India@G20: Delegates arrive in Goa for 3rd Development Working Group meeting scheduled from today

Delegates from different countries across the globe have arrived in Goa for the 3rd Development Working Group meeting of G-20. The meeting is scheduled from the 9th to 11th of May 2023 in Goa. India currently holds the Presidency of the G20. G-20 is an inter-governmental forum of the world’s 20 major developed and developing economies.

The meeting in Goa has begun today with a side event on Women-Led Development. Panel discussions resulted in the opinion that achieving gender equality and women-led development requires the full participation of women in economic, social, cultural, and political decision-making.

In a welcome address Nagaraj Naidu, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs emphasized the need to build generational equality and said, we must unlock women’s full potential through a women-led development approach. The event was organized by the G20 Secretariat in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).