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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 (PITTSBURGH, USA): The two major South-based international civil society networks Social Watch and Third World Network have jointly called on G-20 leaders to address and pledge to greater social and development investment...
Social Watch Report 2009 - Making finances work: People first
Table of contents Social Watch in the world Social Watch: promoting accountability Table of Contents Voices that make a difference (Roberto Bissio) People first (Roberto Bissio)
THEMATIC REPORTS A human rights-based response to the...
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2020
Press Release
Table of contents
Download the full report here (pdf version), for single chapters see below.
Preface (pdf format here)
Overview
A world in turmoil needs fundamental change (pdf...