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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Social Watch Report 2002 - THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION IN THE WORLD
World maps on poverty and wealth distribution. Country by country progress towards the internationally agreed Social Development Goals Recent trends in development assistance The distribution of public expenditure in the world The evolution of the...
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017
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Preface
Part I – Overview
Reclaiming the public (policy) space for the...
Social Watch Report 2006 - Impossible Architecture
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Preface. Redesigning the financial architecture
THEMATIC REPORTS
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Multilateral financial institutions: overhauling development finance
Exposing...