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The 64th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD) is taking place at UN Headquarters in New York. The CSocD has the responsibility to provide advice to the UN on social development issues. CSocD serves as the formal body for the follow-up and coordination of the commitments called "Copenhagen Declaration" made at the first World Social Summit in 1995 in Copenhagen and in the second Summit in 2025 in Doha.
Leaders, policymakers, and civil society representatives have gathered in Doha, Qatar, from 4 to 6 November 2025 for the Second World Summit for Social Development.
At the Summit, the UN General Assembly adopted “the Doha Political Declaration”, renewing commitments to global efforts to eradicate poverty, promote social protection, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and advance social integration.
The Declaration reaffirms the central role of social protection.
You will find below information about the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2) and what has happened in the last two months. |
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Follow-up to the
“SECOND WORLD SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT” |
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POLITICAL DECLARATION
STATEMENTS, ARTICLES & WEBINARS
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Webinar: After the World Social Summit: Where are we and what can we do? Gabriele Koehler. January 20, 2026
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Webinar: From Commitments to Action: Arab Civil Society Strategies After WSSDII– Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). January 13, 2026
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Doha’s Silencing of Civil Society: A Wake-Up Call — Is Anyone Listening? Global Call to Action Against Poverty - Asia (GCAP-Asia). Zia ur Rehman, December 19, 2025
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Social development in the Shadows – Time for a Social Justice COP? Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP). December 19, 2025
Second World Summit for Social Development’s Doha declaration: Ambition must be backed by action. Bretton Woods Project, December 11, 2025 -
ANND at WSSD2 Doha: Progress achieved, commitments still missing– Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). Zahra Bazzi, December 1, 2025
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Is the Doha Declaration of the Second World Summit for Social Development an Exceptional Declaration?– Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). Meriem Jaballah, December 1, 2025
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Between the 1995 Copenhagen Summit and the 2025 Doha Summit: What Has Changed? Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). Adib Nehme, December 1, 2025
The Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha: Renewing the Global Commitment to Social Development. International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), November 25, 2025 Opinion: The World Social Summit in Doha: Time to Act. Inter Press Service - IPS. Isabel Ortiz. November 12, 2025. (Spanish version: Opinión: La Cumbre Social Mundial en Doha: Tiempo de actuar) -
World Leaders Commit to Supporting Social Development and Rights. Governments Should Next Turn Talk into Action. Huma Rights Watch (HRW), November 7, 2025.
ITUC Statement on the 2025 WSSD Political Declaration. International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), November 4, 2025.
UN
Resources. Additional Background Information. Official website.
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Fighting Multi-Dimensional Poverty of Persons with Disability: The Relevance of Inclusive Hiring Practices, Collins Yao Losu, UNRISD, December 2, 2025
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Follow-up to the outcome of the Second World
Summit for Social Development ILO, Governing Body 355th Session, Geneva, 17–27 November 2025. November 14, 2025
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Countries commit to investing in and strengthening social protection. ILO News, November 10, 2025
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ILO welcomes renewed global commitment to social development and cooperation ILO News, 7 November 2025
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Global Coalition for Social Justice recognized as a key platform to advance the Doha Declaration. ILO News, November 6, 2025
Special Coverage of Second World Summit for Social Development. UN News. November 2025
GCSPF at the WSSD2
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