Frequency: Annual
Location: New York City, United States
Delegation type: ECOSOC
Sending delegations since: 2021
Recruitment: End of summer cycle
Event dates: July 14-23, 2025

The United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is a core UN platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This Forum is held annually in New York, NY at the UN Headquarters. The UN General Assembly decided that the forum meets annually under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. 

Delegates have the chance to discuss, debate, and mediate over key issues that face youth today that are directly linked to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Meeting with delegates from around the world to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals and their applications, delegates have the chance to learn about international cooperation and have the chance to amplify youth voices and the issues they face daily. 

About the 2025 Forum

The theme for the HLPF 2025 is “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind”. The 2025 HLPF will include discussion of the following SDGs: 

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.

For more information on the HLPF, visit the official website.