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In accordance with General Assembly Resolution 67/290, the HLPF is open to the major groups, other relevant stakeholders and entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the General Assembly, building on arrangements and practices observed by the Commission on Sustainable Development.
While retaining the intergovernmental character of the forum, the representatives of the major groups and other relevant stakeholders shall be allowed:
- To attend all official meetings of the forum;
- To have access to all official information and documents;
- To intervene in official meetings;
- To submit documents and present written and oral contributions;
- To make recommendations;
- To organize side events and round tables, in cooperation with Member States and the Secretariat
General Assembly Resolution 67/290 encourages major groups and other stakeholders ‘to autonomously establish and maintain effective coordination mechanisms’ for participation in the HLPF.
The major groups were first identified in Agenda 21 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. These major groups and some additional stakeholder groups were identified in General Assembly Resolution 66/288 ‘The future we want’, as well as in some of the subsequent UNGA Resolutions namely, 67/290, 70/1, 70/299 and 72/305.
It is important to note that some stakeholder groups have developed to mirror other post-2015 development agreements. While not all of the Major Groups and other Stakeholders that form the Coordination Mechanism (MGoS-CM) are identified by United Nations agreed outcomes, they hold equal status within the MGoS-CM Terms of Reference [Dec 2020], formerly known as the Steering Group. The MGoS-CM is independent of the United Nations.
General information about the major groups and other stakeholders can be found here.
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Contact information can be found below if you want to join one of the major groups and other stakeholders. The contact information of the Organising Partners for each of the MGoS constituencies below can also be found here.
