(10th meeting) UN Forum on Forests, 20th session (UNFF20).

 The twentieth session of the UN Forum on Forests (5 -9 May 2025) will focus on accelerating progress towards Global Forest Goals 1, 3, and 5—addressing deforestation, expanding sustainably managed forests, and strengthening forest governance.

Item 3 and its sub items (a) to (f), items 4, 5 & 6 (Factual correction to the UNFF20 Chair's summary**)

Item 7. Date and venue for the twenty first session of the Forum.

Item 8. Provisional agenda for the twenty first session of the Forum.

Item 9. Adoption of the report of the Forum on its twentieth session

First meeting of the twenty first session of the Forum (For the sole purpose of holding elections (if needed)


The UN Forum on Forests is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with universal membership. Since its establishment in 2000, the Forum has set many milestones including the first UN Forest Instrument in 2007, the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN) in 2015, and adoption of the first UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 and its six Global Forest Goals in 2017.

10th Plenary meeting

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