63rd Session of the Commission For Social Development - CSocD63

The 63rd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD63) will take place from 10 to 14 February 2025, in Conference Room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

Priority Theme 

Strengthening solidarity, social inclusion and social cohesion to accelerate the delivery of the commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Emerging Issues

Social resilience and social development

Organization of the Session

• Current Membership (as of 9 April 2024)
• Proposed Organization of Work - coming soon

Members of the Bureau

The Bureau of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) plays a vital role in facilitating the preparation for, and in ensuring the successful outcome of the session. The Bureau for the 63rd session (2025) comprises the following members:

Documents

• Provisional agenda and documentation for the CSocD63, E/CN.5/2024/L.1
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Side Events

• To promote broad stakeholder participation, ONLY one event application can be accepted per the main sponsor.
• Side-events should be related to the CSocD63 priority theme 
• Priority will be given to multi-stakeholder events that include Member States, Intergovernmental Organizations, UN agencies and civil society organizations.

Online Application Form for Side Events: The deadline is 2 December 2024

NGO Participation

• UN DESA with the support of the NGO Committee on Social Development facilitate the participation of NGOs in the sessions of the CSocD. NGOs that are accredited to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) may designate representatives to attend the annual sessions of the CSocD. Learn more about the UN ECOSOC accreditation.
   
• Modalities of NGO Participation and Registration: The deadline is 20 January 2025
   
• NGO Written Statements: The deadline is 8 November 2024
   
• Request to be heard at the CSocD63: coming soon..

Civil Society Forum

The Forum is hosted jointly by UNDESA-DISD, the NGO Committee on Social Development and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Foundation. The Forum is a time for NGOs worldwide to learn about each other’s work, to prepare for the Commission, including by work on position papers and interventions. For more information, please visit: https://ngosocdev.org

NGO Committee on Social Development

The NGO Committee on Social Development is dedicated to raising awareness and holding discussions on social development issues taken up by the UN System and in particular by the UN Commission for Social Development. The committee holds a Civil Society Forum and other capacity-building and outreach events on the occasion of the Commission. Membership is open to representatives of organizations and any interested persons concerned about social development issues. 

Second World Summit for Social Development 2025

The United Nations General Assembly has decided to convene the World Social Summit under the title, “the Second World Summit for Social Development”, in the State of Qatar from 4 to 6 November 2025.

The social summit aims to address gaps and reaffirm the principles outlined in the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action, while also providing momentum toward implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Summit will bring together Heads of State and Government, and its agenda includes plenary meetings, high-level round tables, and the adoption of a concise political declaration agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations in New York. 

Modalities of the “World Social Summit” under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development” 
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For more information, please visit: https://social.desa.un.org/second-world-summit-for-social-development