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 2016
Table of contents
Download the full report here (pdf version), for chapters see below.
Part I – Overview
The 2030 Agenda – a new start towards global sustainability? (en Español)
Jens...
Social Watch Report 2014
THEMATIC REPORTS
Prologue: Monitoring is only meaningful if the powerful are held to account Means and Ends: The messages from the country reports Core Principles, Universal Goals Means of Implementation Eradicating poverty by lowering...
Social Watch Annual Report 2001
Social Watch 2001 emphasises the issue of wealth distribution. Eradication of poverty cannot be achieved in a context of outrageous disparities among and within nations. Social Watch coalitions in 47 countries track the evolution of...