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Member States & Bureau
UNFF2 Meeting Summary - 27 January 2002
Aide-Memoire
Joint Meeting between the Bureaux of the WSSD and UNFF
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The
joint bureau meeting between the bureaux of the WSSD
and UNFF was held in New York on Sunday, 27 January
2002. The meeting was attended by Dr. Emil Salim,
Chairman of WSSD Bureau, Mr. Knut Øistad, Chairman
of UNFF2 Bureau and the members of both bureaux (For
the complete list of participants see Annex 1 below).
The
meeting focused primarily on the preparations for
the second session of UNFF and “contribution
of forests in the WSSD process”.
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1.
Preparations for the second session of UNFF
2.
Forests in the WSSD Process
Annex
1. List of participants
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1.
Preparations for the second session of UNFF
Mr.
Øistad and Ms. Patricia Chaves, briefed the WSSD
Bureau on the latest development in the preparations for
UNFF2. The second session was originally planned to be
held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 4 to 15 March 2002. However,
the Government of Costa Rica today informed the Bureau that
due to unforeseen circumstances, it has regretfully decided
to withdraw its offer to host the second session of UNFF
in San Jose.
The
UNFF Secretariat has started exploring possible alternative
venues and dates for UNFF2. Considering the schedule of
the third Prepcom of the WSSD process (25 March-5 April),
the WSSD Bureau members noted that the UNFF Bureau should
make every effort to organize its second meeting so that
its contribution, including the ministerial message to WSSD,
should be submitted to the third Prepcom. They emphasized
that the First Session of the Prepcom had recommended that
all relevant inputs should be made available to the Third
Session.
The
chairmen and the members of the both Bureaux agreed to continue
consultations in this regard.
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2.
Forests in the WSSD Process
Dr.
Salim emphasized the importance of UNFF as a well-placed
body under ECOSOC, with universal membership and with a
Multi-year Programme of Work and Plan of Action.
Mr.
Øistad highlighted the progress and achievements
of the intergovernmental forest policy process in the post-Rio
period. He also expressed the commitment of the UNFF Bureau
to contribute, in an effective manner, to the WSSD and urged
the WSSD Bureau to view UNFF2 as one of the important preparatory
meetings to WSSD.
The
meeting concluded on the note of continued cooperation and
consultations.
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Annex
1. List of participants
WSSD
Bureau
1.
Dr. Emil Salim of Indonesia, Chairman
2. Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Vice-Chairperson
3. Mr. Richard Ballhorn of Canada, Vice-Chairman
4. Mr. Jan Kära of Czech Republic, Vice-Chairman
5. Mr. Ahmed Ahab Gamaleldin of Egypt, Vice-Chairman
6. Ms. Diane Marie Quarless of Jamaica, Vice- Chairperson
7. H.E. Mr. Kiyotaka Akasaka of Japan, Vice-Chairman
8. Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu of Nigeria, Vice-Chairman
9. H.E. Mr. Alexandru Nicolescu of Romania, Vice-Chairman
10. H.E. Mr. Lars-Goran Engfeldt of Sweden, Vice-Chairman
11. Ms. Jeanette Ndhlovu of South Africa, ex-officio member
of the Bureau
UNFF
Bureau
1.
Mr. Knut Øistad of Norway, Chairman
2. Ms. Patricia Chaves of Costa Rica, Vice Chairman
3. Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu of Nigeria, Vice-Chairman
4. Mr. Hossein Moeini Meybodi of Iran, Vice-Chairman
Other
1.
Mr. Jag Maini, UNFF Secretariat
2. Mr. Mahendra Joshi, UNFF Secretariat
3. Mr. Navid Hanif, Division for sustainable Development
4. Ms. Monika Linn, Division for sustainable Development
5. Ms. Elisabeth Barsk-Rundquist, Division for sustainable
Development
6. Mr. Ngurah Swajaya, P.M. Mission of Indonesia to the
UN
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