High Level Political Forum

Latin America and the Caribbean in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Integrated by the Member States of the United Nations, the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was created as the central intergovernmental forum for the global monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It replaces the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and provides political leadership, guidance and recommendations for the implementation, review and monitoring of this agenda.

Since its first session in 2013, the HLPF convenes state ministers every year under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and brings together Heads of State every four years under the auspices of the General Assembly to promote sustainable development. Each year includes a series of parallel events and exchanges that motivate multi-stakeholder alliances to showcase their work and create innovative solutions. The years 2019 and 2023 were of particular relevance for the monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, since both the HLPF under the auspices of ECOSOC and the SDG Summit under the auspices of the General Assembly took place, the latter bringing together the Heads of State to discuss the progress and challenges faced in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

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Year	HLPF 2013	HLPF 2014	HLPF 2015	HLPF 2016	HLPF 2017	HLPF 2018	HLPF 2019	HLPF 2020	HLPF 2021	HLPF 2022	HLPF 2023	HLPF 2024
Theme		Achieving the MDGs and charting the way for an ambitious post-2015 development agenda, including the SDGs	Strengthening integration, implementation and review – the HLPF after 2015.	Ensuring that no one is left behind.	Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world.	Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies.	Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality.	Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.	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 for sustainable development.	Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.	Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels.	Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions
Result	Summary of the first meeting of the HLPF 2013.	Ministerial Declaration HLPF 2014.	HLPF 2015 and ECOSOC High-level Segment 2015. Ministerial Declaration HLPF 2015.	The HLPF 2016 resulted in a Ministerial Declaration. ECOSOC in turn issued an event report.	The HLPF 2017 resulted in a Ministerial Declaration. ECOSOC in turn issued an event report.	The HLPF 2018 resulted in a Ministerial Declaration.	The HLPF 2019 resulted in a President Summary.	The HLPF 2020 resulted in President Summary.	The HLPF 2021 resulted in a summary by the President and a Ministerial Statement	The HLPF 2022 resulted in a Ministerial Declaration and a summary by the President	The HLPF 2023 resulted in a summary by the President	The HLPF 2024 resulted in a Ministerial Declaration
Participation ECLAC			Presentation of the document "The United Nations regional commissions and the post-2015 development agenda: Moving to deliver on a transformative and ambitious agenda";during the dialogue of the Executive Secretaries		Presentation by the Executive Secretary in the Plenary	Presentation by the Executive Secretary in the Plenary	Presentation by the Executive Secretary in the Plenary	Presentation of ECLAC’s Executive Secretary;during the session: Mobilizing international solidarity, accelerating action and embarking on new pathways to realize the 2030 Agenda and the Samoa Pathway: Small Island Developing States.	Participation of ECLAC´s Executive Secretary in the dialogue “Investing in the SDGs. How can public and private financing be scaled up to unlock catalytic investments for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda?” and in the event Women’s Integration to the Labor Force in the COVID-19 Recovery Efforts	Presentation by the Acting Executive Secretary in the plenary sessions “Messages from the Regions” and “Mobilizing and sharing science, technology and innovation for an SDG driven recovery”.	Presentation by the Deputy Executive Secretary in the plenary sessions “Messages from the Regions”	Presentation by the Executive Secretary in the plenary sessions “From the SDG Summit to the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions (Townhall meeting)”, “Middle-income countries: Overcoming barriers in achieving the SDGs” and “ Messages from the Regions"
Number of Voluntary National Reports from Latin America and the Caribbean	NA	NA	NA	3	11	8	4	9	11	7	4	8
Announcement	Under the auspices of the General Assembly	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC	Under the auspices of ECOSOC

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