High-level Political Forum (HLPF 2021), 6 – 15 July 2021 - posting 1

HLPF 2021

The High-level Political Forum (HLPF 2021) will be held from Tuesday, 6 July to Thursday 15 July 2021, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It includes the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday 13 July to Thursday 15 July, as part of the high-level segment of the Council.  

The HLPF theme is 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 of sustainable development.  

• Where do we stand on the SDGs given the dramatic impacts of COVID-19?
• What can we learn from the different country experiences in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?
• What mix of policies have been more effective in addressing COVID-19’s impacts while putting countries back on track to realize the SDGs?
• What are immediate actions that countries should consider addressing the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on the most vulnerable?
• What should be done to ensure the availability of timely and reliable data and improve the resilience of the statistics offices/operations to make informed decisions for recovering from COVID-19 and achieving the SDGs? 

The programme is available here.