Member States & Bureau

Member States

UN Forum on Forests is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Committee, with universal membership. As such, it is composed of all member states of the United Nations and Member States of specialized agencies, with full and equal participation, including voting rights. Member States of the UNFF have designated a UNFF National Focal Point within their government. These focal points are compiled into UNFF National Focal Point List.

Member States contribute to the UNFF process through dialogue culminating in the annual session of the UNFF. Member States also are invited to provide voluntary reports to each UNFF session. The UNFF Secretariat, as mandated by UNFF2, has provided a suggested format for the national reports.

UNFF Bureau

The UNFF Bureau consists of one Chairperson and four Vice-Chairpersons in accordance with the principle of equitable geographical distribution. The Bureau members are elected at the end of each UNFF session from amongh the members of UNFF. The Bureau has several responsibilities including the follow up of decisions made at UNFF sessions, preparation for the subsequent session as well as the management and organization of sessions. Further, the Bureau chairperson represents the UNFF in various fora.

Bureau Members

UNFF8 Bureau Members
UNFF7 Bureau Members
UNFF6 Bureau Members
UNFF5 Bureau Members
UNFF4 Bureau Members
UNFF3 Bureau Members
UNFF2 Bureau Members
UNFF1 Bureau Members

Bureau Meeting Minutes

Meetings of the Bureau serve to guide the UNFF Secretariat in its follow up actions on decisions adopted by UNFF and preparations for UNFF sessions.

UNFF8 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 21 October 2008
• 10 & 12 September 2008
• 06 May 2008
• 17 December 2007
• 06 September 2007

UNFF7 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 5 March 2007: Bureau Meeting ; Informal Briefing
• 14 February 2007
• 31 January 2007
• 10 December 2006
• 12 October 2006
• 24 - 25 August 2006
• 21 June 2006

UNFF6 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 17 February 2006: UNFF Bureau & ECOSOC Bureau
• 13 February 2006
• 26 January 2006
• 28 - 29 November 2005
• 1 November 2005
• 5 October 2005

UNFF5 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 15 March 2005
• 25 January 2005
• 14 January 2005
• 11 November 2004
• 17 August 2004
• 8 September 2004

UNFF4 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 25 July 2003
• 29 September 2003
• 18 November 2003
• 12 April 2004

UNFF3 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 26 February 2003
• 20 September 2002
• 9 May 2002

UNFF2 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 3-4 March 2002
• 27-8 January 2002
• 27 January 2002
• 27 November 2001
• 25 September 2001
• 2 August 2001

UNFF1 Bureau Meeting Minutes

• 7 June 2001