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High-Level Political Forum 9-18 July 2018
The HLPF is the central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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“Inclusion is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda. To realise sustainable development, we must foster the constructive and meaningful participation of all sectors of society”
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Intensive preparations for the 2018 High-level Political Forum are underway, featuring 48 countries to review progress towards SDGs

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keyissue2 Financing Sustainable Development
keyissue3 Partnerships
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