High Level Political Forum 2016
18 – 22 July 2016, New York
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is United Nations central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.
HLPF in 2016 was the first since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. The session included voluntary reviews of 22 countries and thematic reviews of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, including cross-cutting issues, supported by reviews by the ECOSOC functional commissions and other inter-governmental bodies and forums.
- Transport and Voluntary National Reviews
The SLoCaT Partnership has prepared a document to assess the treatment of sustainable transport in the 22 VNRs submitted in 2016. The analysis shows that among the 22 VNRs submitted in 2016, 14 VNRs (64%) make direct reference to the transport. For more information, please go to here. - First SDG Progress Report
This inaugural report on the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a first accounting of where the world stands at the start of our collective journey to 2030. The report analyses selected indicators from the global indicator framework for which data are available as examples to highlight some critical gaps and challenges. The full report is available here. - SLoCaT input to the HLPF Progress
The Inter-agency and Expert Group on the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) has been tasked to develop a solid framework of indicators and statistical data to monitor progress, inform policy and ensure accountability of all stakeholders. The SLoCaT Partnership has contributed to the IAEG-SDGs process with the following submissions:
– SLoCaT Recommendations for the Third Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – May 2016
– SLoCaT Partnership Comments Submitted to IAEG-SDG – November 2015
– SLoCaT Comments on Revised IAEG-SDGs Indicators – August 2015