2017 HLPF: draft ministerial declaration of the high-level political forum and the high-level segment of the ECOSOC 2017 session

Attached please find advance edited copy of the draft ministerial declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Council, on the theme "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world" and of the high-level segment of the 2017 session of the Council, on the theme "Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions through promoting sustainable development, expanding opportunities and addressing related challenges" which will be issued shortly as document E/2017/L.29-E/HLPF/2017/L.2. 

The draft ministerial declaration is scheduled for adoption by the high-level political forum on Wednesday, 19 July 2017, at 5.30 PM in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, and by the Economic and Social Council on Thursday, 20 July 2017, at 5.30 PM in the ECOSOC Chamber.