G20 Youth Summit 2019
In collaboration with the Italian government and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Young Ambassadors Society (YAS) recruited the two delegates that represented Italy at the Youth 20 Summit (Y20), the official engagement group of the G20 dedicated to young people.
About YAS
Within a global network, the Young Ambassadors Society aims at promoting dialogue and cooperation between national and international young people and offers them opportunities to speak up and make an impact. Through meetings and events, we create the conditions to learn and raise awareness on many issues related to economics, science and innovation. In particular, YAS recruits the Italian youth Delegations who take part in international Conferences and Summits, such as Y7 and Y20, the official engagement groups of G7 and G20 Summits.
What is the Y20?
The Y20 and Y7 summits are the official engagement groups of the G20 and G7 summits, bringing together young leaders representing the G7 and G20 countries. The conferences allow young delegates from these countries to gather to discuss ideas and put forth recommendations concerning the global agenda discussed in the leaders’ G20 and G7 summit. The schedule of the youth summits parallels that of the leader’s summit; the outcome is a Final Communique’ containing proposals from the Young delegates that is passed on to the leader’s summit to make the voice of young people heard.
About the Y20 Summit 2019
This year, the Y20 Summit took place in Tokyo, between 26 and 30 May 2019. Davide Collotta and Valeria Comegna were selected to represent Italy at the Y20 Japan.
The delegates addressed the following topics:
- International Trade
- Business and Environment
- Future of Work
They recommended a number of urgent actions to achieve a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable world, including:
- Using technology to encourage lifelong learning;
- Supporting workers’ protections and benefits in the digital and informal economy;
- Combatting the climate crisis and tackling global waste, particularly plastics;
- Supporting multilateral rule-based international trade, including by eradicating modern slavery.
The last day of the Summit, the Delegates handed over the Final Communique to the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, who brought the Communique to the G20 table.
Read the #Y20 communiqué here!
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