Tale of Two Summits: From Copenhagen’s Spring to Doha’s Desert
Author: Maria Fornella-Oehninger Soroptimist International Representative to the UN, NYHQ From 4–6 November 2025 in Doha,…
The 10 Commitments of Copenhagen and expectations for the Second World Social Summit
Author: Sarah Ben-Farhat Thirty years after the historic Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development was finalized at…
Reflections on the 2025 UN Ocean Conference: Linking Ocean Action to Social Development
Author: Marides Santos The 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice was a wake-up call—and an opportunity.…
Bridging Social Development to Gender Justice – Remarks for the Civil Society Briefing on the Final Day of CSW69
A reflection by Liana Almony, Chair of the NGO CSocD for the 2024-2026 term On the…
Strategy Meeting Towards the Second World Social Summit – Remarks during the 2024 Global People’s Assembly
During the 2024 Global People’s Assembly, the NGO Committee for Social Development co-organized a “Strategy Meeting…
From the Summit of the Future 2024 to the World Social Summit 2025: Accelerating implementation of existing agreements to create a better future for all humanity
A reflection by Liana Almony, Chair of the NGO CSocD for the 2024-2026 termOriginally published and…
From the High-Level Political Forum 2024 to the World Social Summit 2025
A reflection by Liana Almony, Chair of the NGO CSocD for the 2024-2026 term Today the…
CSocD60:Working Towards Coordinated Action
This blogpost is a reflection from one of the breakout groups formed during the NGO Collaboration…
Reflections on Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Hunger: Our Asks
Blog post by Ella Rayment, Intern for the NGO Committee for Social Development. On the 7th…