World leaders are uniting virtually this week and next for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) where they’ll discuss progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals — global plans for creating a better future for all — by 2030. This comes at a time when health systems are overwhelmed, businesses shuttered and 1.6-billion students are out of school due to the pandemic, according to a United Nations’ (UN) report.
The meetings, designed to track the progress of the goals, will follow a theme of building back after the pandemic, covering topics such as poverty reduction and financing for developing countries.
The United Nations’ goals for a sustainable future “will depend on our policy choices today, and our resolve to act together in solidary,” said Mher Margaryan, the vice-president of the UN Economic and Social Council, on the eve of the HLPF.
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