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About the World Summit on Social Development

The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the “World Social Summit” in 2025, under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development” to be held in Doha, Qatar from 4-6 November.

The Summit will convene heads of State or Government, along with other leaders and CSOs, to address gaps and recommit to the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action and its implementation and give momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Advancing Healthy Ageing as a Cornerstone of Social Development

As populations age at unprecedented rates, the global community faces a decisive moment: will we adapt policies and systems to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to age with dignity, health, and voice, or risk leaving millions behind? Our work demonstrates that investing in healthy ageing strengthens entire societies, from resilient health systems and inclusive labour markets to sustainable urban development and intergenerational solidarity. The ageing agenda must be a core component of the sustainable development agenda.

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Witness to Climate Change: Learning from Older People’s Experience

Dec 4, 2012 |

HelpAge International, 2009 This HelpAge International briefing paper "looks at older people’s experience of climate change, their awareness of it and how it makes them...

Demographics Prognosis for South Asia: A Future of Rapid Aging

Dec 4, 2012 |

United Nations Population Fund, 2009 From the Report of the Asia and the Pacific office of the UNFPA: "Population ageing that had, until the turn of the century, remained a...