Catalyzing Social Progress: Unlocking Financing for Social Development through the UN Joint SDG Fund
11:30
- 12:45
Qatar National Convention Centre – Room: 1 | Doha, Qatar
About the event
The 2025 UN World Social Summit convenes at a pivotal moment for global social development. Persistent challenges such as poverty, inequality, and exclusion demand bold, integrated, and forward-looking solutions aligned with the 2030 Agenda and the Political Declaration’s commitment to leaving no one behind.
The UN Joint SDG Fund is well positioned to respond. As the UN’s flagship financing mechanism for SDG transitions, the Fund drives strategic investments and integrated policy shifts that unlock scalable responses to social development challenges. In the context of rising needs and constrained resources, the Fund demonstrates the power of pooled financing and country-led development.
Key Themes
- Scalable Financing Solutions: How the Fund mobilises blended finance and leverages partnerships to deliver impact at scale.
- Integrated Social Development: Examples of joint programmes that address multiple SDGs simultaneously through cross-sectoral approaches.
- Country Leadership & Innovation: Case studies from Member States demonstrating successful financing models and policy reforms.
- Strategic Partnerships: Engagement with development banks, private sector, and philanthropic actors to co-invest in social development.
