Engagement Opportunities in the lead up to WSSD2 2025

Focused on malnutrition and nutrition investments, the Summit’s outcomes can contribute to addressing the social dimensions of food systems, a key theme for the Summit’s agenda.

A broadcast Copenhagen+30 commemoration scheduled. The soft launch will be available on-demand on UN Web TV (pre-recorded) and an in-person event is tentatively scheduled for the end of April.
Over the past 30 years, the world has made significant strides in reducing extreme poverty, and average levels of wellbeing have reached historical highs. Still, progress has been uneven, and people are feeling increasingly insecure. There is a growing rift between people’s needs and the policies in place. As a result, many people feel left behind and do not see the system working for them.

The objective of the meeting is to discuss the final draft of the countries' report sharing views and proposals from social development ministries of the region , which will be presented to the World Summit for Social Development.

World Social Work Day at the UN in Geneva 2025 aims to make a contribution to the Second World Summit for Social Development exploring pathways to expand social rights for persons living with disabilities and to create a caring society. Globally, an estimated 1.3 billion people experience disabilities (WHO 2023), a situation that is further exacerbated for people exposed to multiple marginalizations based on class, gender and sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity or religion, migrant or employment status or location.
Engaging with networks of social workers to raise awareness about the WSSD2 and address challenges for persons with disabilities.

Side event on UNESCO's Transformative Actions for Gender Equality, Bridging Gaps, Forging Futures, on the occasion of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Women and girls face unique housing challenges, including lack of secure tenure, heightened vulnerability to gender-based violence, and exclusion from decision-making due to discriminatory laws and norms. UN-Habitat event during CSW will aim to explore innovative, gender-transformative strategies and foster partnerships to address these issues and promote adequate housing for women and girls. The event will serve as a critical milestone to ensure housing remains at the center of discussions during the World Social Summit by highlighting its role as a key factor in achieving gender equality and poverty reduction.

UNRISD to co-convene three side events to foster dialogue among thought leaders, policymakers, and activists. The topics are: financing care societies, gender backlash, climate change, and gender. The events will serve as a platform to highlight research findings and actionable recommendations stemming from UNRISD’s preparatory work on Gender-related issues.

On Women’s Day, UNRISD will organize outreach activities and share research insights emphasizing the critical role of gender equality in achieving social development. These efforts will contribute to the WSSD by promoting dialogue and action on gender inclusive policies for sustainable progress.

The panel discussion will cover the challenges faced by workers in the informal economy to enjoy their rights to work and to social security, particularly in the context of the changing world of work due to new technologies and climate impact, exploring ways to improve their access to decent job opportunities and decent working conditions, to extend social security coverage to them, and to support transitions to the formal economy, based on the experiences of States, civil society, including trade unions and professional associations, relevant United Nations agencies and other stakeholders; Panel will also discuss the effective ways for the workers in the informal economy to have their concerns heard and to meaningfully participate in the development of legislation and policies relating to their rights to work and social security.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will prepare a summary note on the discussion, which will inform an analytical report on the realization of the rights to work and to social security in the informal economy, based on the panel discussion, and to be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its sixtieth session.