Background
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2025 will convene from July 14-23 in New York under the theme "Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind." As the global platform for tracking progress on the 2030 Agenda, this year’s forum will include an in-depth review of Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8): Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
The review will assess progress, challenges, and interlinkages with other SDGs, marking a critical moment to accelerate action during the 10th anniversary of the 2030 Agenda. With only five years left until the target year, the forum will explore solutions to advance SDG 8’s ambitious objectives of eradicating poverty, tackling inequality, and fostering inclusive growth.
Ahead of the HLPF, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will organize a UN Expert Group Meeting on SDG 8 in New York, from 6 to 7 February 2025. The meeting aims to take stock of where we are in terms of SDG8 progress, identify lessons learned over the past 10 years (success stories, areas of concern), identify innovative solutions, consider new issues that have emerged recently, reflect on ways to harness the political momentum from the SDG Summit and the Summit of the Future, and chart a future way forward for longer-term progress beyond 2030. Please refer to the concept note for more information.
The meeting will build on the findings of the last in-depth review of SDG8 in 2019 (meeting report). It will help informing the HLPF, assist in planning its sessions, and contribute toward identifying collaborations and programmes of work on SDG 8 going forward from 2025.
Stay tuned for updates and outcomes from this pivotal dialogue on decent work and inclusive growth.
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