Meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2020

The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2020 will be held from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This will include the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 14 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020. .

The theme will be "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development ".

The HLPF annual meeting is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

In the 2020 HLPF, participants will debate where we stand on the SDGs in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They will reflect on how the international community can respond to the pandemic in a way that puts us back on track to achieve the SDGs and accelerate progress during the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.

47 countries will carry out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the 2020 HLPF from Friday, 10 July to Thursday, 16 July 2020. For more details, please click here.

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.

• Find the programme here 
• Watch the meetings live on UN Webcast at http://webtv.un.org/ 
• UNEP at the HLPF:  UNEP will be there to lead the discussion of urgent environmental issues, through five side-events that explore transforming the global economy into one that it is greener, equitable, and resilient for all.
  • Where Next? Redesigning Further Education for the Future
    
    Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (New York time)
  • Green Economy & COVID-19 Recovery: Implications for the Decade of Action
    
    Monday 13 July 2020, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM (New York time EDT)
  • Engaging Industry in achieving SDG14 through the Global Partnership on Marine Litter
    
    Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (New York time EDT)
  • Accelerating Transformation to Achieve the 2030 Agenda: Nature-Based Solutions for People and Planet
    
    Wednesday 15 July 2020, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (New York time EDT)
  • Recovering Better: Global Opportunities for Jumpstarting the Real Economy
    
    Thursday 16 July 2020, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (New York time EDT)

• Other: Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 3:00 PM-3:15 PM New York Time: HLPF Keynote by the President of UN Environment Assembly In his allocution, the President of the UN Environment Assembly, H.E. Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn, Minister of Environment and Climate of Norway, will convey the main messages of the UN Environment Assembly and present the contributions of the Assembly to the debates of the HLPF. The fifth UN Environment Assembly will take place in February 2021 in Nairobi. Chair: President or Vice President of ECOSOC Keynote speaker: H.E. Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn, President of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Minister of Climate and Environment of Norway