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Jul 6 '21 - Jul 15 '21
High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
Sustainable and Resilient Recovery From the COVID-19 Pandemic That Promotes the Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development
The high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Interpretations
Multilingual interpretations available.
Date
July 6 – July 15, 2021
Place
All meetings will be virtual except those mentions below.
In person and virtual (hybrid) meetings:
- Opening meeting of the HLPF on July 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
- The opening of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC and the Ministerial Segment of the HLPF on July 13 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.,
- The meeting of the HLPF from 3-3:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, and
- The meeting of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC from 3-4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 16.
In person only meetings:
- The meeting for the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration and closing of the HLPF on July 15 from 3:40 to 5 p.m., and
- The meeting for the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration and closing of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC on July 16 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Concept
The theme of this year’s HLPF is, “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: building an inclusive and effective Path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the worst economic recession since 1930 and inflicted unprecedented human suffering. The combined social, economic, and health impact of the pandemic has outpaced any other major crisis in recent history. The HLPF will take stock of the impact of COVID-19 on the SDGs. The HLPF will also provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations on how to ensure that the recovery from the pandemic is sustainable and resilient and puts the world on track to realize the 2030 Agenda during the Decade of Action and Delivery.
The HLPF in 2021 will discuss Sustainable Development Goals 1 on no poverty, 2 on zero hunger, 3 on good health and well-being, 8 on decent work and economic growth, 10 on reduced inequalities, 12 on responsible consumption and production, 13 on climate action, 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions, and 17 on partnerships in depth. The Forum will also consider the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Ministers and other participants will be able to explore various aspects of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts. They will discuss the kind of policies and international cooperation that can control the pandemic and its impacts and put the world back on track to achieve the SDGs by 2030, within the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.
43 countries will also carry out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The HLPF will adopt a Ministerial Declaration as the outcome of its session. The President of ECOSOC will also prepare a summary to capture the key messages of the discussions.
You can download the HLPF concept note here.
Program
The programme of the 2021 HLPF will assess the global situation regarding the pandemic and its impacts on the SDGs. It will support discussions and peer learning to identify promising responses that allow to overcome the pandemic and its impacts while triggering the deep changes and transition we need to realize the SDGs. It will reflect on ways to strengthen and deliver international solidarity and multilateral cooperation.
The various sessions will thus focus on:
- Taking a bird’s eye view of the world situation regarding the SDGs and the impact of COVID-19.Ensuring that no one is left behind.
- Building resilience against future shocks through rethinking and restructuring our social and economic systems and investing in sustainable infrastructure for advancing the SDGs.
- Reviewing the nine SDGs in focus in 2021 through meetings on:
- Ending poverty and hunger and transforming towards inclusive and sustainable economies (SDGs 1, 2, 8, 17).
- Transforming consumption and production and addressing and mitigating climate change (SDGs 12, 13, 17).
- Building more peaceful, equal, and inclusive societies (SDGs 3, 10, 16, 17)
- Addressing SDG 17.
- Reviewing the SDG targets with 2020 as a completion date.
- Assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on the realization of the SDGs in countries in special situations (LDCs, LLDCs, SIDS and African countries).
- Analyzing the regional dimension of the recovery from COVID-19 and the situation regarding the SDGs.
- Exploring subnational and local dimensions.
- Major groups and other stakeholders (MGoS) will organize a meeting on the theme of the HLPF.
You can download the full program here.
Registration
Please find registration information here.
