The UN HLPF 2018: Reviewing Progress towards Global Sustainable Development

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The High-level Political Forum, United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, provides for the full and effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations and States members of specialized agencies.

“The 2030 Agenda is our roadmap and its goals and targets are tools to get there.”, – Secretary-General António Guterres

HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2018

The high-level political forum on sustainable development will meet from Monday, 9 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018. The ministerial meeting of the forum will be from Monday, 16 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018.

The theme is: “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”.

The HLPF will also review progress towards the SDGS and focus in particular on:

  • Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
  • Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  • Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  • Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
  • Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  • Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, that will be considered each year:

The first week will include numerous panel and roundtables on the theme and on the SDGs under review.

Help Make the HLPF 2018 Carbon-Neutral!

Did you know that…

  • … that 98% of carbon emissions at HLPF 2018 will be from air travel.
  • … that over 3.5 million kilograms of carbon will be emitted at HLPF 2018 from air travel alone. This is equivalent to 13,805,650 kilometers driven by an average passenger vehicle or the consumption of 8,103 barrels of oil.

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47 countries will carry out Voluntary National Reviews during the ministerial meetings.

Various meetings and forums were held to prepare the HLPF and multiple inputs were providedSpecial eventsside events, a VNR Lab and other meetings will be held during the HLPF.

The meeting will adopt a ministerial declaration.

Please click here to read the HLPF blog.