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Summary and Analysis
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced a summary and analysis from this meeting. To download our report please click below in the HTML or PDF icons. |
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 Ninth Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF9)
24 January - 4 February 2011 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America |
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Daily highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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Highlights for Friday, 4 February 2011
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On Friday, 4 February, delegates convened for the final day of the ninth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF). Following the late night deliberations on a proposed Omnibus Resolution on Thursday night, delegates resumed negotiations on Friday morning, and met throughout the day. The contentious issue of references to the outcomes of UNFCCC COP 16 within the Omnibus Resolution threatened to derail what was a largely optimistic two weeks.
With a compromise reached, plenary resumed at 5:29 pm. Chair Arvids Ozols introduced the Omnibus Resolution, which was adopted by acclamation, with some delegations noting their comments and reservations for the record. Turkey then offered to host the tenth session of the UNFF in Istanbul in 2013. The decision will be forwarded to the UN Economic and Social Council for consideration. In closing remarks, UNFF Director Jan McAlpine highlighted the contribution of the Bureau in making UNFF9 a success. Chair Ozols outlined the successful achievements of the Forum, including the launch of the International Year of Forests 2011, High-Level Roundtable discussions, the Ministerial Declaration and the Omnibus Resolution. He gavelled UNFF9 to a close at 6:28 pm. |
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| International Year of Forests 2011 logo projected onto the UN Secretariat Building. |
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| Turkey presented an offer to host UNFF10 in Istanbul, in 2013. |
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| Bolivia said that, while it accepted adoption of the Resolution in the spirit of compromise, it objected to a paragraph recalling the outcomes of the UNFCCC COP 16. |
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| Algeria, for the African Group, welcomed the UNFF9 Resolution on Forests for People, Livelihoods and Poverty Eradication. |
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| Hungary, for the EU, said the adoption of the Resolution and the launching of the IYF 2011 were a great success that should inspire action to ensure forests play a key role in the sustainable development agenda. |
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| Switzerland called for clarification on the submission of country reports, saying that the focus on the theme of UNFF10. |
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| Argentina, for the G77/China, said the Resolution and the Ministerial Declaration adopted at UNFF9 were the two key objectives of the Forum, noting that these would help the international community find specific solutions to the challenges presented. |
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The photos are credited from Benjamin Singer, UNFF Secretariat. |
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Meeting resources
 UNFF9 website
UNFF9 provisional agenda
UNFF9 official documents
UNFF9 provisional organization of work
UNFF9 informational note
UNFF9 Bureau minutes
UNFF9 side events
Key forest related events in 2011
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Forty-sixth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-46) and Associated Sessions of the Committees, 13-18 December 2010, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of the Twentieth Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO 2010) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 4-8 October 2010, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of UNFF8, 20 April - 1 May 2009, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
IISD RS coverage of UNFF7, 16-27 April 2007, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
IISD RS forests, desertification and land web page
IISD RS introduction to forests processes
Forests-L - A mailing list for news on forest policy
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage |
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