High-Level Political Forum 2020
Event

High-Level Political Forum 2020

New-York, USA and Virtual Sessions

The High-level Political Forum, United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, provides for the full and effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations and States members of specialized agencies. The theme will be "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development." 

The meeting will be held on July 7-16, 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.

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and expected limitations on in-person meetings and international travel, the ECOSOC Bureau is planning to make adjustments to the format and programme of HLPF 2020. Available technological solutions for virtual sessions and interaction are being explored and more information will follow.