The Doha Political Declaration was announced by the UN General Assembly’s Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar.
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According to her, “strong societies require social development and inclusion, and the declaration must place a priority on people-first principles” and put “end social injustice and guarantee dignity for everyone.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to unite behind the “bold people’s plan” in a keynote address.
He told the delegations, “It’s unconscionable that nearly 700 million people still live in extreme poverty while the richest 1% of the world’s wealth is almost a tonne.”
“Almost four billion people do not have any form of social protection at all,” writes the statement.
The summit in Doha, the capital of Qatar, was set up to advance the development objectives set by the Copenhagen Summit of the previous 30 years.
Around 40 heads of state, 170 ministerial-level representatives, NGOs’ heads, and 14, 000 delegates from different countries were scheduled to show up, according to the UN.
The declaration calls for commitments in a number of fields, including climate action, access to “decent work,” social integration, gender equality, and poverty eradication.
Guterres praised the advancements made over the past three decades.
“Over one billion people have fled extreme poverty. Unemployment is at a nearly unprecedented level. The scope of social protection, education, and healthcare has dramatically increased. Children and maternal mortality are declining, and people live longer. Additionally, he claimed that more girls are enrolling in schools and that all students’ graduation rates are rising.
He argued that more difficulties must be overcome, citing the Second World Summit’s “emerging at a time of high global uncertainty, divisions, conflicts, and widespread human suffering.”
He warned that “developing countries are not receiving the support they need.” We aren’t moving quickly enough to stop the volatility and total destruction caused by warming the planet.
stability and peace
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, opened the event by urging continued support for the Palestinians in the wake of Israel’s two-year occupation of Gaza.
Without peace and stability, he said, adding that only “constant peace, not temporary settlements, is just peace.”
He demanded that more money be given to rebuilding, adding that “it goes without saying that the Palestinian people need all forms of aid to be able to recover from the devastation” caused by “the apartheid system in Palestine.”
According to the UN, Gaza reconstruction will require more than $70 billion.
Later, Guterres addressed reporters on the sidelines and stated that the enclave’s continued violations of the ceasefire were “deeply concerning.”
He rebuffed the demands of “their actions must stop, and all parties must adhere to the terms of the peace agreement’s initial phase.”
The emir also denounced Sudan’s war crimes.
