- Assembly - Document
- 27/05/2022
Sixth Session
The Sixth Session of the Assembly of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), as a special session, was held virtually from 29-30 March 2022. The Assembly was attended by Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Republic of Korea (ROK), Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam as Parties, and the Kyrgyz Republic, and Singapore as Observers, and the Secretariat. Parties and Observers are collectively referred to as the Member Countries.
The Assembly adopted one decision and endorsed two documents as listed in document A-22-6-INF.1.
D-44-VI-22S Approval of New Projects
The Assembly of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO),
Having considered the appraisal and recommendations of the respective Project Appraisal Panel (PAP) and the endorsement of the final appraisal by the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC); and
Taking note of the summary of project proposal as contained in document D-44-1, hereby:
D-41-V-21R-ADD-1 Rules of Procedures for Partners Countries and Partner Organizations of AFoCO
Consistent with the Decision of the Assembly of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) during the Fifth Session (Decision 41-V-21), the Assembly considered the advantages and opportunities of building a strategic partnership working consistently with the relevant initiatives.
Recalling the objectives set out in Paragraph 2(e) of Article 3 of the ‘Agreement on the Establishment of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization’ (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’), the organization is mandated to promote partnerships between the Parties and with other entities
to carry out cooperative activities by building upon the current initiatives of other forest-related international agreements and organizations.
The Assembly recognizes that the participation of countries and entities beyond Parties and Observers of AFoCO complement the organization’s action by access to new knowledge, expertise, financing and broad reach – resources that are critical to advancing organization’s work.
Based on Decision 41-V-21R, Promotion and Enhancement of Partnership, Partner Countries and Partner Organizations provides new category of participation and engagement for AFoCO. The Sixth Session of the Assembly endorsed the Rules of Procedures for Partners Countries and Partner Organizations of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization.
G-5-22S Guidelines on Expanded Fellowship Program
The AFoCO Fellowship Program is a program for government officials of AFoCO Member Parties dispatched to the AFoCO Secretariat to experience the working environment and processes of the international entity, as well as to maximize the in-house capacity of the Secretariat.
The program is expected to:
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Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization aiming to strengthen forest cooperation by transforming proven technologies and policies into concrete actions in the context of sustainable forest management to address the impacts of climate change.
We are headquartered in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, with a subsidiary body, the AFoCO Regional Education and Training Center (RETC), in Yangon region, Myanmar.
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AFoCO Regional Education & Training Center (RETC)
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