Highlights and images for 2 May 2017

The twelfth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF12) resumed on Tuesday, 2 May 2017, at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, delegates continued their discussions on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF), engaging in a technical discussion and exchange of experiences by taking part in a panel on the contribution of forests to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 (No poverty).

In the afternoon, technical discussions continued with a panel discussion on the contributions of forests to the achievement of SDG5 (Gender equality).

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