The 2017 High‐level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was the first held after the adoption of General Assembly resolution 70/299, which gave further guidance on follow‐up and review of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was the first HLPF to review in‐depth a set of goals (1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 14) as well as SDG 17, which is reviewed annually.

In the report below, 19 civil society organisations analyse the implementation of Sweden's feminist foreign policy in 2016-2017. The report highlights a number of areas where the feminist foreign policy has led the Government to take action which has made a real difference for women's and girl's globally.

The policy brief below is the introductory summary and explanation of the upcoming second High-Level Political Forum and explains what can be the outcome of the forum.

Read the policy brief below or find the original at: http://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/policy-briefs/what-to-expect-at-hlpf-2017/

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By Faye Leone

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is explicitly grounded in international human rights. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to realise the human rights of all – and more than 90% of the targets directly reflect elements of international human rights and labour standards. The pledge to “leave no one behind” mirrors the fundamental human rights principles of non-discrimination and equality.

Inequality will not be solved by attention-grabbing private sector initiatives – it requires serious transformation of power relations and resource distribution

On the last official day of the UN High-Level Political Forum, civil society express concern that ‘vision without implementation is hallucination’.

New York, 19 July 2017

The final consultation draft of the roadmap for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies was presented at a side event to the High-level Political Forum on 18 July 2017. The roadmap has its roots in meetings of the Pathfinders at the High-level Political Forum and the High Level Week of the General Assembly in 2016.