DOHA, Nov 12 2025 (IPS) - Qatar hosted the Second World Summit for Social Development from 4–6 November. According to the United Nations, more than 40 Heads of State and Government, 230 ministers and senior officials, and nearly...
The World Social Summit in Doha: Time to Act
DOHA, Nov 12 2025 (IPS) - Qatar hosted the Second World Summit for Social Development from 4–6 November. According to the United Nations, more than 40 Heads of State and Government, 230 ministers and senior officials, and nearly...
“Let’s revive hope”
At the Social Summit, our governments pledged to end poverty, reduce inequalities, and promote care, but we are not being told what they will do differently to achieve a different result.
Intervention by Roberto...
Invitation WSSD2: Decent work and Employment Opportunities
Join us in the Solutions Session (Side-Event) "Decent work and employment opportunities: Action-oriented approaches to empower future generations of women and girls" at the second UN World Summit for Social Development, Doha Qatar (November 4-6, 2025)
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Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2018
Press Release
Table of contents
Download the full report here (pdf version, 3.5 MB), for single chapters see below.
Download the full report in Arabic (pdf version, 2.5 MB).
The Spanish...
Social Watch 2004 - Fear and Want - Obstacles to Human Security
Table of contents
Preface. The cost of not daring
THEMATIC REPORTS
Obstacles to human security. Analysis of the 2004 Social Watch national reports
Judge and jury: the World Bank’s scorecard for...
Social Watch Annual Report 1998
Preface
The Social Watch Chart of Progress Towards Social Development Commitments
Progress Towards Commitments
Measuring Political Will: Indicator of Plans, Programmes and Initiatives (IPPI)
Equity and Social Development
The...