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Thematic Areas
| Social Inclusion
The 2025 Civil Society Forum, hosted at CSocD63, aimed to integrate grassroots voices, encourage intergenerational collaboration, and strengthen civil society’s role in shaping the global social development agenda. The speakers focused on the…
| Ageing
At the 63rd Commission of Social Development, the Permanent Mission of Spain hosted the event ‘Social development in ageing societies: advancing in deinstitutionalization of care from a person-centered approach.’ The event focused on the need for…
| Social Inclusion
The CSocD63 side event, Towards the World Summit for Social Development: Economy of Wellbeing Approach and Social Justice as Investments for Future Generations, was hosted by the Permanent Missions of Finland and South Africa, the UN Research…
| Poverty Eradication
The NGO Working Group to End Homelessness, in collaboration with various civil society partners, hosted the event “Centering Homelessness in Light of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Achieving Agenda 2030” at CSocD63. Opening…
| Social Inclusion
On 13 February, the International Association of Schools of Social Work with the NGO Committee for Social Development hosted the side event, “Building a Collective Future: Grassroots Voices on Emerging Priorities for the Second World Social Summit”…
| Social Inclusion
On 10 February 2025, the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted the side event ‘Realizing the right to…
| Youth
On 12 February, the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations, the Blue Tree Foundation (BTF), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) came together to host the event ‘Beyond Access: Youth Online Safety and Digital Equity’ at…
| Families
The International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Poland and the Philippines to the United Nations, hosted the IFFD Briefing and Awards 2025: Towards the Second World Summit for Social…
| Social Inclusion
On 13 February 2025, global policymakers, financial experts, and civil society representatives gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York for the side event “Bridging the Gap: Mobilizing Inclusive Financing for the Sustainable Development Agenda”.…
| Families
On 10 February 2024, the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, in collaboration with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), and the International…
| Women
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread.
“Despite the progress, women still make up only one-third of the global scientific…
| Innovation & Technology
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) held a joint high-level conference entitled ‘Social Justice in the Digital Era: AI’s Impact on work and society’, gathering over 300 experts,…