Youth Conclave to bring Urban20, Youth20 focus areas on one platform
The Y20 priorities included the future of work, climate change and disaster risk reduction, peacebuilding, shared future and health.
The NIUA, a think tank under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, will facilitate discussions on the identified priority areas of both the engagement groups. (Image: Facebook) The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) will host a two-day youth conclave starting March 13, bringing the priorities of the Urban20 (U20) and Youth20 (Y20) engagement groups of the G20 umbrella on one platform.
“The National Youth Conclave will bring together young minds to deliberate on the U20 and Y20 priority areas and foster bright leaders of tomorrow. It will be India’s biggest youth summit that will see youth from all over the country, national leaders, experts and innovators come together to discuss some of the pressing concerns and learn from each other on how to make cities and communities a better place to live and thrive,” the NIUA said in its concept note for the event.
The NIUA, a think tank under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, will facilitate discussions on the identified priority areas of both the engagement groups.
Under U20, which included representatives from cities in G20 countries, the priority areas are encouraging environmentally responsible behaviours, ensuring water security, accelerating climate finance, championing local identity, reinventing frameworks for urban government and planning and catalysing digital urban futures.
“In the current world, where focus is on cities and communities more than ever before, we cannot continue with business as usual approach; eventually every organisation will have to adapt which requires new skill sets. This makes the youth of the country at the cusp to engage and revolutionise the community creation and management. The larger aspiration with the National Youth Conclave is to nurture the younger communities to participate and lead the future urban discourse,” NIUA director Hitesh Vaidya said Monday.
Among the participants expected are students documenting Indian examples, 75 winners of the Mayor Challenge programme, fellowship programme champions, city urban leaders and youth icons from sports and climate action groups, he said.
The Y20 priorities included the future of work, climate change and disaster risk reduction, peacebuilding, shared future and health.
The NIUA note said the National Youth Conclave would take inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for India’s G20 presidency.
“The summit will have presentations, discussions, interactive sessions and other engaging activities that highlight the priority areas identified by both engagement groups,” the NIUA said.
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