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2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 

  • New York
  • 14 to 23 July

GATE highlighted the intersection of trans rights and gender equality within SDGs, demonstrating how the exclusion of trans communities undermines gender equality, access to good health, and decent work. 

  • Published
  • 23 July 2025
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The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the UN’s main platform for reviewing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which took place from 14 July to 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council.

This year theme of the HLPF focused on Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind”.

GATE was represented by Best Chitsanupong, our Human Rights Officer, who attended the sessions and delivered statements to highlight some of the issues, challenges and needs of our trans and gender diverse communities.

During HLPF 2025, the following SDGs were reviewed in-depth:

  • SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5: Gender Equality
  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 14: Life Below Water
  • SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

GATE highlighted the intersection of trans rights and gender equality within these SDGs, demonstrating how the exclusion of trans communities undermines gender equality, access to good health, and decent work. 

What we did at HLPF for trans communities?

  • GATE worked to integrate gender diversity language into the SDG 5 statement at the SDG 5 + interlinkages (Gender Equality) session on Tuesday, July 15

GATE partnered with the LGBTI Stakeholder Group, including OutRight Action International, COC Nederland, RFSL and others.