The co-facilitators of a consultative process on the ministerial declaration of the 2026 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) and the UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) high-level segment in July have invited Member States’ general views on the declaration and its main elements.

In a letter dated 27 February 2026, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone Michael Imran Kanu and Permanent Representative of Albania Suela Janina provide guiding questions ahead of the first informal consultation, to be held on 10 March. They ask Member States to identify:

• The key successes in advancing the SDGs and how these can be scaled up and replicated;
• Emerging challenges and trends that continue to hinder progress towards the SDGs;
• Transformative, equitable, innovative, and coordinated actions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs over the remaining four years to 2030, including in follow-up to the Pact for the Future, the Sevilla Commitment, and the Doha Political Declaration;
• Priority actions to advance the implementation of the SDGs undergoing in-depth review in 2026, while creating synergies with each other and with other Goals;
• Lessons learned and good practices from the voluntary national reviews (VNRs); and
• Messages and guidance to inform preparations for the 2027 SDG Summit.

The co-facilitators also welcome longer statements and written comments on the structure and elements of the forthcoming zero draft of the declaration. These inputs are to be submitted by 17 March.

They also invite Member States to a briefing on 13 March 2026, where the Secretariat will present the key messages from the Expert Group Meetings on the SDGs undergoing in-depth review at HLPF 2026. These Goals are SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities), and SDG 17 (partnerships for the Goals).

The co-facilitators pledge to “do [their] utmost to ensure a transparent and inclusive consultative process, with a view to achieving a concise, action-oriented and consensus-based ministerial declaration.”

HLPF 2026 will convene from 7-15 July under the theme, ‘Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for a sustainable future for all.’ [HLPF 2026]