{"id":116869,"date":"2025-10-28T14:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=116869"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:40:08","slug":"media-advisory-wssd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2025\/10\/media-advisory-wssd\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory | Second World Summit for Social Development Curtain-raiser Press Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York, 28 October 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u2013 Thirty years after the landmark\u202f1995 World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, world leaders will gather at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/world-summit-2025\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Second World Summit for Social Development<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> taking place from 4 to 6 November in Doha, Qatar to strengthen global partnerships and promote inclusive policies that foster equitable opportunities for all.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Summit will formally adopt the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Doha Political Declaration<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, agreed by consensus through an intergovernmental negotiating process, aiming to reinvigorate multilateralism and accelerate social progress that leaves no one behind. The Summit is also expected to generate commitments and initiatives by governments and other stakeholders that address barriers to poverty eradication, employment and decent work for all, and social integration through innovative solutions and transformative measures.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ms. Annalena Baerbock, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">President of the 80<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> session of the UN General Assembly<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">H.E. Sheikha Alya bin Saif Al Thani, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Press briefing on the Second World Summit for Social Development\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 1:30 &#8211; 2:00 pm (EDT)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Where:<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">UN Press Briefing Room, S-237, UN Headquarters, New York<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(watch live on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/webtv.un.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">http:\/\/webtv.un.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key links<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Website:\u202f<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/world-summit-2025\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/world-summit-2025<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Programme:\u202f<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/world-summit-2025\/programme\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/world-summit-2025\/programme<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media materials:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/world-summit-2025\/media\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/social.desa.u n.org\/world-summit-2025\/media<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social media<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Engage via social media by using the hashtag #SocialSummit2025 and by following these accounts:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Facebook:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unitednations\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@UnitedNations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/globalgoalsUN\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@GlobalGoalsUN<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joinundesa\/events\/?_rdr\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@joinundesa<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sustdev\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@sustdev<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">X:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@UN<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GlobalGoalsUN?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@GlobalGoalsUN<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=61aae9c8e4&amp;e=bff69439d6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@UNDESA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=6db2044d7b&amp;e=bff69439d6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@SustDev<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LinkedIn:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/united-nations-department-of-economic-and-social-affairs\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">linkedin.com\/company\/united-nations-department-of-economic-and-social-affairs\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media Contacts:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UN Department of Global Communications<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Martin Samaan |\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">samaanm@un.org<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alex del Castello |\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">delcastello@un.org<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amine Lamrabat,\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">lamrabat@un.org<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Astrid Hurley,\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hurleya@un.org<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Office of the President of the General Assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">La Neice Collins, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">collins3@un.org<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, 28 October 2025\u202f\u2013 Thirty years after the landmark\u202f1995  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