Qatar Organises High-Level UN Event On Social Development

New York: The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of France, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), organised a high-level side event on the margins of the 64th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development, entitled“Delivering on the Doha Promise: Promoting Innovative Solutions for Social Development.”

The event was attended by Minister of Social Development and Family of Qatar

H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations H E Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, and

H E Anousheh Karvar, Representative of the Government of France to the ILO and Chairperson of the ILO Governing Body.

The high-level meeting, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, brought together senior ministers and top UN officials, including Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland H E Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Social Services of Sweden H E Camilla Waltersson Gronvall, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance of Cyprus H E Marinos Moushouttas, Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator of the UN Development Programme Marcos Athias Neto, ILO Special Representative and Director of the ILO Office at the United Nations Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, and Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination at UNDESA Bjorg Sandkjaer.

In her opening remarks,

the H E Minister of Social Development and Family underscored the strategic importance of the event, noting that it was convened at a critical juncture, only months after the Second World Summit for Social Development a landmark milestone marked by renewed international resolve, revitalised multilateral cooperation, and a shared commitment to transformative social progress.

She highlighted the consensus adoption of the Doha Political Declaration, emphasising that it embodies concrete commitments and forward-looking measures aimed at promoting innovative solutions, strengthening comprehensive international cooperation, and advancing integrated, people-centred policies to achieve social development for all, in line with the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action.

She further drew attention to the Doha Solutions Platform for Social Development, describing it as a comprehensive, results-oriented mechanism designed to showcase practical and scalable policies with measurable impact in the areas of poverty eradication, decent work, and social inclusion.

She stressed that the platform serves as a practical instrument for monitoring commitments, fostering mutual learning, and sustaining post-summit momentum.

She affirmed that the current session of the Commission for Social Development represents a pivotal opportunity to move decisively from diagnosing challenges to implementing proven solutions, underscoring that delivering on the Doha Promise constitutes the true benchmark of the international community's success in achieving inclusive and sustainable social development through strengthened partnerships.

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