Organization of work

Morning

• Opening remarks: UNFF21 Chair; ECOSOC President; PGA; & ASG of DESA

Item 1. Election of officers
Item 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters (E/CN.18/2026/1)
Item 3. Policy Discussions on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF)
a), b), d), e)
Item 4. Initial discussions on the final review of the effectiveness of the IAF in achieving its objectives
Item 6: Emerging issues

• Introduction of Secretariat Note (E/CN.18/2026/2) (items 3 & its subitems a, b, d, e & items 4& 6)
• UNFFS activities and achievements (UNFFS Director) & Launch of the GFGR 2026

Item 3. Policy Discussions on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF)
Item 3(a). Progress in the implementation of the outcomes of the IAF midterm review
 

General discussion on item 3, & 3a

Afternoon

Item 3 (b). Contributions of members of the Forum to implementing the 2017-2030 UNSPF:

(i) Report on the outcomes of the CLIs
(ii) New announcements of VNCs
(iii) Updates on VNCs and their follow up related to the thematic priorities

• Outcome of the CLI by Morocco
• Outcome of the CLI by Türkiye
• Outcome of the CLI by Austria

Item 6: Emerging issues 

General discussion on item 3 (b), (i), (ii) & (iii), & item 6

Item 3(c). Contributions of and enhanced cooperation with partners to achieving the thematic priorities:

• Introduction of Secretariat Note (E/CN.18/2026/3)
  (i) Contributions of the CPF, its member organizations & the UN system to achieving the thematic priorities; progress on the workplan of the Partnership.
• Statement by CPF Chair
  (ii) Contributions of regional and subregional organizations and processes to achieving the thematic priorities
  iii)Contributions of major groups and other relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and philanthropic community, to achieving the thematic priorities; progress on major group workplans. 

General discussion on item 3(c) (i), (ii), & (iii)

Morning 

Item 3(d). Interlinkages between the GFGs … SDGs under review by the HLPF in 2026 and 2027, the UNFCCC & the Paris Agreement, CBD & KMGBF …, and the UNCCD, including the LDNTSP, & other international forest-related developments.

Brief presentations

• Input to HLPF 2026, HLPF 2027 (5 min)
• CBD SBSTA (5 min)
• COP30 of UNFCCC (5 min)
• UN Decade on Afforestation and Reforestation (5 min)
• Forests For Food Security & Nutrition (5min.) 

General discussion on item 3(d)

Item 3 (f). Means of implementation

• Introduction of Secretariat Note (E/CN.18/2026/4) & update on the proposed GFFFN Office

General discussion on Item 3 (f)

Afternoon 

Item 3 (g). Monitoring, assessment and reporting:

• Introduction of Secretariat Note (E/CN.18/2026/5) 

General discussion on Item 3(g)

Item 4. Initial discussions on the final review of the effectiveness of the IAF in achieving its objectives 

General discussion on Item 4

Item 5. Forum Trust Fund

• Introduction of Secretariat Note (E/CN.18/2026/6) 

General discussion on Item 5, including discussion on the Information Paper on the workload, gaps and needs of the UNFFS, the impacts of the UN80 Initiative on the UNFFS

Morning

Informal consultation on draft omnibus resolution of UNFF21 (item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6)

Afternoon

Informal consultation on draft omnibus resolution of UNFF21(item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6)

Morning

Informal consultation on draft omnibus resolution of UNFF21 (item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6)

Afternoon

Informal consultation on draft omnibus resolution of UNFF21 (item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

• Report on the outcome of the informal consultation
• Introduction of the final draft omnibus resolution on agenda item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6

Morning

Adoption of omnibus resolution on agenda item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6 

Item 7. Dates and venue of the twenty-second session of the Forum. 
Item 8. Provisional agenda for the twenty-second session of the Forum. 

Item 9. Adoption of the report of the Forum on its twenty-first session 

First meeting of the twenty second session of the Forum (For the sole purpose of holding elections of Bureau of UNFF22-UNFF23)