Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the UN, HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, said the Second World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Doha, marks the first official meeting of the UN General Assembly to convene outside its traditional venues in New York and Geneva, in accordance with the Assembly’s rules of procedure.

The Second World Summit for Social Development will be held in Doha from November 4 to 6, marking a pivotal moment to renew the commitments first made in Copenhagen three decades ago and to set forth bold visions and practical solutions for advancing social development.

The summit will bring together more than 8,000 participants, representing Member States, the UN system, and key stakeholders — including parliamentarians, civil society organisations, youth, academia, and representatives of workers, employers, and the private sector — all united in reaffirming their commitment to social justice and translating that commitment into concrete actions that place people at the heart of sustainable development.

Sheikha Alya said hosting the historic summit in Doha underscored Qatar’s position as an active and strategic partner of the UN. She added that in just a few days, Doha will once again open its doors to the world, underlining itself as a city that has become a global symbol of dialogue, partnership, and hope.

At the heart of the historic summit will lie the ‘Doha Political Declaration,’ a global call to action that renews governments’ commitment to creating an enabling economic, political, social, cultural, and legal environment for achieving inclusive social development for all.

Several key events will take place during the summit, leveraging this global gathering, most notably, the inaugural meeting of the ‘Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty.’ The summit will also witness a significant milestone with the convening of the ‘Doha Solutions Forum for Social Development,’ which represents a turning point toward adopting innovative and practical initiatives.

The forum will be held alongside two major events — the Private Sector Forum and the Civil Society Forum — in addition to a wide range of activities taking place at the state-of-the-art Qatar National Convention Centre.

Qatar previously hosted a series of landmark UN conferences, including the 2008 Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2012, the 13th UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII), and the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in 2023 — all united by the shared goal of promoting prosperity and achieving sustainable development for all.

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