ICSU at the High Level Political Forum: SDGs and the science-policy interface
Guest blog by Anne-Sophie Stevance ICSU Science Officer The annual session of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the deliberating body for sustainable development at the UN, took place in New York from 11-20 July. The International Council for Science led an 8-person scientific delegation to the event, and was an active participant in several events during the week. Participants at the ICSU/IRD/Colombia side event on SDGs interactions. This session of the HLPF was the first one following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda reviewing early initiatives to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ICSU, in partnership with the French Institut de Recherche pour le Dรฉveloppement (IRD) and the Government of Colombia, organized a side event on 15 July to present a draft framework for understanding SDGs interactions . This framework was the subject of a recently published commentary in Nature . The event was moderated by Felix ...