Guwahati, Jan 31 : Assam is all set to host the first series of G20 events, comprising the first Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) meeting and Youth 20 Inception meeting as part of India’s year-long G20 presidency.
The first Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) meeting will be held at Hotel Radisson Blu here from February 2.
The two-day meeting will be attended by 94 delegates from the member countries of G20, guest countries, different international organisations and also officials from the central government.
The agenda of the first-day’s programme includes a yoga session and three SFWG sessions. The programme will culminate with a river cruise, cultural event and dinner.
The programme on the second day will also comprise a yoga session, three-side event sessions, fourth SFWG session and conclude with a dinner for delegates at the Brahmaputra Heritage Centre.
Notably, the theme for G20 is ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
The Youth 20 Inception meeting will be attended by 250 delegates on February 7 and 8 at Hotel Radisson Blu and IIT, Guwahati.
Moreover, 400 students of various academic institutions of Assam will also participate in the Youth 20 Inception meeting.
This is the first of the various meetings to be held on the five Y 20 themes across India in the run-up to the final Y20 summit in August 2023.
The Youth 20 meeting will focus on five themes – “Peace Building and Reconciliation”, “Future of Work Industry”, “Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction”, “Youth in Democracy and Governance” and “Health Wellbeing and Sports”.
“Preparations to welcome the foreign delegates to Assam are complete with the capital city of Guwahati adorned with digital wall painting, thematic gates, flags of G20 countries, LED cut-outs, standees, hoardings et al, as part of branding and beautification,” an official statement said.
The Assam government has also completed the arrangements of excursion for delegates to places of importance such as Kaziranga National Park, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Garbhanga Reserve Forest, Brahmaputra River Island and Brahmaputra Heritage Centre.
“The meticulously chalked-out tour programme will help in promoting the rich bio-diversity and socio-cultural heritage in the international arena,” it said.
