Soon: High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

 

From 5 to 15 Jully , 70 ministers and two nobel laureats, the UN System, civil society, non-governmental organizations, and the private will participate in a  High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development (SDGs). The target is to announce bold plans and solutions they are taking to overcome the multitude of crises and accelerate efforts towards a healthier, more inclusive, and more sustainable future. 

“We are clearly on a dangerous path to harming future generations, if we do not act now. But it is within our power to turn the tide,” said UN ECOSOC President Collen Vixen Kelapile.
  
The theme for the HLPF is “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” 44 countries are expected to share their plans to advance the SDGs while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The Forum will address collective actions that are needed to rapidly change course and set the world on track towards a sustainable future, guided by a renewed commitment to multilateralism and international cooperation. The HLPF will also review in-depth Sustainable Development Goals on quality education (SDG 4), on gender equality (SDG 5), on life below water (SDG 14), on life on land (SDG 15), and on partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17), has announced the UN Department of Global Communications today.  
Participants will officially  launch  The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 (7 July). This annual progress report provides a global overview of progress towards the SDGs based on the most recent data. The 2022 report is expected to demonstrate the devastating impacts of the multiple and interlinked global crises – the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere –  across the SDGs.

In addition, approximately 350 side events featuring States, the UN system and civil society will take place during the HLPF. At the same time, more than 15 VNR Labs will provide an informal platform for experience sharing and reflection on the Voluntary National Review process. The Forum will culminate in the adoption of a ministerial declaration. It will also kick off preparations for the Sustainable Development Goals Summit to be held in 2023