The G20 Y 20 Pre Summit Meeting, hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs, is set to begin on Wednesday, with over 100 delegates expected to attend. The meeting will take place on April 26th and 28th. Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur, Joint Secretary G20, Saugat Biswas, Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh; Pankaj Kumar Singh, Director, Youth Affairs; Manish Gautam, Director, PIB; Falit Sijariya, Representative of the Y20 India Secretariat; and Prof. Rajendra S. Dhaka, Chairman Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) addressed the media on Tuesday at the Curtain Raiser of the Y20 Pre-Summit. In a press conference, Joint Secretary of the G20 Nagraj stated that the purpose of this meeting is primarily to discuss issues affecting the world’s youth. It is a fantastic opportunity for India to organise a pre-summit gathering in Leh, which will be attended by over 100 participants from over 30 nations. This year’s G20 is being hosted by India, with the theme “One Earth, One People.” He further said the youth of today are very concerned about their future, and there is a heavy emphasis on climate change. Because this is the planet which is to be inherited by them in future. Also, there is a lot of focus on health and sports. He added that youth is participating from all over the world and they have the opportunity to experience Leh and its beautiful culture. Falit Sijariya, Representative of Y20 India Secretariat said Y20 has tried to communicate and collaborate with other youth engagement platforms across the globe and become the collective voice of the global youth. Because of India’s G20 presidency, what we are trying to achieve is becoming a bridge between the global north and the global south and with the Y20 pre-summit, we have been able to have participation from all the different segments to try to fulfil that agenda.
India assumed the G20 Presidency on 1st December 2022 for a period of 1 year i.e. upto 30th November 2023. India’s theme for its presidency is enshrined in its civilizational value system of ‘Vasudeva kutumbakam’. Hence our theme – ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
The Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India will host the Youth 20 Summit-2023 as part of the G20 Presidency. Youth20 is one of the G20’s official Engagement Groups. The Youth20 (Y20) Engagement Group is holding meetings around India to solicit ideas from the nation’s young for a better tomorrow and to develop an action plan. Y20 will provide a forum for young people to express their views and thoughts on G20 priorities.
The Y20 Pre-Summit will give possibilities for collaboration and networking with various stakeholders, as well as contribute to young people’s growth.