At its 43rd plenary meeting, on 25 July 2023, the Economic and Social Council:
(a) Took note of the report of the United Nations Forum on Forests on its eighteenth session;286
(b) Noted that the nineteenth session of the Forum would be held at Headquarters from 6 to 10 May 2024;
(c) Approved the draft provisional agenda of the nineteenth session of the Forum as set out below:
1
Election of officers.
2
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
Policy discussions on the implementation of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030:287 3.
activities in support of the thematic priorities for the biennium 2023–2024:
a
Updates on the activities of members of the Forum, including new announcements of and updates on voluntary national contributions;
b
Update on the activities of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and its member organizations and progress in the implementation of its workplan;
c
Updates on the activities of regional and subregional organizations and processes;
d
Updates on the activities of major groups and other relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and the philanthropic community, and progress in major group workplans;
e
Interlinkages between the global forest goals and targets and the Sustainable Development Goals under review by the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2024 and international forestrelated developments.
4
Trust fund for the United Nations Forum on Forests.
5
Midterm review in 2024 of the effectiveness of the international arrangement on forests in achieving its objectives.
6
High-level segment, including a forest partnership forum with the Collaborative Partnership on Forests,
non‑governmental organizations and private sector chief executive officers.
7
Adoption of the quadrennial programme of work for the period 2025–2028, including consideration of priority actions and resource needs.
8
Dates and venue of the twentieth session.
9
Provisional agenda of the twentieth session.
10
Adoption of the report of the Forum on its nineteenth session.
