The Department of Social Development (DSD) participates in developing the comprehensive vision and strategic planning framework for the area of human, social  and environmental development, which will help the achievement of the Qatar National Vision 2030.

The DSD also supports the General Secretary’s efforts to engage with stakeholders and concerned agencies, and facilitate their contribution to the social development of Qatar, by providing support to their capacity building efforts.

Having developed the first strategic planning framework, the National Development Strategy (NDS), 2011-2016, DSD aims to support NDS implementation of the priority projects in the areas of human, social and environmental development, taking into account cross-sectoral linkages, including advocating the NDS priorities to stakeholders; refinement of objectives and related targets; and monitoring frameworks to assess progress achieved in implementation.

The Department of Social Development (DSD) carries out a wide array of operating plans ranging from providing technical assistance for the National Development Strategy implementation to establishing mechanisms to review the implementation progress, building and expanding GSDP’s knowledge management capabilities and providing inputs to GSDP’s communication activities, among others.

Download DSD’s operating plans for more detailed information.

Publications

• Qatar’s Labour Force: Trends and Patterns
• Features of Education in Qatar: Trends and Patterns
• Promoting QNV 2030’s Vision of a Good Society - Towards a Social Policy for Qatar
• Qatar's Second Human Development Report - Advancing Sustainable Development
• Child Well-Being in Qatar
• Building an Effective Social Protection System - Low-Income Profiling and Income Distribution in Qatar
• An Educated Population in 2030 - Returns to Schooling in Qatar