High Level Political Forum (HLPF)
The High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is an outcome of Rio+20 and was further agreed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that it will have a central role in overseeing follow-up and review of the Agenda at the global level, including through voluntary national review and thematic reviews. It is expected to serve as a novel, creative, science and evidence based and action oriented platform to promote implementation of sustainable development commitments. General Assembly Resolution 67/290 was far-reaching in the participation and engagement of Major Groups and other Stakeholders, enshrining a role for the Women’s Major Group and others.
The Women’s Major Group plays a key role in the HLPF by preparing a formal input annually, preparing interventions and side events and advocating our evolving positions with delegates, including through a group of women who attend the annual session as WMG members. The WMG will also support the presentation of shadow reports.
The HLPF meets every year for eight days under the auspices of ECOSOC and every four years for a period of two days at the level of Heads of State and Government under the auspices of the General Assembly. The HLPF will result in a negotiated outcome document each year.
To join the WMG-HLPF sub-group, email: lean@wedo.org, andreia.dasilva@wecf.eu, and Eleanor@wedo.org
More information about the HLPF process here
HLPF 2019: Erin Helfert Moësse’s Intervention at the 2nd discussion of the HLPF Political Declaration Zero Draft
The Ministerial Declaration should have bold vision and build on national and regional forums to address structural gender inequalities, discrimination, and violence to ensure the SDGs truly benef [...]
HLPF 2019: Abigail Ruane’s Intervention at the Intergovernmental Consultations on the Political Declaration
Delaying action for women and girls is not an option. The time is now for women’s leadership and a women’s rights and peace agenda for every women and every girl of every age, place, ability a [...]
HLPF 2019: MGoS Report on EGM on Lessons Learned
Read the MGoS report for the Debrief from the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on lessons learned from the first cycle of the High-level Political Forum, held in New York, from 6-7 May 2019. Download the [...]
Women’s Major Group 2019 High-Level Political Forum Position Paper: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”
Realising the transformative vision of the 2030 Agenda requires creating political rather than technical shifts. It requires moving from current failed approaches and towards nonviolent, equitable [...]
Engaging with the Voluntary National Review Process: A Guide for Members of the Women’s Major Group
The participation of stakeholders promotes sustainable decisions, by giving groups affected by those decisions the opportunity to communicate their needs and interests. Participation and consulta [...]
HLPF 2018: Jaclyn Blickley’s intervention at the 49th meeting of the ECOSOC High-Level segment 2018
While 8 of the 17 goals explicitly integrate commitments to women and girls, the achievement of the agenda has implications for women’s and girls’ human rights. The six goals under review at the H [...]
HLPF 2018: Marta Szostak’s Review on Poland VNR
Affordable housing remains a priority for Polish families, could the Polish government provide some insight on how the government’s National Housing Program addresses the challenge of accessing an [...]
HLPF 2018: Anna Szczegielniak’s Review on Poland VNR
How can Poland respond to the undermining of reproductive rights by limiting access to emergency contraception, plans to restrict access to abortion and failure to implement comprehensive sexualit [...]
HLPF 2018: International Solidarity: Local Needs, Global Action
"Transformative global actions to tackle the structural issues requires a fair and functional global system in which civil society, social movements, and environmental and women’s human rights def [...]
HLPF 2018: Means of Implementation, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
"Member States should oppose the push of blending of ODA with privatization investments. Public Private Partnerships remain problematic. We oppose the privatization of public services and faciliti [...]