Civil Society Forum Report
Second World Summit for Social Development
Why We Gathered
Amidst intersecting crises, the Doha 2025 Summit brought civil society together to renew our global commitment to people-centered development, justice, and solidarity. It is time for concrete action
The Impact in Numbers
THEMATIC COMMITMENTS
Commitment 1: Building Accountable Environments for Sustainable Social Justice
Build accountability mechanisms and advance strategies for meaningful civil society engagement to deliver unfulfilled promises.
Commitment 2: Advancing Policy Solutions to End Poverty Everywhere
End structural discrimination and invest in intersectional, gender-responsive policy reforms to leave no one behind.
Commitment 3: Copenhagen Declaration: Policy Levers for Full and Productive Employment
Implement gender-transformative solutions and multi-stakeholder partnerships to ensure decent work and equal opportunities.
Commitment 4: Inclusive Policies for Social Unity and Equity
Foster social integration and solidarity through inclusive, faith-driven, and compassion-led policy action.
Commitment 5: Leveraging Gender Parity to Address Structural Inequities
Dismantle structural inequities through gender parity, feminist leadership, and systemic investments in gender justice.
Commitment 6: Universal Access to Education and Health
Promote inclusive, safe, and sustainable education and health systems as core drivers of social justice.
Commitment 7: Catalyzing Support for Development for Africa and LDCs
Invest in universal social protection floors that empower marginalized groups across Africa and LDCs.
Commitment 8: Anchoring Economic Transition Policies in Universal Social Protection
Reshape macroeconomic policies and center women’s unpaid care work to achieve transformative global equality.
Commitment 9: Innovative Mobilization of Resources for Social Progress
Mobilize innovative public and private financing to align capital with purpose and expand equitable access.
Commitment 10: Aligning Economic Policy with People’s Needs
Reimagine public services as the cornerstone of a new eco-social contract to ensure global progress.
