Doha: Qatari newspapers have devoted extensive and prominent coverage to the Second World Summit for Social Development, currently underway in Doha, reaffirming Qatar's pivotal role in advancing dialogue, collective action, and human-centered development at the global level.
According to Qatar News Agency, the newspapers' Wednesday editorials underscored the profound significance of the summit, which reflects Qatar's unwavering conviction that multilateralism is not merely an option, but the only viable path to addressing global challenges and fostering peace, justice, and sustainable development for all nations.
The dailies also highlighted the visionary address delivered by HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, praising it as a beacon of wisdom, moral clarity, and foresight. They emphasized that His Highness' speech charts a new international course, rooted in equity, solidarity, and shared responsibility, steering the global community toward a more just and balanced development paradigm that upholds human dignity, expands opportunity, and places the well-being of every individual at the center of progress.
Al-Arab affirmed that the speech delivered by HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the Second World Summit for Social Development, which opened in Doha on Monday, stood as a significant event in itself. It presented a comprehensive vision that transcended conventional formal addresses, placing social development within its broader framework -- the framework of humanity, dignity, stability, and international partnership.
The newspaper stated that His Highness' speech marked a new direction in development relations, one that redefines global priorities and reinforces Qatar's influential role in shaping the future of development internationally. It added that the speech did not simply cite programs or enumerate achievements, but instead focused on Qatar's development philosophy -- a shift from a welfare-based model to one rooted in empowerment, reflecting a qualitative transition from a policy of protection to one of participation. Social development in Qatar has become a national project centered on the individual as both the foundation and ultimate aim of development. Within this context, HH the Amir announced the 2025-2030 strategy of the Ministry of Social Development and Family under the theme "From Care to Empowerment," in alignment with Qatar National Vision 2030. This transformation includes enhancing the quality of education, expanding opportunities for economic empowerment, improving healthcare and family services, an d providing social protection based on justice and equal opportunity.
Al-Arab noted that the most striking aspect of HH the Amir's speech was the linkage between development and peace. His Highness emphasized that development cannot flourish amid instability, and that lasting peace must be a just peace -- not temporary arrangements that ignore root causes or leave populations suffering. In this context, His Highness highlighted the plight of the Palestinian people and their right to live in dignity in their homeland, pointing to the catastrophic effects of the recent Israeli attacks. He stressed the need for an international commitment to ensure reconstruction and support the Palestinian people until they secure their legitimate rights. His Highness also addressed the situation in Sudan, drawing attention to the tragic events in El Fasher, Darfur, and calling for a political solution that preserves Sudan's unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
In conclusion, Al-Arab underlined that these political messages were not separate from the summit's agenda, but rather underscored the principle that social development cannot be isolated from human justice. Development is a value-based system linked to freedom, dignity, and justice. Thus, HH the Amir's speech connected issues that may appear distinct but are fundamentally united by the central role of the human being. The most important milestone in this discourse was the announcement of the adoption of the "Doha Political Declaration," the summit's outcome document following extensive consultations among member states. This declaration establishes a political and ethical framework for the development process in the coming years, representing a transition from intentions to implementation. It sets forth an action plan to promote social inclusion, combat poverty, create decent work opportunities, and strengthen human rights and human dignity.