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
Mapping the gap: barriers and opportunities for CS in VNRs
Save the Date! The Women's Major Group invites you to join the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) at the "Mapping the gap: barriers and opportunities for CS in VNRs" [...]
HLPF 2018: Amasai Jeke’s Intervenion on Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies: SIDS perspective
"There is no time to exclude any community, including women of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, our islands are sinking we are literally drowning. Species of all kinds, [...]
HLPF 2018: Cities, Human Settlements, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Human rights obligations, such as under the Convention on the Elimination of all Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) including its general recommendations, must be met at all levels of governmen [...]
HLPF 2018: Energy, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Women’s leadership in sustainable energy production can help influence policy and regulation to protect people, communities and the planet from contamination from open pit mining, strip mining, mo [...]
HLPF 2018: Nozipho Wright’s Review on SDG 7, Energy
The WMG, commend member states and development partners for work done so far to integrate gender issues in energy policies and programmes. Though it has taken almost 20 years to reach this minima [...]
HLPF 2018: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights
Lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene services undermines human rights and gender equality, exacerbates poverty and prevents achievement of other goals, including health, education and [...]
High-level Political Forum 2018: “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”
This year, the HLPF on Sustainable Development with the theme: "Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies", will be held from Monday, 9 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018. The three- [...]
HLPF 2018: Nathalie Seguin’s Review of SDG 6, Water and Sanitation
Women’s participation in decision making at local, national and global levels is essential to adopt a new vision of water management urgently needed to achieve water related SDGs. Standards for i [...]
Save the Date! WMG strategy meeting for HLPF 2018
The Women's Major Group Meeting for the High-level Political Forum 2018 is going to be held in New York, on July 8. Time and venue TBD. [...]
WMG Webinar on SDG 15 & 6: Ecosystems/Land and Water/Santation
Friday 6 July, 10:00 AM, NY time. Register here for the SDG15 & SDG6. [...]