UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held fromMonday, 10 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2023, under the auspices of the. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum fromMonday, 17 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2023, as part of the High-level Segment of the Council. The last day of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC will be onThursday, 20 July 2023.
The theme will be “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”.
In the forum, participants will be able to further discuss the effective and inclusive recovery measures to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and explore actionable policy guidance for the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs at all levels.
The HLPF in 2023, without prejudice to the integrated, indivisible, and interlinked nature of the SDGs, will also review in-depth Goals 6 on clean water and sanitation, 7 on affordable and clean energy, 9 on the industry, innovation, and infrastructure, 11 on sustainable cities and communities, and 17on partnerships for the Goals.
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The HLPF in July will also support the mid-term review of the implementation of the SDGs and the preparations for the 2023 SDG Summit – the HLPF to be convened under the auspices of the General Assembly in September 2023.
The President of ECOSOC will prepare a summary to capture the key messages of the discussions.
You can review the full HLPF programme. The official side events programme is posted.