9. 作为经济及社会理事会的两个职司委员会，论坛和可持续发展委员会定期举行其主席团的联席会议。这种做法对两个进程都是互惠的，预料将会继续下去。2002 年 7 月，理事会主席团主席召开了职司委员会主席的第一次会议，就加强协作的方法交换意见。十个职司委员会、包括论坛，派代表出席了会议。
9. As two functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, the Forum and the Commission on Sustainable Development regularly hold joint meetings of their Bureaux. This practice has been mutually beneficial to both processes and is expected to continue. In July 2002, the Chairperson of the Bureau of the Council convened the first Meeting of Chairpersons of the Functional Commissions to exchange views on ways to strengthen collaboration. Ten functional commissions, including the Forum, were represented in the meeting.