The High-Level Committee on Programmes convenes biannual sessions that are summarized in meeting reports. Each report contains the list of participants, summary of discussions and decisions taken. Annexes include presentations and draft proposals discussed during the meeting.
Conclusions of the Thirty-sixth Session of the High-Level Committee on Programmes (IFAD Headquarters, Rome): Issues discussed at the session: Impact of Frontier Technologies on Developing Countries; Artificial Intelligence - Capacity Development for Developing Countries; Future of Work; Future of Learning and Education; Drug Policy; Strategic Foresight: toward a shared vision for supporting the SDGs in an uncertain future; Summary of Information Items: Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries; UN-Water, UN-Energy, and UN-Oceans; and Progress Update on the Shared Framework for Action on Equality and Non-Discrimination, and on Urbanization and Sustainable Development.
Conclusions of the Thirty-firth Session of the High-Level Committee on Programmes (UN Headquarters, New York). Issues discussed at the session: UN Engagement on Frontier Technologies; Frontiers Issues, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, Future of Learning and Education, and Future of Food; Policy Dialogue with the Youth Envoy and the “Young UN”; and Summary of Information Items: Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries.
Conclusions of the Thirty-fourth Session of the High Level Committee on Programmes (ILO Headquarters, Geneva). Issues discussed at the session: Horizon-Scanning of Emerging Issues (with a focus on frontier issues in the domain of technology): Artificial Intelligence, Cyberspace, Biotechnology, and New Weaponry; Deeper Examination of Select Focus Areas/Nexuses of Emerging Challenges: Future of Food, Future of Work; UN System Capacity to Address Emerging Challenges: Risk, Prevention, and Resilience; and Summary of Information Items: Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries, UN-Water, UN-Energy, and UN-Oceans.
Conclusions of the Thirty-third Session of the High Level Committee on Programmes (UN Headquarters, New York) Issues discussed at the session: Risk, Prevention, and Resilience; Cross-Pillar Linkages and Coherence; Climate Change; UN System Leadership Framework; Scoping Discussion -System-Wide Strategic Coherence as Key Driver for Addressing Global Challenges; Summary of Information Items-Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries.
Conclusions of the Thirty-Second Session of the High Level Committee on Programmes (UN Headquarters, New York, 29 and 30 September 2016) Issues discussed at the session: Risk, Prevention, and Resilience; UN System Leadership Model in the Post-2015 Era; Cross-Pillar Linkages and the 2030 Agenda; Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development; Follow-up to the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants; and Summary of information Items: Istanbul Programme of Actions for the LDCs; and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Issues discussed at the session: Urbanization and Sustainable Development; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change; World Humanitarian Summit; Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development; Promoting Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies, Preventing Conflict; Support to the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and Summary of information Items: Istanbul Programme of Actions for the LDCs; and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Issues discussed at the session: Climate Change; Human Rights: Inequalities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Promoting Peaceful, and Inclusive Societies, Preventing Conflict, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Disaster Risk Reduction; Youth Employment; and Summary of information Items: Urbanization and Sustainable Development; Istanbul Programme of Actions for the LDCs; and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Issues discussed at the session: Urbanization and Sustainable Development; Inequalities, Human Rights and the post-2015 Development Agenda; The Data Revolution; Youth Employment; Climate Change and Summary of information Items: Climate Change, Instanbul Plan of Actions for the LDCs and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Issues discussed at the session: Post-2015 development; Youth Employment; Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction; Twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Plat form for Action; Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and policies on Information; New United Nations urban agenda; Climate Change; Small Island Developing States and Summary of Information Items.
Issues discussed at the session: Post-2015 development; Climate Change; Small Island Developing States ; New United Nations urban agenda; Other programme matters: Migration and Development, social and environmental sustainability, Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least developed Countries, reports of UN-Water, UN-energy and UN-Oceans, A world of 7 billion.
Issues discussed at the session: Towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda; CEB Review of MDG Implementation; Promoting the Rule of Law; Advancing the Common Agenda: Disaster Risk Reduction, Oceans, Cybercrime and Cyber Security; Implications of Internal and International Migration; Demographic Dynamics: Youth, The World of 7 Billion; Migration and Development; Implementation of HLCP and CEB Decisions; UN Activities in Combating Drugs and Organized Crime; Cybersecurity/Cybercrime; Climate Change; Review by CEB of MDG Implementation; UN System-wide Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of
Issues discussed at the session: Towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda; CEB Review of MDG Implementation; Promoting the Rule of Law; Advancing the Common Agenda: Disaster Risk Reduction, Oceans, Cybercrime and Cyber Security; Implications of Internal and International Migration; Demographic Dynamics: Youth, The World of 7 Billion.
Issues discussed at the session: Sustainable Development: Follow up to the Rio +20; United Nations system contribution to the post-2015 development agenda; The World at 7 Billion and Beyond; Climate Change; Cybersecurity and cybercrime; Quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) and “Delivering as one”; High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development.
Issues discussed at the session: Sustainable Development: Preparations for Rio+20; Oceans Compact; Regional Dimension of Development; Human Rights and Development; The World at 7 Billion and Beyond...
Issues discussed at the session: Moving towards a fairer, greener and sustainable globalization, Preparations for the Rio+20 Conference, Follow-up to decisions relating to Disaster risk reduction; Climate change; Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries; Cybersecurity.
Issues discussed at the session: Fairer, greener, sustainable globalization; Rio +20; Follow-up to the GA Plenary meeting on the MDGs; Climate change; Fourth UN Conference on the LDCs; and Biodiversity.
Issues discussed at the session: The outcome of the MDG Summit; Moving towards a fairer greener and sustainable globalization; Climate change; Gender; High-level Panel on Global Sustainability; Programme Criticality; Cyber security; IV UN Conference on the LDCs; South-South and triangular cooperation; and Access to energy.
Issues discussed included: UN system joint crisis initiative on the global financial and economic crisis; Moving towards a fairer, greener, sustainable globalization, Ten-year review of the Millennium Development Goals, Climate change, System-wide coherence, Enhancing the contribution of the United Nations system to the Economic and Social Council.
Issues discussed included: UN system joint crisis initiative on the global financial and economic crisis; Climate change; The policy dimension of knowledge management and Second UN Decade for the Eradication of poverty (2008-2017)
Issues discussed included: The global financial crisis and its impact on the work of the United Nations System; Regional coherence; Climate change; Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)...
Issues discussed included: Review of recent developments and forthcoming events; Climate change; Evaluation of the United Nations pilots; Strategic direction for the future work of the High-level Committee on Programmes; UN-Water; Campaign to end violence against women and girls; Disaster risk reduction.
Issues discussed included: Review of recent developments on system-wide coherence and the implications for the Chief Executives Board; Review of the High-level Committee on Programmes’ role, functioning and working methods; Evaluation of the United Nations pilots; Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review; Climate change; Peacebuilding; African development.
Issues discussed included: CEB review; Preparations for the fall 2007 session of CEB (Climate change; Energy; Africa; Follow-up to CEB/High-Level Committee on Programmes decisions).
Issues discussed included: Introductory remarks of the Chairman on current developments and the status of the CEB review; System-wide coherence; Preparations for the Chief Executives Board for coordination meeting; Participation by United Nations agencies in the Economic and Social Council; Follow-up to the decisions of the High-level Committee on Programmes; Africa.
Issues discussed included: Developments in the work of the Panel on system-wide Coherence and implications for the work of the United Nations system, including preparations for the Joint session with the High-level Committee on Management...
Issues discussed included: The system’s response to the 2005 World Summit Outcome; Preparations for the spring 2006 session of CEB; Follow-up to CEB decisions; Relations with inter-agency bodies; HLCP work programme.
Issues discussed included: 2005 World Summit; Follow-up to High-level Committee on Programmes decisions; Review of the programme of work of the High-level Committee on Programmes following the 2005 World Summit
Summary of the High-level Committee on Programmes retreat held at the Greentree Foundation in Manhasset, New York, from 19 to 21 July 2005. Informal discussion, Plenary talks and Breakout groups took place over the three days of the event.
Issues discussed included: Review of recent developments; Preparations for the spring 2005 session of the United Nations System Chief Executive Board for Coordination; Follow-up to CEBHLCP decisions.
Issues discussed included: Preparations for the fall 2004 session of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination; Follow-up to the Chief Executives Board for Coordination High-Level Committee on Programmes decisions; High-Level Committee on Programmes programme of work, 2004 to 2005 and beyond.
Issues discussed included: Preparations for the 2005 comprehensive review of the implementation of the Millennium Declaration; Bridging the digital divide; Follow-up to the decisions of the High-Level Committee on Programmes; HLCP programme of work, 2004-2005 and beyond.
Issues discussed included: Preparations for the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination spring 2004 session; Follow-up to the Chief Executives Board and the High-level Committee on Programmes decisions.
Issues discussed included: Financing for development; HIV/AIDS and its linkages with food security and governance; Follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development; Conflict prevention; Follow-up to the Millennium Summit: 2005...
Issues discussed included: Financing for development: Secretary-General’s report to the General Assembly; Review of the status of the work: Task Group on 2005 comprehensive review of the implementation of the Millennium Declaration...
Issues discussed included: Programme of Work of the High-Level Committee on Programmes for 2003-2004; Follow-up to the United Nations Millennium Declaration:preparations for the 2005 comprehensive review; Strategies for sustainable development: follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development; HIV/AIDS...
Issues discussed included: System-wide response and reporting on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration; United Nations system collaboration with civil society organizations...
Issues discussed included: Follow-up to the Millennium Summit: treatment and prevention of diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)...
Issues discussed included: Follow-up to the Millennium Summit: Poverty eradication and development; Africa; The global agenda/global public goods; Review of Administrative Committee on Coordination machinery...
The High-Level Committee on Programmes convenes biannual sessions that are summarized in meeting reports. Each report contains the list of participants, summary of discussions and decisions taken. Annexes include presentations and draft proposals discussed during the meeting.
Report of 36th session (October 2018, Rome)
Conclusions of the Thirty-sixth Session of the High-Level Committee on Programmes (IFAD Headquarters, Rome): Issues discussed at the session: Impact of Frontier Technologies on Developing Countries; Artificial Intelligence - Capacity Development for Developing Countries; Future of Work; Future of Learning and Education; Drug Policy; Strategic Foresight: toward a shared vision for supporting the SDGs in an uncertain future; Summary of Information Items: Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries; UN-Water, UN-Energy, and UN-Oceans; and Progress Update on the Shared Framework for Action on Equality and Non-Discrimination, and on Urbanization and Sustainable Development.
Report of 35th session (April 2018, New York)
Conclusions of the Thirty-firth Session of the High-Level Committee on Programmes (UN Headquarters, New York). Issues discussed at the session: UN Engagement on Frontier Technologies; Frontiers Issues, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, Future of Learning and Education, and Future of Food; Policy Dialogue with the Youth Envoy and the “Young UN”; and Summary of Information Items: Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries.
Report of 34th session (September 2017, Geneva)
Conclusions of the Thirty-fourth Session of the High Level Committee on Programmes (ILO Headquarters, Geneva). Issues discussed at the session: Horizon-Scanning of Emerging Issues (with a focus on frontier issues in the domain of technology): Artificial Intelligence, Cyberspace, Biotechnology, and New Weaponry; Deeper Examination of Select Focus Areas/Nexuses of Emerging Challenges: Future of Food, Future of Work; UN System Capacity to Address Emerging Challenges: Risk, Prevention, and Resilience; and Summary of Information Items: Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries, UN-Water, UN-Energy, and UN-Oceans.
Report of 33rd session (March 2017, New York)
Conclusions of the Thirty-third Session of the High Level Committee on Programmes (UN Headquarters, New York) Issues discussed at the session: Risk, Prevention, and Resilience; Cross-Pillar Linkages and Coherence; Climate Change; UN System Leadership Framework; Scoping Discussion -System-Wide Strategic Coherence as Key Driver for Addressing Global Challenges; Summary of Information Items-Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries.
Report of 32nd session (September 2016, New York)
Conclusions of the Thirty-Second Session of the High Level Committee on Programmes (UN Headquarters, New York, 29 and 30 September 2016) Issues discussed at the session: Risk, Prevention, and Resilience; UN System Leadership Model in the Post-2015 Era; Cross-Pillar Linkages and the 2030 Agenda; Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development; Follow-up to the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants; and Summary of information Items: Istanbul Programme of Actions for the LDCs; and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Report of 31st session (March 2016, Geneva)
Issues discussed at the session: Urbanization and Sustainable Development; Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change; World Humanitarian Summit; Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development; Promoting Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies, Preventing Conflict; Support to the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and Summary of information Items: Istanbul Programme of Actions for the LDCs; and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Report of 30th Session (October 2015, New York)
Issues discussed at the session: Climate Change; Human Rights: Inequalities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Promoting Peaceful, and Inclusive Societies, Preventing Conflict, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Disaster Risk Reduction; Youth Employment; and Summary of information Items: Urbanization and Sustainable Development; Istanbul Programme of Actions for the LDCs; and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Report of 29th Session (March 2015, Paris)
Issues discussed at the session: Urbanization and Sustainable Development; Inequalities, Human Rights and the post-2015 Development Agenda; The Data Revolution; Youth Employment; Climate Change and Summary of information Items: Climate Change, Instanbul Plan of Actions for the LDCs and Reports of UN-Water, UN-Energy, UN-Oceans.
Report of 28th Session (October 2014, New York)
Issues discussed at the session: Post-2015 development; Youth Employment; Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction; Twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Plat form for Action; Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and policies on Information; New United Nations urban agenda; Climate Change; Small Island Developing States and Summary of Information Items.
Report of 27th Session (March 2014, Santiago)
Issues discussed at the session: Post-2015 development; Climate Change; Small Island Developing States ; New United Nations urban agenda; Other programme matters: Migration and Development, social and environmental sustainability, Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least developed Countries, reports of UN-Water, UN-energy and UN-Oceans, A world of 7 billion.
Report of 26th Session (October 2013, Geneva)
Issues discussed at the session: Towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda; CEB Review of MDG Implementation; Promoting the Rule of Law; Advancing the Common Agenda: Disaster Risk Reduction, Oceans, Cybercrime and Cyber Security; Implications of Internal and International Migration; Demographic Dynamics: Youth, The World of 7 Billion; Migration and Development; Implementation of HLCP and CEB Decisions; UN Activities in Combating Drugs and Organized Crime; Cybersecurity/Cybercrime; Climate Change; Review by CEB of MDG Implementation; UN System-wide Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of
Report of 25th Session (March 2013, Paris)
Issues discussed at the session: Towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda; CEB Review of MDG Implementation; Promoting the Rule of Law; Advancing the Common Agenda: Disaster Risk Reduction, Oceans, Cybercrime and Cyber Security; Implications of Internal and International Migration; Demographic Dynamics: Youth, The World of 7 Billion.
Report of 24th Session (October 2012, New York)
Issues discussed at the session: Sustainable Development: Follow up to the Rio +20; United Nations system contribution to the post-2015 development agenda; The World at 7 Billion and Beyond; Climate Change; Cybersecurity and cybercrime; Quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) and “Delivering as one”; High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development.
Report of 23rd Session (March 2012, Geneva)
Issues discussed at the session: Sustainable Development: Preparations for Rio+20; Oceans Compact; Regional Dimension of Development; Human Rights and Development; The World at 7 Billion and Beyond...
Report of 22nd Session (September 2011, New York)
Issues discussed at the session: Moving towards a fairer, greener and sustainable globalization, Preparations for the Rio+20 Conference, Follow-up to decisions relating to Disaster risk reduction; Climate change; Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries; Cybersecurity.
Report of 21st Session (March 2011, New York)
Issues discussed at the session: Fairer, greener, sustainable globalization; Rio +20; Follow-up to the GA Plenary meeting on the MDGs; Climate change; Fourth UN Conference on the LDCs; and Biodiversity.
Report of 20th Session (September 2010, Geneva)
Issues discussed at the session: The outcome of the MDG Summit; Moving towards a fairer greener and sustainable globalization; Climate change; Gender; High-level Panel on Global Sustainability; Programme Criticality; Cyber security; IV UN Conference on the LDCs; South-South and triangular cooperation; and Access to energy.
Report of 19th Session (March 2010, Geneva)
Issues discussed included: UN system joint crisis initiative on the global financial and economic crisis; Moving towards a fairer, greener, sustainable globalization, Ten-year review of the Millennium Development Goals, Climate change, System-wide coherence, Enhancing the contribution of the United Nations system to the Economic and Social Council.
Report of 18th Session (September 2009, New York)
Issues discussed included: UN system joint crisis initiative on the global financial and economic crisis; Climate change; The policy dimension of knowledge management and Second UN Decade for the Eradication of poverty (2008-2017)
Report of 17th Session (February 2009, Geneva)
Issues discussed included: The global financial crisis and its impact on the work of the United Nations System; Regional coherence; Climate change; Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)...
Report of 16th Session (September 2008, Rome)
Issues discussed included: Review of recent developments and forthcoming events; Climate change; Evaluation of the United Nations pilots; Strategic direction for the future work of the High-level Committee on Programmes; UN-Water; Campaign to end violence against women and girls; Disaster risk reduction.
Report of Intersessional meeting (July 2008, New York)
Issues discussed included: Climate change; Global food crisis; HLCP working methods and future work programme.
HLCP Report.: 15th Session, (March 2008, Rome)
Issues discussed included: Review of recent developments on system-wide coherence and the implications for the Chief Executives Board; Review of the High-level Committee on Programmes’ role, functioning and working methods; Evaluation of the United Nations pilots; Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review; Climate change; Peacebuilding; African development.
Report of 14th Session (September 2007, New York
Issues discussed included: Preparations for CEB (Climate change, Africa, Aid-for-Trade); Follow-up to HLCP decisions and emerging issues (Employment toolkit; UN-Energy, UN-Water and UN-Oceans, UN Communications Group...
Report of Intersessional meeting (July 2007, Geneva)
Issues discussed included: CEB review; Preparations for the fall 2007 session of CEB (Climate change; Energy; Africa; Follow-up to CEB/High-Level Committee on Programmes decisions).
Report of 13th Session (March 2007, Castel Gandolfo)
Issues discussed included: Introductory remarks of the Chairman on current developments and the status of the CEB review; System-wide coherence; Preparations for the Chief Executives Board for coordination meeting; Participation by United Nations agencies in the Economic and Social Council; Follow-up to the decisions of the High-level Committee on Programmes; Africa.
Report of 12th Session (September 2006, Rome)
Issues discussed included: Developments in the work of the Panel on system-wide Coherence and implications for the work of the United Nations system, including preparations for the Joint session with the High-level Committee on Management...
Report of Intersessional meeting (July 2006, Geneva)
Issues discussed included: System-wide coherence; Work programme.
Report of 11th Session (February 2006, Paris)
Issues discussed included: The system’s response to the 2005 World Summit Outcome; Preparations for the spring 2006 session of CEB; Follow-up to CEB decisions; Relations with inter-agency bodies; HLCP work programme.
Report of 10th Session (October 2005, Frascati)
Issues discussed included: 2005 World Summit; Follow-up to High-level Committee on Programmes decisions; Review of the programme of work of the High-level Committee on Programmes following the 2005 World Summit
Report of Intersessional meeting (July 2005, New York)
Summary of the High-level Committee on Programmes retreat held at the Greentree Foundation in Manhasset, New York, from 19 to 21 July 2005. Informal discussion, Plenary talks and Breakout groups took place over the three days of the event.
Report of 9th Session (February 2005, Rome)
Issues discussed included: Review of recent developments; Preparations for the spring 2005 session of the United Nations System Chief Executive Board for Coordination; Follow-up to CEBHLCP decisions.
Report of 8th Session (September 2004, Florence)
Issues discussed included: Preparations for the fall 2004 session of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination; Follow-up to the Chief Executives Board for Coordination High-Level Committee on Programmes decisions; High-Level Committee on Programmes programme of work, 2004 to 2005 and beyond.
Report of Intersessional meeting (May 2004, Frascati)
Issues discussed included: Preparations for the 2005 comprehensive review of the implementation of the Millennium Declaration; Bridging the digital divide; Follow-up to the decisions of the High-Level Committee on Programmes; HLCP programme of work, 2004-2005 and beyond.
Report of 7th Session (February 2004, Beirut)
Issues discussed included: Preparations for the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination spring 2004 session; Follow-up to the Chief Executives Board and the High-level Committee on Programmes decisions.
Report of 6th Session (September 2003, Rome)
Issues discussed included: Financing for development; HIV/AIDS and its linkages with food security and governance; Follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development; Conflict prevention; Follow-up to the Millennium Summit: 2005...
Report of Intersessional meeting (July 2003, Geneva)
Issues discussed included: Financing for development: Secretary-General’s report to the General Assembly; Review of the status of the work: Task Group on 2005 comprehensive review of the implementation of the Millennium Declaration...
Report of 5th session (March 2003, Rome)
Issues discussed included: Programme of Work of the High-Level Committee on Programmes for 2003-2004; Follow-up to the United Nations Millennium Declaration:preparations for the 2005 comprehensive review; Strategies for sustainable development: follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development; HIV/AIDS...
Report of 4th Session (September 2002, Vienna)
Issues discussed included: System-wide response and reporting on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration; United Nations system collaboration with civil society organizations...
Report of 3rd Session (March 2002, New York)
Issues discussed included: Follow-up to the Millennium Summit: treatment and prevention of diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)...
Report of 2nd Session (September 2001, Geneva)
Issues discussed included: Follow-up to the Millennium Summit: road map and inventory exercises of the High-level Committee on Programmes; Africa...
Report of 1st Session (February 2001, Vienna)
Issues discussed included: Follow-up to the Millennium Summit: Poverty eradication and development; Africa; The global agenda/global public goods; Review of Administrative Committee on Coordination machinery...