Inaugural session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, 24 September 2013
The inaugural session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was held on 24 September 2013, immediately before the UN General Assembly High-Level Event. The HLPF was created, as proposed in the Rio + 20 outcome document The Future We Want, to replace the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. Its role is to “follow up on the implementation of sustainable development and avoid overlap with existing structures, bodies and entities in a cost effective manner.”
Working modalities for the HLPF, including civil society participation