Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, E.P. Chet Greene, is representing the twin-island nation at the Second World Summit for Social Development, taking place in Doha from November 4 to 6, 2025.

The high-level gathering, themed “Renewing the Social Contract: Equity, Inclusion, and Resilience for a Sustainable Future,” brings together Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, and global development leaders to reaffirm international commitment to people-centred progress—three decades after the landmark Copenhagen Declaration.

In his address to the plenary, Minister Greene is expected to call for renewed global solidarity and justice-based partnerships to address the intertwined challenges of climate change, inequality, and unsustainable debt burdens.

“For Small Island Developing States, the climate crisis is not an abstraction — it is an existential reality,” Greene will emphasize, warning that “a single hurricane can erase in hours what has taken decades to build.”

The Minister will highlight the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS) as a forward-looking blueprint for “resilient prosperity,” and will urge international partners to adopt the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) to ensure fairer access to development financing for vulnerable nations.

Greene will also showcase Antigua and Barbuda’s strides in social protection, education, and youth empowerment, referencing national initiatives such as the People’s Benefit Programme and School Meals Initiative as tangible examples of inclusive growth that preserve dignity and opportunity for all.

Through his participation, Minister Greene reaffirms Antigua and Barbuda’s leadership role in advancing global social policy and its steadfast commitment to ensuring that no island nation is left behind in the pursuit of a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient world.