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Political will does not emerge on its own. Pressure, incentives, and citizen action shape it. (Image credit: issafrica.org) The Second World Summit of Social Development (WSSD) took place in Doha between 4th to 6th November 2025, leading to adoption of the Doha Political Declaration of the “World Social Summit.”  In the sessions I attended, delegates […]

Executive Director-Widows and Orphans Movement Steering Committee member of NETRIGHT The Second World Summit for Social Development took place from the 4th to the 6th of November 2025, in Doha, Qatar. As the norm would have it, the gathering brought together heads of state, Governments and high representatives. Of course, civil society invited itself and […]

The Copenhagen Summit of 1995 was marked by optimism and unprecedented civil society participation in global social policy debates. (Image redit: social.desa.un.org) By all accounts, the first World Summit on Social Development in 1995 unfolded with a sense of possibility that is difficult to imagine from today’s vantage point of multiple crises and political fissures. […]

GETSPA is inviting proposals for papers on Promising Social Policy Initiatives in Africa. The call seeks agenda-setting, policy-oriented papers that examine innovative social policy interventions, emerging challenges, and transformative alternatives shaping Africa’s development future. Areas of focus include Universal Basic Income (UBI), health systems, informal economies, climate transition policy, digital rights, youth mobilisation, resource sovereignty, […]