This document provides the dates and locations of  regional forums for 2018, convened in line with the high-level political forum on sustainable development, as well as the symbols of the reports.

This document provides guidelines for Member States on their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). The common reporting guidelines seek to support member states in conducting VNRs. They were initially prepared by the Secretary-General in December 2015.1 They have been updated in December 2017 to reflect lessons learned during the two years that have followed.

This report by the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the United Nations system, present an overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to inform the highlevel political forum, as mandated by General Assembly resolution 70/1 (para. 83).

The 2018 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the essential global forum for reviewing successes, challenges and lessons learned on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will be convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council from Monday, 9 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018, with the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum convened jointly with the high-level segment of the Council from 1

This document outlines the provisional agenda and documentation for the 2018 high-level political forum on sustainable development.