Health of Youth-Wealth of Nation - G20 event

By the Government of India and PMNCH

There are 1.8 billion adolescents and youth in the world today, with the maximum number of young people residing in India, promising to be a dominant force now and in the decades to come. Researchers have estimated that returns of between 5 and 10 dollars for every dollar invested in selected interventions to promote adolescent well-being are possible, with ratios well above 10 for some interventions. India has one of the youngest populations in the world – and they are its most valuable asset, and investment in this population could play a critical role in achieving the nation’s ambitious target to become a US$ 5 trillion economy. As nations race to achieve the SDGs, health and education have been identified as some of the key priorities of the Indian G20. Given India’s demographic dividend and the Prime Minsters’ belief in the power of youth – the G20 serves as an opportune moment to draw focus on the need to invest in adolescents and youth, their health and over all well-being.

Event Highlights

• Technical sessions
  • Centre-Staging Adolescent Health and Well-being
  • Multi-sectoral Partnerships for Adolescent and Youth Engagement
• Town-hall - Adolescents and youth as champions for change for health and well-being
• A simultaneous marketplace to share knowledge, best practices and innovation on policies and programmes that have enabled G20 countries to advance the health and well-being of adolescents and youth. Youth Icons and influencers will also participate.
• Release of technical papers on health and wellbeing of adolescent and young.
• Nearly 40% participants will be adolescents and young including those from G20 countries.
• Pre-event consultations have been organised - Virtual consultations with youth from G20 countries and regional consultations in India.
• Use a 'what young people want' approach in line with the vision of the 1.8 billion young people for change campaign and the Global Forum for Adolescents.

Expected Outcomes

• The recommendations from this discussion feed into a document that will highlight the need to prioritize investments in the well-being of adolescents and young people.
• Set in motion the G20’s work to integrate ‘youth well-being’ a cross-cutting element across all Working Groups under the G20 Sherpa Track as a priority, to ensure that young people’s well-being is at the forefront of building stronger and resilient G20 societies. Increase attention and investment in adolescent and youth well-being by countries after the G20 Summit in 2023.

This event is by invitation only.