Draft HLPF and HLS Ministerial Declaration

The silence on the draft High-level Political Forum (HLPF) and ECOSOC High-Level Segment (HLS) Ministerial Declaration was broken by four countries – Australia, Canada, Israel and the United States before the deadline on 11 July.

We understand that Australia and Canada broke the silence because they were dissatisfied with the treatment of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the text, something that we referred to yesterday…

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Health in eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world: A civil society review brief

The Health in the 2030 Agenda NGO Coalition has developed a review brief on Health in eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world. It calls on governments to ensure the inclusion of health in annual reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during all sessions of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), highlighting that Health is a precondition…

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Launch of STOPAIDS factsheet on Women, HIV and Reproductive Choices

In connection with the Family Planning Summit co-hosted by DFID, UNFPA and the Gates Foundation in London, STOPAIDS members have launched a fact sheet on HIV, Women and Reproductive Choices.

The factsheet highlights the links between HIV and women’s reproductive choices and proposes integrated services as an effective way to meet women’s comprehensive sexual and reproductive health needs…

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HLPF and HLS Ministerial Declaration final draft under silence procedure

The Co-facilitators have released the final draft of the Ministerial Declaration for the High-level Political Forum and the ECOSOC High-Level Segment. It is under silence procedure until 17.00 hours (New York time) today, 11 July. This means that it will be deemed accepted, unless any Member State breaks the silence.

The paragraph on health in this latest version (para 16) includes universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services among the remaining major challenges…

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AfGH & UKSRHRN statement

Members of the Action for Global Health and the UK NGO Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Networks have agreed the attached statement, which is being sent to the Rt Hon Priti Patel, United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development and Governments attending the Family Planning Summit to be held in London on Tuesday 11 July…

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2017 HLPF: New blog by Emilia Reyes and Naiara Costa, Co-Chairs of the Steering Group of the MGoS HLPF Coordination Mechanism, on "Facilitating space for diversity: contributions from Major Groups and Other Stakeholders" now available

A new 2017 HLPF blog by Emilia Reyes and Naiara Costa, Co-Chairs of the Steering Group of the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS) HLPF Coordination Mechanism on "Facilitating space for diversity: contributions from Major Groups and Other Stakeholders" is now posted at:https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/blog2017/week17mgos

For twitter please see: https://twitter.com/SustDev/status/883420954189234177

Current status of HLPF Ministerial Declaration

During the past days, the negotiations on the Ministerial Declaration have been ongoing, in accordance with the programme of work established by the Co-Facilitators. 

Member States could not agreed on several paragrapns including those dealing with health and language concerning sexual and reproductive health and rights; gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; Means of Implementation, including questions…

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2017 HLPF: New blog by Katherine Richardson, member of the Independent Group of Scientists for the GSDR and Leader of the Sustainability Center at University of Copenhagen, on SDG 14

A new 2017 HLPF blog entry by Katherine Richardson, Member of the Independent Group of Scientists for the Global Sustainable Development Report and Leader of the Sustainability Centre at the University of Copenhagen, on SDG 14 "Life below water", is now available at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/blog2017/week17

For twitter please see: https://twitter.com/SustDev/status/883069620315467776

HLPF 2017: Detailed Programme and Information Note now available online

We have received the following from DESA:

The 2017 session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from 10-19 July in New York on the theme of "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world".  The HLPF will review the following set of SDGs: 

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2017 HLPF Ministerial Declaration: Third reading of the draft MD

We have received the following from DESA:

Message from the Secretary of the Economic and Social Council

On behalf of the co-facilitators, His Excellency Jan Kickert (Austria) and His Excellency Courtenay Rattray (Jamaica), please note that the next round of informal consultations on the 2017 session draft ministerial declaration of the HLPF and the HLS will be held on Wednesday, 5 July, from 9 to 10.40 AM and from 3 to 6 PM in the ECOSOC Chamber.