PM Modi highlights focus on transparency, re-skilling in post-COVID world at G20 Summit

dressing 15th G20 summit convened by Saudi Arabia, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday termed COVID-19 pandemic as biggest challenge for world since World War-II, calling for decisive action by G20 in terms of ecomic recovery as well as preserving planet earth. Mapping his vision for post-Corona world, PM Modi listed four key elements - creating a talent pool, ensuring techlogy reach, transparency in governance, and dealing with Earth with trusteeship. 15th G20 summit titled ‘Realizing opportunities of 21st century for all’ was attended virtually by 19 member state hes, EU, invited countries, and international organisations.

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PM Modi's dress at G20 summit

Calling for a shift in focus, PM Modi highlighted focus on multi-skilling and reskilling to enhance human dignity and prepare citizens to face crises. Calling for action to preserve Earth as 'trustees rar than owners', he urged to set a per capita carbon footprint as a benchmark. PM also suggested creation of a G20 virtual secretariat as 'Work From Anywhere' is new rmal in post-COVID world. 15th G20 summit will continue on vember 22, where presidency will be passed from Saudi Arabia to Italy.

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Saudi Arabia became first Arab nation to host two-day virtual G20 Summit with world leers uniting to discuss efforts in combatting COVID-19 pandemic and prevailing ecomic charges on vember 21-22. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have alrey delivered ir keyte dresses about how to minimise repercussions of global health crisis that has rocked world since beginning of year. yearly summit that was viewed as opportunity for leers to interact one-on-one has been diminished to remote interaction in wake of pandemic.

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Apart from PM Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vlimir Putin, US President Donald Trump were among ones who delivered ir remarks. G20 President Saudi Arabia ted that member countries have contributed more than $21 billion for production and distribution of vaccines along with injecting a separate amount of $11 trillion to protect plunging global ecomy. Furrmore, G20 has also launched debt suspension initiative for least developed nations.

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