At its 10th meeting, on 15 May, the Forum considered agenda item 5 jointly with items 3, 4, 6, 7 (Multi-stakeholder dialogue) and 9. At the 2nd meeting, on 4 May, an introductory statement was made by the Director of the Forum secretariat. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the Assistant Director-General of the Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.