At its 15th plenary meeting, on 14 March 2016, the Economic and Social Council, recalling its resolution 2015/33 of 22 July 2015, by which it decided, inter alia, to extend the international arrangement on forests beyond 2015 and to request the United Nations Forum on Forests to hold its twelfth regular session in 2017, decided to authorize the holding of the first meeting of the twelfth session of the Forum in New York on 25 April 2016, for the sole purpose of electing the officers of the session in accordance with rule 15 of the rules of procedures of the functional commissions of the Council.
