<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister for Youth Affairs &amp; Sports Anurag Singh Thakur will participate in a panel discussion with the Y20 delegates on the topic &quot;Youth Dialogue with Your Minister&quot; in the first Inception Meeting of Y20 Engagement Group at IIT Guwahati today afternoon.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Today, a yoga session was organised for the Y20 delegates in the morning.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Tomorrow, Mr Thakur will launch a White Paper on the themes 'Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovation &amp; 21st century; Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: Making Sustainability as a Way of Life; Peace Building and Reconciliation: Ushering in an Era of No War; Shared Future: Youth in Democracy and Governance; Health, Wellbeing &amp; Sports: Agenda for Youth.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''More than 1500 people, including 250 foreign and Indian delegates, 400 college students from Assam are participating in the Y20 Inception meeting.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Started in 2012, the Y20 is the youth version of the G20 Summits and it is the only officially recognized platform for young people to engage with the G20 and it is one of the most influential international diplomatic forums for young leaders. It is also one of eight official engagement groups under the G20 umbrella.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The G20 rotating presidency bears the responsibility of hosting the youth summit, which usually takes place some weeks prior to the traditional forum to know what the youths are thinking and incorporate their suggestions in their own policy proposals. It is an attempt to create a connecting point between G20 governments and their local youth.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The 3-day Y-20 Inception Meet will conclude tomorrow.<br />''<br />''Union Minister Gen VK Singh has said that the glamour of conflicts attracts the youth and it is a harsh truth. He said this while participating in a panel discussion on the theme, &quot;Peace-building and Reconciliation: Ushering in an Era of No War&quot; at IIT Guwahati today.<br />''<br />''The panel discussion has been organised as part of the 1st Y20 Inception Group meeting. Gen VK Singh said that today's Assam is different from the earlier one as the reconciliation process started in the state is yielding good results. He said that for lasting peace, all stakeholders including government agencies, be it Central or State, have to take part in reconciliation process.</span><br />
News On AIR | February 7, 2023 12:44 PM
Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur to participate in panel discussion with Y20 delegates at IIT Guwahati today