SI represented at 2nd World Summit for Social Development

Solomon Islands is represented at the 2^nd World Summit for Social Development currently underway in Doha, Qatar.

The Summit opened on Tuesday 4^th November 2025. 

Minister for the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), Hon. Trevor Manemahaga is leading a six-member delegation to participate at the meeting.

The United Nations (UN) Second World Summit for Social Development was convened to bring global leaders to assess progress made against international UN Declarations on social development, find solutions to challenges and agree on measures to eradicate poverty, achieve full employment and promote social inclusion, adopting a political declaration to guide future efforts. 

In committing to these social development gaps, world leaders adopted the Doha Political Declaration, demonstrating shared pledge by governments to tackle poverty, create decent work, combat discrimination, expand access to social protection and uphold human rights.

Named after the city of its adoption, the Doha Political Declaration renews leaders’ commitment to the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration and the 2030 Agenda, centring social development on three mutually reinforcing pillars namely; poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all and social inclusion.

Minister Manemahaga will also deliver Solomon Islands’ National statement at the Plenary session of the General debate. 

The Summit convened over 14,000 stakeholders under one roof, including more than 40 Heads of State and Governments, 170 ministers, leaders of international organizations, youth representatives, civil society actors and experts. 

Minister Manemahaga and his delegation left the country on November 2^nd and are due to return on November 8^th. 

The delegation included the MNPDC Permanent Secretary, Brian Lenga, SI Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HE Cornelius Walegerea, MNPDC Deputy Secretary, Roy Mae, the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) Deputy Secretary, Margaret Moveni, and Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET), John Kemakeza Junior. 

Hon. Rexon Ramofafia, is the supervising MNPDC minister.

– MNPDC Press