High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development


The United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is a subsidiary body of both the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Economic and Social Council responsible for the entire organization's policy on sustainable development. It adopts negotiated declarations, reviews commitment and the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Forum replaced the Commission on Sustainable Development on the 24 September 2013 Meetings of the Forum are open to all Member States of the United Nations.

History

The HLPF has its origin in the Commission on Sustainable Development, which was created in 1992 to ensure follow-up of the Conference on Environment and Development. This Commission met a total of 20 times, with its last session on 20 September 2013.
At the 2012 Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, it was decided that the Commission would be replaced by the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. This new Forum would meet under the auspices of both the Economic and Social Council, as well as the General Assembly. The Forum was formally created by Resolution 67/290 on 9 July 2013.
As the Forum is held under the authority of both the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly, the body hosts two different types of meetings:
Its meetings are held in July.

Mandate

The HLPF was created with the aim to strengthen sustainable development governance at the United Nations. It works to achieve this through its mandate, which states the following in respect to sustainable development:
Resolution A/RES/66/288:
Resolution A/RES/67/290:

Meetings

Every year since 2013, the HLPF has held a session.
YearAuspicesDatesThemeRef
2019GA24 Sep – 25 SepSDG Summit
2019ECOSOC9 Jul – 18 JulEmpowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
2018ECOSOC9 Jul – 18 JulTransformation towards sustainable and resilient societies
2017ECOSOC10 Jul – 19 JulEradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world
2016ECOSOC11 Jul - 20 JulEnsuring that no one is left behind
2015ECOSOC26 Jun – 8 JulStrengthening integration, implementation and review - the HLPF after 2015
2014ECOSOC30 Jun - 9 JulAchieving the MDGs and charting the way for an ambitious post-2015 development agenda, including the SDGs
2013GA24 SepBuilding the future we want: from Rio+20 to the post-2015 development agenda

Sustainable Development Commitments Review

The Forum is responsible for the follow up and the review of progress of implementation of the following sustainable development commitments:
As well as the relevant outcomes of other United Nations summits and conferences.