UNITAR
3 November 2025, Doha, Qatar - UNITAR is pleased to announce its in-person Solutions Sessions at the Second World Summit for Social Development, taking place on 6 November in Doha, Qatar.
In collaboration with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), Lusail University, Bahçeşehir University, and Majmaah University, UNITAR will host the Solutions Session themed “The Social Accelerator – Glocal Training and Research for Inclusive Growth”. This interactive side event will highlight actionable and scalable solutions that advance social development through “glocal” approaches, connecting global expertise with locally grounded initiatives to achieve sustainable social development. Drawing on the experience of UNITAR and its worldwide CIFAL Global Network, the discussion will showcase examples of multi-stakeholder collaboration that promote integrity and anti-corruption training, ethical governance, digital transformation, inclusive leadership, youth empowerment, and innovation.
A second Solutions Session, “Empowering Social Development through Higher Education Efforts: Scalable Leadership Solutions from LEAP-FAST, held in partnership with UNESCO and Majmaah University, draws on the case of LEAP-FAST (Leaders in Higher Education Alliance & Programme – For Accelerating Sustainability Transformations). The session will explore how targeted, future-oriented leadership development initiatives can equip early-career academics with the skills, values, and agency needed to navigate and transform complex social realities. Particular attention will be paid to strengthening institutional capacities in volatile labour markets as higher education institutions need to remain relevant in preparing future change agents. The session will also focus on fostering education systems that respond to regional development challenges, especially in the Global South.
Event details:
Date: 6 November 2025.
Time:
- First Session: 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (AST).
- Second Session: 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (AST).
Format: In-Person.
Venue:
- First Session: Room 5, Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar.
- Second Session: Room 3, Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar.
* Disclaimer: The Events are open only to the in-person summit attendees.