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High-Level Political Forum 2022

The meeting of the HLPF in 2022 will be held from Tuesday, 5 July, to Thursday, 7 July, and from Monday, 11 July, to Friday, 15 July 2022 , under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Wednesday, 13 July, to Friday, 15 July 2022. The high-level segment of the Council will conclude with a final day on Monday, 18 July 2022.
The theme for the 2022 HLPF is “ Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.
As the world is struggling to recover from COVID-19 amidst continuing crises, the HLPF will reflect on how recovery policies can reverse the negative impacts of the pandemic on the SDGs and move countries on to a path to realize the vision of the 2030 Agenda.
The HLPF will also review in-depth Sustainable Development Goals 4 on quality education, 5 on gender equality, 14 on life below water, 15 on life on land, and 17 on partnerships for the Goals. It will take into account the different impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across all Sustainable Development Goals and the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Goals.

• Draft programme at a glance for the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
• New: Annotated programme (3 June 2022)
• Secretariat’s concept note for the 2022 HLPF
• Invitation letter from the President of ECOSOC for the 2022 High-level Segment of ECOSOC and High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) (6 April 2022)

Detailed programme (forthcoming)
45 countries will carry out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development . For more details, please click here .
The HLPF has been prepared by the Regional Forums on Sustainable Development convened by the Regional Commissions in March-April 2022. The regional forums assessed progress and exchange knowledge, good practices and policy solutions on how to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda as an integral part of the recovery from COVID-19.
UN system and other intergovernmental bodies and forums have also provided inputs to the thematic reviews of the 2022 HLPF. Please click here to access these inputs to the HLPF.
UNDESA has been organizing substantive preparations for the thematic reviews of the 2022 HLPF 2022 together with relevant UN system partners. For more details, please visit Expert Group Meetings on 2022 HLPF Thematic Review .
The HLPF will adopt the 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.
Other events, including Side Events, VNR Labs, Special Events, and Exhibition are being organized on the margins of the 2022 HLPF. For information, please click here.

Registration & Participation

Registration (request of UN grounds pass) of official delegations of Member States, observers and intergovernmental organizations, as well as specialized agencies and related organizations will be carried out by the Protocol and Liaison Service of the United Nations. To obtain UN grounds passes for delegations participating in the meeting in-person, permanent missions/offices are required to submit their registration requests by using the online eRegistration system, available through the e-deleGATE portal at https://edelegate.un.int , by the deadline of 16 June 2022. Delegations wishing to obtain information on the system may refer to the updated “Guidelines on eRegistration” and “Frequently asked questions” sections posted on the Protocol and Liaison Service website ( www.un.org/dgacm/en/content/protocol/meetings ).
Registration of UN system entities other than Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations (Funds and Programmes, Regional Commissions, UN Secretariat entities) will require a formal communication signed by the entity’s Principal or designated official listing the member(s) of the delegation to be sent to DESA (Ms. Leslie Wade at desa-iisb@un.org). Please indicate the name of your entity in the subject line of the message.
 

Global Online Stakeholder Consultation – SDGs Under Review At The 2022 HLPF

All stakeholders were invited to submit inputs through a global online stakeholder consultation on the SDGs under review during the 2022 HLPF and interlinkages with other SDGs.

• For details check here: bit.ly/SDGsConsultation2022
• Please check the information flyer here .

Reports

• Synthesis of voluntary submissions by functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council and other intergovernmental bodies and forums (Advance unedited version)
• Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Report of the Secretary-General (Advance unedited version)
• Long-term future trends and scenarios - impacts on the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals: Report of the Secretary-General (Advance unedited version)
• Compilation of main messages for the 2022 voluntary national reviews: Note by the Secretariat (Advance unedited version)

Side Events And Exhibitions

In view of the current situation regarding Covid-19, and due to the lifting of restrictions at UN Headquarters in New York, some Side-events and Exhibitions are now possible to be held in-person. Priority will be given to countries presenting their Voluntary National Reviews at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development this year and events with Ministerial participation.
The deadline to submit an application has passed and the portal closed automatically on Tuesday, 31 May 2022.
The HLPF Secretariat will now be reviewing the 386 submissions and we will contact ALL organizers on the status of their side-event by mid-June.

2022 VNR LABS

Since 2018, the VNR Labs have become a much-appreciated feature of the HLPF. The Labs will again provide an informal platform for sharing experience and for reflection on the VNR process, as additional opportunities for informed discussion. The theme for the 2022 VNR Labs is “Sustaining Momentum for Achieving the SDGs.” A programme of VNR Labs is being developed and will be posted on this page by mid-June.
Click here for information on the VNR labs in 2021

Global Online Stakeholder Consultation – SDGs under Review at the 2022 HLPF

All stakeholders were invited to submit inputs through a global online stakeholder consultation on the SDGs under review during the 2022 HLPF and interlinkages with other SDGs.
·  For details check here: bit.ly/SDGsConsultation2022
·  Please check the information flyer here.

Youth Forum Focuses on Five SDGs Under HLPF Review in 2022

Youth’s recommendations on education, gender, biodiversity, and means of implementation will be forwarded to the ECOSOC High-level Segment, HLPF, UN Transforming Education Summit, and UN Ocean Conference. Read

Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) - 2022 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development

According to the letter from H.E. Collen Vixen Kelapile, President of the ECOSOC, on the closing of the list for countries that will be presenting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) at the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) for your information.
 
Since the first communication dated October 4, a number of other countries have expressed their wish to present their VNRs for the first time at the HLPF. For your ease of reference, please find below the final list of VNR-presenting countries (a total of 45):
 
Andorra*, Argentina**, Belarus*, Botswana*, Cameroon*, Comoros*, Côte d’Ivoire*, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador*, Eritrea, Eswatini*, Ethiopia*, Gabon, Gambia*, Ghana*, Greece*, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Italy*, Jamaica*, Jordan*, Kazakhstan*, Latvia*, Lesotho*, Liberia*, Luxembourg*, Malawi*, Mali*, Montenegro*, the Netherlands*, Pakistan*, the Philippines**, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal*, Somalia, Sri Lanka*, Sudan*, Suriname, Switzerland**, Togo***, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates*, Uruguay*** 
 
VNR Countries in Asia - 2022
Kazakhstan*, Pakistan*, the Philippines**, Sri Lanka*,
Pacific- Tuvalu
 
 
(Note: Countries with one asterisk * are second timers, those with two asterisks** are third timers, those with three asterisks *** are presenting for the fourth time, while those without asterisks are presenting for the first time).

VNR 2022 Main Messages for 45 Countries Available

The UN Secretariat has issued a note (E/HLPF/2022/5) compiling the main messages for the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to be presented at the 2022 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July. Most of the 45 countries have presented their VNRs at previous HLPF sessions. Argentina, the Philippines, and Switzerland are third-, and Togo and Uruguay are fourth-time presenters. Twelve countries are presenting their VNRs for the first time.
Main messages from the 45 countries that will present their VNR in 2022 are available via the UN’s HLPF database. According to the ‘Guidance and Best Practices for Presenting a VNR at the HLPF in 2022’ by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), full VNR reports should be submitted by countries to the UN Secretariat by 10 June 2022. 
 

Interesting Readings!!

• Zero draft of the Ministerial Declaration of the 2022 ECOSOC high-level segment/high-level political forum on sustainable development (14 April 2022)
• Letter of the co-facilitators on the zero draft of the ministerial declaration of the 2022 ECOSOC high-level segment/HLPF (14 April 2022)
• Press Release: Countries gather in Botswana to discuss their efforts to implement the SDGs (11-13 April 2022)
• Major Groups Share Positions on Building Back Better Ahead of HLPF 2022
• Measuring Progress Through Numbers: Pakistan’s First SDG Status Report
• Secretary-General’s Report Presents Pathway to Reach SDGs
•  Pakistan Civic Space, democracy and human rights

NGO MG Global and Regional Organizing Partners ‘contact details

 
Global Organizing Partners (ngomajorgroupopny@gmail.com):
Jessica Bridgers (jessica.bridgers@wfa.org)
M. Victoria Espada (mariavictoria.espada@dianova.ngo)
Oli Henman (oli.henman@action4sd.org)
 
Regional Organizing Partners:
Central Africa: Bernard Lutete Di Lutete (bernlutete@yahoo.fr)
Eastern Africa: Henry Oriokot (henrycidc@gmail.com)
Northern Africa: Hagar Monsif (h.monsif@maatpeace.org)
Southern Africa: Joseph Mihaye (aminiac15@gmail.com)
Western Africa: Kofi Kankam (eri@eri.kabissa.org)
 
Caribbean: Donovan McLaren (kevoy1@yahoo.com) and Joseph Severe (unascadhaiti@gmail.com)
North America: Kehkashan Basu (kehkashanbasu@greenhopefoundation.com)
South America: Rosario Diaz Garavito (r.garavito@themillennialsmovement.org)
 
Asia: Jyotsna Mohan (jyotsna@ada2030.org)
Central Asia: Artem Stepanenko (a.stepanenko@eca-ces.ru)
 
Europe: Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi (golesorkhiwow@gmail.com)
 
Middle East/North Africa: Anis Brik (anisdago@gmail.com)
 
Pacific: Emeline Siale (siale@piango.org)
 
 

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