February 26, 2026
  • The 16th conference of the World Social Forum (WSF) 2024 commenced in Kathmandu.
  • The five-day WSF 2024 under the “Another World is Possible” banner aims to open horizontal exchange among civil society organisations, social movements, trade unions and individuals opposing neoliberal globalisation.
  • Some forty thousand people from 92 countries are expected to participate in the WSF.
  • This edition of the WSF will focus on a myriad of pressing issues including economic inequality, climate justice, labour, migration, caste discrimination, gender equality, peace, sustainable development etc.
  • Organized for the first time in 2001 in Porto Alegre (Brazil), the WSF has been a beacon for social movements, unions and activists to come together, share experiences, and build strategies for change.

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