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P20 agrees on joint declaration on sustainable development, women's leadership and green energy

News On Time Desk 14 October 2023

New Delhi: The ninth summit of the Speakers of Parliaments of G-20 member countries - P20, on Friday adopted a joint declaration on sustainable development goals, women-led development, green energy and improving living standards through digitalization. Accepted unanimously.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla placed this proposal before the member countries, which was passed unanimously by all the members. Shri Birla described the P20 summit under India's leadership as a major success and said that all parliaments will work together to realize this agenda.

The joint declaration states that the parliaments of the member countries resolve to work towards promoting international peace, prosperity and goodwill through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue. Speakers of the Parliaments of the member countries congratulated India for giving 33 percent reservation to women in Parliament and Legislative Assemblies through the Nari Shakti Vandan Act.

Shri Birla said that as a result of the two-week long discussions, all the member countries have been successful in reaching a consensus on the joint declaration. This success has been possible with the support and cooperation of the member countries and is a collective achievement and deserves all the congratulations for it. He said, this consensus has been reached because in the P20 meeting all the member countries have risen above their differences and focused on the issues that unite us. This is a matter of pride for all of us.

The Lok Sabha Speaker said that after passing the joint statement, it will be formally released tomorrow. After this, he presented the proposal related to the joint manifesto before the members, which was passed unanimously. Along with this, the adoption of a joint statement was announced. He said that after the release of this manifesto, it will be sent to the current President of the G20 conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Shri Birla said that the joint declaration will take forward the work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and women-led development. Apart from this, along with promoting green energy, it has also been agreed to improve the lives of people through digitalization. The Nari Shakti Vandan Act has also been praised in the manifesto.