People-Centered. Policy-Driven. Globally Connected.
The NGO Committee on Social Development (NGO CSocD) is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Founded in 1998 in the wake of the 1995 Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development, the Committee unites global UN ECOSOC and DGC accredited organizations from around the world in a shared commitment to people-centered development. Based at United Nations Headquarters in New York, we serve as a bridge between grassroots communities and the halls of international policymaking, ensuring that the lived experience of civil society informs the decisions made in its name.
Working to achieve Agenda 2030
What We Stand For
We believe that lasting change begins when civil society is not just present — but heard, respected, and whose inputs are acted upon. Our work is anchored in three pillars of social Development, the achievement of the Copenhagen Declaration 1985, The Doha Political Declaration 2025, and Agenda 2030. Each year, we design and deliver the Civil Society Forum, a flagship event held alongside the Commission for Social Development, where civil society comes together to align, advocate, and amplify.
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A Message From Our Chair
At the most recent Commission session in February 2026, Gillian D’Souza-Nazareth, Chair of NGO CSocD, said that civil society seeks “policies that work, systems that protect and participation that is real” — and urged formal civil-society engagement across the entire policy cycle.