Strengthen the three pillars of social development: poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and social inclusion.

 

The Second World Summit for Social Development to be held in November 2025 in Doha, Qatar is taking place amidst global challenges and only five years before the end date of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Summit is expected to give momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and is to strengthen the three pillars of social development: poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and social inclusion and assess progress in the implementation of Copenhagen commitments. The 1995 Copenhagen Declaration of the World Summit for Social Development recognized the family as the basic unit of society and acknowledged that it plays a key role in development and is entitled to receive comprehensive protection and support. Governments further recognized that the family should be strengthened, with attention to the rights, capabilities and responsibilities of its members. The Summit also recognized that “in different cultural, political and social systems various forms of family exist.” The World Summit for Social Development in 1995 pioneered the concept of work-family balance recommending fostering policies that enable people to combine their paid work with their family responsibilities. It further acknowledged the importance of promoting equal partnership between women and men in family and community life; emphasized men’s shared responsibility and promoted their active involvement in responsible parenthood. 

The observance will note the importance of the upcoming Second World Summit forSocial Development and the three pillars of Copenhagen, focusing, on decent work through work-family balance and social inclusion through intergenerational solidarity, attempting to demonstrate that further advancement of family policy in the context of the 2030 Agenda depends on how well issues of family policy are integrated into the overall development planning at national levels.