15/07/2025
Mrs. Pamela Kauseni (r) Director, Population Department, Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Ms. Stenah Shampile (c), Chargé D' Affaires, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations, and Mrs. Theresa Chanda, Assistant Director, International Organisations (IO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended the opening segment of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) at the United Nations Headquarters on Monday, 14th July 2025.
The High-Level Political Forum opened on Monday, 14th July 2025, and runs until Thursday, 24th July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council.
The theme is "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."
The forum reviews and follows up on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs. Its purpose is to provide a space for stakeholders to access progress, identify challenges, share knowledge and best practices, and advance policies to achieving the SDGs. The SDGs to be reviewed in-depth are Goals 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 14 (Life Below Water) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
Zambia's participation presents an opportunity to among other things, share national experiences that showcase successes, challenges and priorities, learn from other countries including the identification of best practices, and innovative financing approaches that can help in the attainment of sustainable development.