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High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Hickmann, Thomas LU orcid (2025) p.52-53
Abstract
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly established the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) as a central platform for the review and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Every year, government representatives and societal stakeholders meet to assess progress of SDG implementation. The HLPF can be seen as a soft governance instrument as governments are free to decide whether they submit and how they formulate reports. Most national reports fail to critically engage with the problems of goal implementation and civil society actors do not have a strong role in the review. Growing political conflicts and limited resources are additional factors impeding the HLPF’s... (More)
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly established the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) as a central platform for the review and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Every year, government representatives and societal stakeholders meet to assess progress of SDG implementation. The HLPF can be seen as a soft governance instrument as governments are free to decide whether they submit and how they formulate reports. Most national reports fail to critically engage with the problems of goal implementation and civil society actors do not have a strong role in the review. Growing political conflicts and limited resources are additional factors impeding the HLPF’s effectiveness. The HLPF could have stronger impacts if it incorporate stronger mechanisms for accountability, invite a larger participation of societal stakeholeders and build on digital tools and platforms to improve transparency and accessibility. (Less)
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Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals : An A-Z Guide - An A-Z Guide
editor
Biermann, Frank ; Hickmann, Thomas ; Kang, Yi hyun ; Sénit, Carole-Anne and Sun, Yixian
pages
52 - 53
publisher
Routledge
ISBN
9781003519560
9781032841694
DOI
10.4324/9781003519560-10
language
English
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yes
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1220ad46-93f8-4ea8-bed4-6c94f18125d5
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2025-07-29 15:48:31
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2025-07-31 03:27:14
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