From 4 to 6 November 2025, world leaders, policymakers, civil society, youth, and private sector representatives will gather in Doha, Qatar for the Second World Summit for Social Development, a milestone event to renew global commitment to inclusive and people-centred development.

Doha, 4–6 November 2025 — Discussions on population ageing will feature prominently at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha. Sessions across the programme will explore demographic trends, policy responses and opportunities to adapt social systems to ageing societies:

4 November

The recent “Equity, Economic Security for All and Solidarity: Reaffirming Social Development for a Sustainable Future”report highlights an urgent call to revitalize the commitments made in the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development. As inequality, poverty, and social distrust persist, the report insists that renewed solidarity and inclusive policymaking are essential for building resilient and just societies.

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is pleased to announce that a Solution Session titled 'Policy Meets the Pitch: Integrating Sport into Social Inclusion Agendas' will be hosted during the World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, on 6 November 2025, from 15:00 to 16:15 in Conference Room 10

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) is a global call to action, a day to reaffirm the world’s shared responsibility to end poverty in all its forms and dimensions, everywhere. Recognized by the United Nations since 1992, this observance brings together people, communities, and institutions to reflect on the lived realities of those furthest behind and to advance policies that restore dignity, equality, and opportunity.

Member States, UN officials and civil society came together on Wednesday to shift the global perspective on ageing, with a call for new policies and action that bring older persons in from the margins of society.

“Every older person has the right to age with dignity security and access to opportunities that enrich their lives,” said one of the key organizers of the International Day of Older Persons, Arjanita Elezaj.

With nearly half the global population under 30, the UN continues to emphasise the indispensable role young people play in decision-making towards achieving a just, equitable and sustainable future for all. 

On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons 2025, the United Nations Inter-Agency Group on Ageing (UN IAGA) is launching 24 common messages on population ageing, older persons and their human rights.