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The High-level Segment of ECOSOC, including the three-day ministerial segment of the HLPF, was convened from Monday, 21 July, through Thursday, 24 July 2025. The theme of the 2025 ECOSOC and HLPF is “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind”.
- Draft programme of the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and ECOSOC High-level Segment (12 June 2025)
- Letter from the President of ECOSOC on the 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable development and ECOSOC High-level Segment (10 March 2025)
The final day of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC was held on Thursday, 24 July 2025 in the ECOSOC Chamber, and included:
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM, 24 July, Introduction of the Secretary-General’s reports on the theme of HLPF and ECOSOC, and on long-term impact of current trends on the realization of the SDGs and Introduction of the report of the Committee for Development Policy
- ECOSOC High-level Segment morning session, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 24 July, Theme “UN at 80: the role of ECOSOC in leading action for a stronger and more effective multilateral system” (Concept Note)
- ECOSOC High-level Segment afternoon session, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, 24 July, Theme “Global trends and their future impacts: globalization and international cooperation in a transforming world” (Concept Note)
General debate
The general debate was held during the ministerial segment of the HLPF and the high-level segment of ECOSOC from 21 to 23 July 2025. It focused on the theme “UN@80: Catalyzing change for sustainable development”. It allowed Ministers and high-level representatives of participating States, as well as IGOs, UN system, accredited non-governmental organizations and major groups and other stakeholders to exchange experiences, lessons learned, policy guidance, transformative actions and initiatives on follow-up to the 2023 SDG Summit, the Summit of the Future, and UN80.
The list of speakers for the general debate of the high-level segment of ECOSOC, including the ministerial segment of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council, closed on 16 July 2025. For more information, click here.
Ministerial Declaration
The negotiations on the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2025 session of the Economic and Social Council and the High-level Political Forum are co-facilitated by H.E. Mr. Jakub Kulhánek, Permanent Representative of Czechia to the United Nations, and H.E. Ms. Inga Rhonda King, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations. For more information, click here.
Documentation
- Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind: Report of the Secretary-General (E/2025/69)
- Long-term impacts of current trends on the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals: Report of the Secretary-General (E/2025/68)
- Report of the Committee for Development Policy on its twenty-seventh session (E/2025/33)