Letter of Invitation from the President of the Economic and Social Council to Provide Inputs to the 2023 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

This letter invites the United Nations Environment Assembly to contribute inputs to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development scheduled for July 2023 under the Economic and Social Council, outlining its role in reviewing progress on the 2030 Agenda and selected Sustainable Development Goals. It defines the forum’s theme focused on pandemic recovery and implementation of sustainable development, specifies priority goals for in-depth review, and emphasises integrated and interlinked assessment approaches. The document provides structured guidance on content, including progress, challenges, transformative actions, and policy recommendations, and sets submission requirements and deadlines to inform the official synthesis report and preparations for the September 2023 summit.