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MEETING FOCUSED ON DATA
AND LiFE FOR DEVELOPMENT
FIRST MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP IN MUMBAI
The first meeting of the G-20 Sherpa Track The Joint Finance and Health Task Force
Development Working Group, presided over by held its first meeting.
India, took place in Mumbai from December DISCUSSIONS ON PANDEMIC PREVENTION,
13-16. The four-day meeting featured five PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE
sessions with in-depth discussions on a variety
of topics, including information gathering The first meeting of the Joint Finance and
on development and climate change action, Health Task Force under India's G20 presidency
lifestyles for the environment (LiFE), and data was held online on December 20, 2022, and
use. On the first day of the meeting, India's was co-chaired by Italy and Indonesia. This
Sherpa Amitabh Kant stated unequivocally that is the third meeting of the Financial Track,
our priorities reflect both the G20 members' following the meeting of finance ministers
and the global south's aspirations. and central bank representatives in Bengaluru
and the Framework Group meeting.
India's approach is inclusive, ambitious, Finance and health representatives from
decisive, and action-oriented. India's priorities the G-20 and invited countries, as well as
include green growth, including climate-friendly international organisations, discussed how to
action and finance, including "Lifestyle for the promote the effective use of resources to meet
Environment (LiFE)." the pandemic's challenges while keeping the
India believes that high-quality real-time access One Health spirit in mind. The issues raised
is critical to improving the lives of citizens in in the Bali G-20 summit declaration were also
both developing and developed countries, and discussed.
that every political leader and public servant The Joint Finance and Health Task Force
must be accountable to their constituents. teamed up with India's presidency and the
During the meeting, India's co-chairs and joint co-chairmanships of Italy and Indonesia to
secretaries of the Development Working Group, develop an action plan for 2023 and beyond.
Nagaraj Naidu and Inam Gambhir, called for The draft action plan was created with the
global efforts to effectively accelerate efforts global health priorities of India's chairmanship
to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in mind.
by 2030. Global solutions, digital solutions, Members of the Task Force agreed to help
and systems to effectively implement social strengthen the global health infrastructure
welfare functions and services are now the for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and
focus. response. The Joint Finance and Health Task
The meeting clarified that LIFE is a daring and Force was established at the G-20 Summit
transformative approach that has the potential in Rome in 2021 with the goal of promoting
to revolutionise global demand and supply. The dialogue and global cooperation on pandemic
guests who came to the meeting were also prevention, preparedness, and response
taken on a tour of the Kanheri caves. issues.
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