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STORY: DOHA / CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM
TRT: 04:12
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 05 NOVEMBER 2025, DOHA, QATAR
1. Various shots, exterior views of the Qatar National Convention Center
2. Wide shot, Al Mayasa Theatre
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina J. Mohamed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
"Let me begin with a simple truth. 30 years ago in Copenhagen, world leaders made ambitious commitments to a social development that must be people centered and people powered. Three decades later, civil society has delivered. As we look back to that moment, we see how far the global social vision has come from the 2030 agenda and the sustainable development goals to the pact for the future and now to the Doha political declaration. Here's what we know, civil society was tireless in keeping those commitments moving forward and turning them into the 2030 agenda, making sure social justice and inclusion weren't just words on paper. So when we talk about implementing the declaration, when we talk about the last mile of delivery on social justice, let me be very clear, you are our CO pilots in driving that work forward at the country level."
4. Wide shot, Al Mayasa Theatre
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina J. Mohamed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We are here in Doha because the SDGs are at risk and they need accelerated action and solutions. Some of you in this room are already doing exactly that, teachers transforming education in the most marginalized communities, activists holding governments accountable on climate action, networks like SheTrades breaking down barriers for women entrepreneurs; and let's be clear, women and youth in civil society are leaders in this work. Their energy, their vision, the majority of grassroots organizations, the backbone of social movements, the persistent voice demanding equality and justice, that's women and young people driving that change. When we talk about transforming systems, we need to ensure everyone has the power at every level, shaping decisions and leading implementation. You know what works on the ground and you know what's needed, and we know that when international system listens to you. We get better policies, better implementation and better results.”
6. Various shots, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohamed leaves the podium, President of the General Assembly Annalena Baerbock takes the podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President, General Assembly:
“Across every region in every country, there are thousands of such transformative initiatives spanning women's economic empowerment, green energy, inclusive, digitalization and so much more. The common thread, they are locally driven and community led. There are so many in fact, that even keeping track is a challenge. Thankfully, innovation is also rising to meet this need. On Monday here in the same theater, at the Solution Forum in Doha, one project stood out - the Global Action Mosaic led by Humanitarian Tracker, a network of volunteers in grassroots organizations. This initiative is using crowdsourcing and artificial intelligence to map and amplify SDG breakthroughs worldwide, especially those led by civil society.”
8. Wide shot, Al Mayasa Theatre
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President, General Assembly:
“Ladies and gentlemen, excellencies, it is therefore an honor to join you in opening the civil society forum at this second World Social Summit. As the examples is prerogative when we work together, when we trust communities and invest in their ingenuity, extraordinary things happen.”
10. Wide shot, audience in Al Mayasa Theatre
“Thirty years ago in Copenhagen, world leaders made ambitious commitments to a social development that must be people-centered and people-powered. Three decades later, civil society has delivered,” said Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, opening the Civil Society Forum at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha.
Mohammed paid tribute to grassroots organizations in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and promoting inclusion. She said, “Civil society was tireless in keeping those commitments moving forward and turning them into the 2030 Agenda, making sure social justice and inclusion weren’t just words on paper.”
But she warned that, “the SDGs are at risk and they need accelerated action and solutions.” Mohammed said, “Some of you in this room are already doing exactly that - teachers transforming education in the most marginalized communities, activists holding governments accountable on climate action, networks like SheTrades breaking down barriers for women entrepreneurs.”
UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock highlighted the breadth of community-driven innovation taking root around the world.
“Across every region in every country, there are thousands of such transformative initiatives spanning women’s economic empowerment, green energy, inclusive digitalization and so much more. The common thread - they are locally driven and community led,” Baerbock said.
Baerbock pointed to new tools that are helping to connect and elevate civil society’s impact.
“On Monday here in the same theater, at the Solutions Forum in Doha, one project stood out - the Global Action Mosaic led by Humanitarian Tracker, a network of volunteers and grassroots organizations. This initiative is using crowdsourcing and artificial intelligence to map and amplify SDG breakthroughs worldwide, especially those led by civil society,” she said.
Baerbock concluded by emphasizing the power of partnership and trust. “It is therefore an honor to join you in opening the Civil Society Forum at this Second World Social Summit,” she said. “As the examples show, when we work together, when we trust communities and invest in their ingenuity, extraordinary things happen.”
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