The 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the central platform for assessing progress on the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), takes place on 5 to 15 July 2022.
Under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council, the Forum provides governments, businesses, civil society and other partners with the opportunity to share their SDG experience, including best practices, lessons learnt, challenges as well as successes.
This year’s theme “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, will allow participants to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across all SDGs and examine how the international community can effectively recover from the pandemic and respond to future ones.
The Forum will also review in-depth the following SDGs and their interlinkages with other SDGs:
SDG 4 on quality education
SDG 5 on gender equality
SDG 14 on life below water
SDG 15 on life on land
SDG 17 on partnerships for the Goals
Forty-four countries will present their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) with 21 countries from the continent of Africa. They will present their actions on the SDGs at the three-day ministerial segment of the Forum which takes place from 13 to 15 July.
These VNRs are a central feature of the Forum. After a review of progress on the SDGs at the national and sub-national level, countries convene at the Forum and on a voluntary basis, to demonstrate how they have incorporated the SDGs into their national plans and strategies.
More: https://hlpf.un.org/2022
This year, 44 countries, both developed and developing, will be presenting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs).
They are:
1. Andorra
2. Argentina**
3. Belarus
4. Botswana
5. Cameroon
6. Côte d’Ivoire
7. Djibouti
8. Dominica
9. Equatorial Guinea
10. El Salvador
11. Eritrea
12. Eswatini
13. Ethiopia
14. Gabon
15. Gambia
16. Ghana
17. Greece
18. Grenada
19. Guinea-Bissau
20. Italy
21. Jamaica
22. Jordan
23. Kazakhstan
24. Latvia
25. Lesotho
26. Liberia
27. Luxembourg
28. Malawi
29. Mali
30. Montenegro
31. The Netherlands
32. Pakistan
33. The Philippines
34. São Tomé and Príncipe
35. Senegal
36. Somalia
37. Sri Lanka
38. Sudan*
39. Suriname
40. Switzerland
41. Togo
42. Tuvalu
43. United Arab Emirates
44. Uruguay*
11 countries presenting for the first time, 28 conducting their second reviews*,3 countries conducting their third review and 2 countries conducting their fourth review.*
Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Report of the Secretary-General
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N22/335/13/PDF/N2233513.pdf?OpenElement
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
Long-term future trends and scenarios - impacts on the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals: Report of the Secretary-General
Report of the Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up
Compilation of main messages from the 2022 VNRs
Additional documents:
https://hlpf.un.org/2022/documentation
Compilation of main messages from the 2022 VNRs: https://bit.ly/3a2JQE1
SDGs website: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment
5 to 15 July 2022
Overview – For the Press
As the world is tackling a persistent COVID-19 pandemic, it is being hit by the impact of the war in Ukraine, amidst the continuing climate crisis, rising poverty, inequalities, a looming global food emergency and a financial crisis. The conviction that we can overcome this confluence of risks and crises will bring together over 1000 participants from all sectors of society at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development on 5 to 15 July 2022.
The Forum is the central UN platform to track and promote progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in 2015 to end hunger and poverty; deliver quality education; ensure access to health care, clean water and sanitation for all; achieve gender equality; promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth; protect the planet and oceans and mobilize the required financing and technologies. This year, it will take the full measure of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the SDGs. It will discuss how the international community can effectively recover from the pandemic in a way that realizes the deep systemic changes and reforms we need in order to achieve the SDGs. It will also review in depth Goal 4 on education, Goal 5 on gender equality, Goal 14 on life below water and Goal 15 on life on land, and how Goal 17 on partnerships for the Goals ties them all together.
The HLPF will also feature the launch of the 2022 Secretary-General’s Sustainable Development Goals progress report, providing the latest data on how the world is faring in the efforts to achieve the Goals.
Accomplishing the SDGs in spite of world challenges
With the world caught in a storm of crises, the need for global solidarity has become ever more urgent. The SDGs provide the best guideposts for overcoming the challenges of our time and building a better world. As the blueprint agreed on by the international community in 2015, the SDGs can mobilize collective efforts to recover better from COVID-19 and create more resilient, peaceful and equal societies. Although progress toward the many of the Goals has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, they also provide the policy agenda for a more sustainable future and a better world that can give hope and direction to people.
We are at a critical moment to turbo-charge our efforts to rescue the SDGs and deliver meaningful progress for people and planet by 2030 – stepping up our work to transform the international financial architecture; driving major economic transitions, renewing the social contract; and investing in data systems.
The emergency social protection or health measures adopted in response to COVID-19 have opened the door for bolder action to strengthen social protection and health systems and combat inequality. The financial resources from recovery packages need to bolster investment in the SDGs and green and climate-proof investments. Participants in the Forum will discuss whether this is actually happening and demand responses and actions.
The Forum has the responsibility for providing political leadership, guidance and recommendations to ensure the 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs remain relevant and ambitious. The Forum is a time to review the situation regarding the SDG while directing efforts to overcome the impacts of COVID-19 in today’s crises to ensure the SDGs are achieved.
In that context, 44 countries, both developed and developing, will present their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) of national implementation of the SDGs. They will specifically present the progress they have made and the obstacles they face in implementing the Goals. This year, countries are expected to share how they were impacted by COVID-19 as well as the lessons they have learnt in the context of implementing the sustainable development agenda.
Reviews by countries at the Forum provide the opportunity to mobilize support and advice to overcome shared challenges, identify new and emerging issues and provide recommendations for implementing the Goals. The presentation of reviews is a peer learning experience and can spur further action to implement the SDGs.
The VNR countries in 2022 are: Andorra, Argentina, Belarus, Botswana, Cameroon, 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 and Uruguay.
The Forum will culminate in the adoption of a ministerial declaration. It will also kick off preparations for the Sustainable Development Goals Summit to be held in September 2023.
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About the Global Media Forum:
Recognizing that media partners are vital stakeholders in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB), a member of the SDG Media Compact, is organizing a dialogue on the role of media partners in ensuring the global goals are met.
The dialogue will be held as a side-event on the margins of the 2022 HLPF (under the auspices of ECOSOC) and is open to all media partners including SDG Media Compact members, as well as all global, regional and in-country media-industry associations and their members.
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