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Reporting Themes

The High Level Political Forum (HLPF) reviews the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) each year, with a focus on specific themes and goals (see below) 

The Stakeholder Group on Ageing has submitted executive summaries of its “discussion paper”  to the HLPF for its deliberations.  They are included among other executive summaries of discussion papers submitted by the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders, which are consolidated into official documents that are presented to the HLPF for its deliberations.

2023: https://hlpf.un.org/2023/documentation

2022: https://hlpf.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/EHLPF20222_0.pdf

2021: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N21/103/79/PDF/N2110379.pdf

2020: https://hlpf.un.org/sites/default/files/migrated/documents/26120MGoS_discussion_paper.pdf

2019: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N19/128/01/PDF/N1912801.pdf?OpenElement

2018: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N18/128/08/PDF/N1812808.pdf?OpenElement

2017: https://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=E/HLPF/2017/2&Lang=E


2024 HLPF: https://hlpf.un.org/2024

Theme:  Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions.  In-depth reviews of:

Goal 1- End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Goal 2- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

 Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Goal 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

 Goal 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. 

2023 HLPF: https://hlpf.un.org/2023

Theme: Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels.  In-depth reviews of:

SDG 6 - clean water and sanitation

SDG 7 - affordable and clean energy

SDG 9 - industry, innovation and infrastructure

SDG 11 - sustainable cities and communities

SDG 17 - partnerships for the Goals

 

2022 HLPF: https://hlpf.un.org/2022 

Theme: Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In-depth reviews of:

SDG 4 – ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG 5 – achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

SDG 14 – conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

SDG 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

SDG 17 – strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development


2021 HLPF: https://hlpf.un.org/2021

Theme: 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.  In-depth reviews of:

SDG 1 – end poverty in all its forms and everywhere

SDG  2 - end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

SDG 3 -  ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

SDG 8 – promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

SDG 10 – reduce inequality within and among countries

SDG 12 – ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

SDG 13 – take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

SDG 16 -  promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

 SDG 17 - strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development for sustainable development


2020 HLPFhttps://hlpf.un.org/2020

Theme: Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.  All SDGs reviewed.  See programme here:  https://hlpf.un.org/sites/default/files/migrated/documents/26157HLPF_2020_PROGRAMME.pdf

2019 HLPF: https://hlpf.un.org/2019

Theme: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality. In-depth reviews of:

SDG 4 - ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG 8 - promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

SDG 10 -  reduce inequality within and among countries

SDG 13 -  take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

SDG 16 -  promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

SDG 17 -  strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

 


2018 HLPF:

Theme: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societiesIn-depth reviews of:

SDG 6 – ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

SDG 11 – make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

SDG 12 -  ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

SDG 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

SDG 17 -  strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development for sustainable development

2017 Theme:  Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world

  • Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

    E_SDG_Icons-01.jpg1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day

    1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

    1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable

    1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

    1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

     

  • Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

    E_SDG_Icons-02.jpg2.1 By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round

    2.2 By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons

    2.3 By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment

     

  • Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

    E_SDG_Icons-03.jpg3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

    3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

  • Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

    E_SDG_Icons-05.jpg5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

    5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

    5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation ·        

    5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

    5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

    5.7 Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

2018 Theme:  Transformation toward sustainable and resilient societies

  • Goal 11:Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

    E_SDG_Icons-11.jpg11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

    11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons

    11.5 By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

    11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities

    11.9 By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015- 2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

2019 Theme:  Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

  • Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

    E_SDG_Icons-04.jpg4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

    4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

  • Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

    E_SDG_Icons-08.jpg8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

    8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment

    8.10 Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all

  • Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

    E_SDG_Icons-10.jpg10.1 By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average

    10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status

    10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard

    10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality

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