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Ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) and Parliamentary Forum
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India
Summary
The Ninth P20 Summit will be hosted by Parliament of India in cooperation with IPU on 13-14 October 2023 in New Delhi. The Summit will be preceded by a Parliamentary Forum on 12 October 2023. The theme of the Summit is Parliaments for One Earth, One Family, One Future, which draws inspiration from the ancient Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is one Family).
The Summit will host four high-level sessions on Accelerating SDGs; Sustainable Energy Transition; Women led Development; and Transformation in Peoples’ Lives through Public Digital Platforms. A Parliamentary Forum will also be organized on ‘LiFE’ (Lifestyle for Environment) as a pre-Summit event to promote adoption of sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of production and consumption.
The registration link will be sent to the Delegation Accreditation Officer (DAO). For receiving the registration link, relevant details of the DAO namely, name, email, mobile no and date of birth may be sent at [email protected].