On August 19, on the second day of the We20: A Peoples’ Summit on G20, which aimed to provide an alternative platform for discussions parallel to the G20, was met with disruption by the Delhi Police. The event, organized by over 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society groups, sought to highlight the voices …
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यह घोषणापत्र प्रतिभागियों की सामूहिक आवाज की अभिव्यक्ति है जिसे We20 शिखर सम्मेलन मे सर्वसम्मति से अपनाया गया है।
भारत ने 2023 में जी-20 की अध्यक्षता संभाली है। यह समय वैश्विक महामारी के बाद के वैश्विक परिदृश्य में चुनौतियों के साथ आई है: जैसे भू-राजनैतिक तनाव, युद्ध, बढ़ता वैश्विक कर्ज, संभावित मंदी का डर, वैश्विक खाद्य असुरक्षा, जलवायु और जैव विविधता के साथ पर्यावरण संकट, और कई राष्ट्रों में लोकतांत्रिक अधिकारों की अवमानना।
India assumes the G20 presidency in 2023. This juncture arrives as the post-pandemic global landscape contends with a multitude of challenges: geopolitical tensions, warfare, rising global debt, the impending spectre of recession, worldwide food insecurity, environmental crises encompassing climate and biodiversity, and the erosion of democratic spaces across multiple nations.
We20, G 20 पर जन सम्मेलन जिसे देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों से 70 संगठनों ने सामूहिक रूप से आयोजित किया था, उत्साह और ऊर्जा के साथ समाप्त हुआ, हालांकि दिल्ली पुलिस के दबाव के कारण इसे एक दिन पहले समाप्त कर दिया गया, क्योंकि दिल्ली पुलिस ने तीसरे दिन की गतिविधियों को जारी रखने की अनुमति देने से इनकार कर दिया।
The We20: Peoples’ Summit on G20 organised by over 70 organisations from different parts of the country concluded with much vigour and energy, albeit a day earlier due to the pressure from the police who rejected the permission to hold the event on Day 3.
This declaration ‘People and Nature over Profits for a Just, Inclusive, Transparent and Equitable Future’ is an articulation of the collective voices of the participants that has been adopted unanimously at the We20 Summit.
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The Delhi Police has declined permission to continue the We20 Peoples’ Summit at the HKS Surjit Bhawan this morning through a letter on the Day 3 of the Summit. We are shocked that we need to have “permission” to practice democracy.
Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) termed “extraordinary” that “Delhi Police is stopping people from attending the We20 meeting”. Nikhil Dey of MKSS wondered if this is the message Narendra Modi wants to send to G20 nations, that India is a country that does not even allow a seminar to be held.
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