President’s Welcome Address at the 23rd ICSD Biennial International Conference—Social Development in Times of Crisis: Challenges and Responses, Gavle, Sweden, 23–25 August 2023

Abstract

Good morning to all of you! Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge and respect traditional owners of the land globally, whom we call First Nations people, Aboriginal People, Indigenous Peoples, tribals, and their elders, and their land on which we live and thrive., Ladies and gentlemen, friends and colleagues, esteemed delegates, both online and in this hall, distinguished guests, and fellow advocates for social development.