The Mountain Partnership at the High-level Political Forum
The establishment of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was mandated in 2012 by the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), "The Future We Want".
The Forum meets annually under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council for eight days, including a three-day ministerial segment and every four years at the level of Heads of State and Government under the auspices of the General Assembly for two days.
For the positioning of the HLPF in the UN system, please click here.
The Forum’s first meeting was held on 24 September 2013. It replaced the Commission on Sustainable Development, which had met annually since 1993.
The HLPF is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. General Assembly resolution 70/299 provides further guidance on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
The Forum adopts intergovernmentally negotiated political declarations.
Click here for information of HLPF 2021 under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council.
The Mountain Partnership side event at HLPF 2021 will be called "Towards a road to sustainable and resilient recovery in mountains."
The Mountain Partnership side event at HLPF 2020 was called "Mountains and the Decade of Action and Delivery."
The Mountain Partnership side event at HLPF 2019 was called "Building Climate Actions in Mountains."
The Mountain Partnership side event at HLPF 2018 was called "Leading Sustainable Mountain Development."
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