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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 were 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. The final text of the ministerial declaration is available Ministerial Declaration E/HLS/2025/1.
- Final Ministerial Declaration (17 July 2025)
- Draft Ministerial Declaration (15 July 2025)
- Co-facilitators’ technical correction to zero-draft for the Ministerial Declaration of the 2025 high-level segment and high-level political forum on sustainable development (5 May 2025)
- Co-facilitators’ zero-draft for the Ministerial Declaration of the 2025 ECOSOC high-level segment and high-level political forum on sustainable development (14 April 2025)
- Co-facilitators’ updated indicative timeline for the Ministerial Declaration of the 2025 ECOSOC high-level segment and high-level political forum on sustainable development (14 April 2025)
- Co-facilitators’ elements paper for the Ministerial Declaration of the 2025 ECOSOC high-level segment and high-level political forum on sustainable development (14 March 2025)
- Co-facilitators’ timeline for the Ministerial Declaration of the 2025 ECOSOC high-level segment and high-level political forum on sustainable development (14 March 2025)
Letters
- Letter of President of ECOSOC Transmitting Draft MD to Delegations (17 July 2025)
- Letter of the co-facilitators on the zero-draft, timeline and second informal consultations (14 April 2025)
- Letter of the co-facilitators on the elements paper, timeline and second informal consultations (15 March 2025)
- Letter of the co-facilitators for the first informal consultation with guiding questions (25 February 2025)
- Letter of the President of ECOSOC appointing co-facilitators for the Ministerial Declaration of the High-level Segment of 2025 ECOSOC and HLPF (11 December 2024)
Informal Consultations
- Third meeting (5 May 2025)
Statements: G77 and China - General Comments, G77 and China - Part 1, G77 and China - Part 2, G77 and China - SDG3, G77 and China - SDG5, G77 and China - SDG8, G77 and China - SDG14, G77 and China - SDG17, G77 and China – VNRs, AOSIS, Russian Federation, UK, MGoS
- Second meeting (28 March 2025)
Statements: G77 and China, AOSIS, EU, Scientific and Technological Community Major Group
- First meeting (6 March 2025)
Statements: G77 and China, EU, AOSIS, CANZ, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, UK, MGoS
Other outcomes
Informal summary of the discussions at the 2025 ECOSOC High Level Segment
2025 HLPF President's Summary - key policy messages of the deliberations during the Forum.
The HLPF serves as a platform to share experiences about SDG actions and initiatives by participating States, including the VNR countries, UN system and a wide range of other stakeholders.
