievements of the sixth session. |
 Pekka Patosaari, UNFF Coordinator and Head, thanked the delegations for their hard work. |
 John Talbot of Australia stated plans to work on a regional process within its Asia-Pacific sphere of influence. |
 Ecuador, speaking on behalf of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty signatories, noted its commitment to cooperation and said that the group will bring a clear regional perspective to UNFF-6. |
 Charlotte Cudby of New Zealand expressed disappointment at the outcome of UNFF-5, and said that it will work regionally between now and UNFF-6. |
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 Everton Vieira Vargas of Brazil conferred with UNFF-5 Chair Manuel Rodriguez Becerra. |
 Members of the Danish delegation conferred. |
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 Delegates from Canada and elsewhere conferred. |
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 The Iranian delegation conferred in the corridors. |
 Coordinator Patosaari conferred with Chair Rodriguez Becerra. |
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 Vice-Chair Denys Gauer of France conferred with Franz Perrez and Beat Nobs of Switzerland. |
 Osita Anaedu noted that he and Nigeria's other delegates had been in attendance, despite being inadvertently omitted from the provisional list of participants. |
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 Croatia and Côte D'Ivoire - alphabetically, if not geographically, close neighbors. |
 Brazil's Tasso Rezende de Azevedo struck a relaxed pose. |
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 A North-South cooperation hug for Norway and Nigeria. |
 Youth delegate Galuh Sekar Arum took notes while talking with Michael Buck, retired state forester of Hawaii. |
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 Delegates from Australia and New Zealand huddled around Australia's John Talbot to discuss the draft text after its distribution. |
 UNFF-5 Chair Manuel Rodriguez Becerra gaveled the new UNFF-6 session to a suspension at 6:45 PM. |
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 ENB writer Radoslav Dimitrov and Vice-Chair Gauer of France discussed how the failure to produce agreement on goals will affect allocation of financial resources, while Boris Romaguer of Canada listened. |
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Relevant weblinks
United Nations Forum on Forests |
ENB's coverage of recent Forestry sessions
FAO Committee on Forestry:
14-19 March 2005 |