Modalities of the "World Social Summit" Under the Title "the 2nd World Summit for Social Development"

A/RES/78/318View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 24b Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2023.

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2 subjects

Conferences Social Development

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15 operative paragraphs

Decides that the “World Social Summit’’ under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development” will be held at the level of Heads of State or Government in Qatar from 4 to 6 November 2025, and welcomes the offer by the Government of Qatar to host the “World Social Summit’’ under the title “the Second World Summit on Social Development’’ in 2025;

Also decides that the Summit will adopt a concise, action-oriented political declaration, agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations in New York, that should have a social development approach and give momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Further decides that the Summit, subject to the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, will consist of:

Plenary meetings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.;

An opening segment on the first day from 9 to 10.30 a.m., which will include the adoption of the political declaration followed by statements from the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the President of the Economic and Social Council;

A closing segment on the third day from 5 to 6 p.m., which will feature a statement from the President of the General Assembly;

Decides that the Summit will have two high-level round tables, each to be co-chaired by two Heads of State or Government, one from a developed country and one from a developing country, to be appointed by the President of the General Assembly after consultations with the Member States, ensuring geographical balance, on the following themes:

Round table 1: Strengthening the three pillars of social development: poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and social inclusion

Round table 2: Assessing progress and addressing gaps and challenges in the implementation of the commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and its Programme of Action and giving momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Encourages Member States, members of the United Nations specialized agencies and observers of the General Assembly to be represented at the level of Head of State or Government or at the highest possible level to make statements in plenary of up to five minutes;

Invites the United Nations system, including the funds, programmes, specialized agencies and regional commissions, as well as the international financial institutions, to participate in the Summit and make contributions, within their respective mandates, to the preparation of the Summit;

Invites representatives of non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to participate in the Summit in accordance with relevant rules and procedures of the General Assembly;

Encourages Member States and members of the United Nations specialized agencies to include in their delegations to the Summit, as appropriate, representatives of relevant stakeholders, such as parliamentarians, representatives of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, people of African descent, youth representatives, youth-led organizations, community organizations and faith-based organizations, academic institutions, representatives of workers and employers and the private sector, with due regard to gender balance;

Requests the President of the General Assembly to draw up a list of representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector who may participate in the Summit, taking into account the principles of transparency and equitable geographical representation, with due regard for gender parity, to submit the proposed list to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis⁵ and to bring the list to the attention of the Assembly for a final decision by the Assembly on participation in the Summit;

⁵The list will include proposed as well as final names. The general basis of any objections, if requested by one or more States Members of the United Nations or States members of the specialized agencies, will be made known to the Office of the President of the General Assembly and the requester.

Decides that preparations should be carried out in a most effective, well-structured and broad participatory manner and that, for this purpose, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, and the relevant organizations of the United Nations system, including the regional commissions, within their respective mandates and available resources, should provide the necessary support to the Summit and its preparatory process;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary assistance and support for the organization of the Summit and its preparation;

Encourages States and international donors, as well as the private sector, financial institutions, foundations and other donors in a position to do so, to support the preparations for the Summit through voluntary contributions to a trust fund in support of preparations for the Summit and to support the participation of representatives of developing countries in the Summit, priority being given to representatives of the least developed countries and small island developing States, including coverage of economy-class air tickets, daily subsistence allowances and terminal expenses, in the meetings of the Summit.

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