A Malaysian CSO-NGO senior leader will be participating at the Second World Social Summit on the theme “Where Climate Action Meets Social Development” from October 12–16, 2026 · Senegambia, The Gambia.
Onn Sein who is a lawyer by profession turned community worker among indigenous people on organic farming and sustainable income. While he is the Managing Director of YKPM, he also wears many hats and will be representing Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC). He is the newly elected ASEC Chair, taking the helm of leadership from Dr Eri of Indonesia. Onn Sein is also the treasurer for the Society for the Promotions of SDGs which serves as the secretariate of APPGM SDG. Onn Sein’s experience and expertise will provide valuable input to this summit which seek to mobilize civil society for bold social development.
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Gambia 2026 is a major gathering of NGO leaders especially on the African soil. Organisers are expecting over 1,000 leaders from 120 countries convening to shape the next decade of global climate and development policy.
The National NGO Action Week
This NGO Action Week, is scheduled for 12–16 October 2026 and is designed as a civil society follow-up platform to the 2025 Doha Outcome of the Second World Summit for Social Development.
The Programme responds to the Doha Political Declaration’s renewed commitment to the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the promise to place people at the center of development while leaving no one behind.
The Action Week will bring together NGOs, community-based organizations, youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, faith-based groups, academic actors, private-sector partners, government representatives, UN agencies, and development stakeholders.
Its purpose is to translate the Doha Outcome into practical civil society action by focusing on poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work, social inclusion, equality, human rights, and stronger systems for participation, monitoring, and accountability.
The Doha Political Declaration highlights poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and social inclusion as interlinked priorities for sustainable development. In line with this direction, the Action Week will create space for civil society to identify priority gaps, document community realities, share evidence from the ground, and develop recommendations that can inform national, regional, and global social development processes.
Civil Society Framework of Action.
The five-day Programme is structured to produce a practical Civil Society Framework of Action. This framework will support coordinated advocacy, community-based monitoring, reporting on social development commitments, and follow-up engagement with governments, UN entities, and development partners.
It will also help participants agree on shared indicators, partnership roles, communication channels, and timelines for tracking progress after the Summit.
Overall, the Action Week aims to move the Doha Outcome from commitment to implementation. It will strengthen civil society’s role in advancing social justice, reducing inequality and exclusion, promoting inclusive participation, and ensuring that grassroots voices contribute meaningfully to the next phase of social development action.
Programme Objectives:
Develop a Civil Society Monitoring and Reporting Framework aligned with the 2025 Doha Outcome to help civil society track progress on poverty eradication, decent work, social inclusion, equality, service access, participation, and accountability.
Create a Doha Outcome Implementation Roadmap that translates Summit commitments into follow-up action, including partner training, monitoring tools, government and UN engagement, and the first civil society monitoring report.
Strengthen civil society partnerships and NGO Common Space as a coordination platform for joint advocacy, shared reporting, community-based evidence, knowledge exchange, and inclusive engagement with governments, UN entities, development partners, Indigenous leaders, youth networks, and grassroots organisations.
Launch the Earth Hour Award for Community Action to recognise verified community leadership in climate resilience, social development, inclusion, youth and women’s participation, environmental stewardship, and service to vulnerable groups.
Local contact at Gambia: Mr Malang Sambou WhatsApp. +220 753 3085
Mr. Malang Sambou (also known as Malang Sambou Manneh) is a Gambian climate activist, renewable energy expert, and the Executive Director and co-founder of the Mbolo Association based in Tujereng, The Gambia
