The 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (2017 HLPF) officially began on 10 July at the UN Headquarters in New York. It is the main UN platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda. In the opening speech, Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, stressed that “Gender inequality continues to persist worldwide, depriving women and girls of their basic rights and opportunities” and pointed out that “To ensure that sustainable development is realized by all people and for all people everywhere, a revitalized and enhanced global partnership that brings together all stakeholders and mobilizes all available resources is needed”.