First Youth20 meeting to be held on Feb 6-8 in Guwahati

First Youth20 meeting to be held on Feb 6-8 in Guwahati

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Category : International Published on: January 25 2023

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  • On the sidelines of the G20 summit, the first meeting of Youth20 (Y20) will be held in Guwahati from February 6-8.
  • This is the first of the various meetings to be held on the five Y20 themes across India in a run-up to the final Youth-20 Summit in August 2023. 
  • More than 250 delegates from across the world are expected to participate in the 3-day event in Assam.
  • It will focus on five themes of Future of Work; Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction; Peace Building and Reconciliation; Youth in Democracy and Health, Wellbeing and Sports.
  • Youth20 is one of the eight official engagement groups under the G20 umbrella.
  • The Y20 India Summit in 2023 would exemplify India's youth-centric efforts and provide an opportunity to showcase its values and policy measures to the youth across the globe.
  • Its objective is to find out the thinking of the youth and incorporate their suggestions in the policy proposals. It is an attempt to create a channel of contact between G20 governments and their local youth.
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