Context:
Recently, the G20 Tourism Ministers Meeting successfully ended in Goa in which the Goa Roadmap and Action Plan was adopted.
Decisions taken at the meeting:
- The two key deliverables of the Tourism Working Group are GOA Roadmap for tourism as a vehicle for achieving sustainable development goals and G20 Tourism Ministers’ Declaration.
- Goa Roadmap and Action Plan: Under it, Five interrelated key priorities of the G20 Tourism track were endorsed by all G20 countries for achieving sustainable, resilient and inclusive tourism.
- 5 Priorities:
- Green Tourism
- Digitalization
- Skills
- Tourism MSMEs
- Destination Management
- G20 Tourism and SDG online dashboard will be set up to showcase best practices and case studies of G20 members for achieving progress towards SDGs.
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About G20:
- The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for international economic cooperation.
- It plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international economic issues.
- Inception of G20: The G20 was founded in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis as a forum for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss global economic and financial issues.
- Elevation to Leader’s Level:
- The G20 was upgraded to the level of Heads of State/Government in the wake of the global economic and financial crisis of 2007.
- In 2009, was designated the “premier forum for international economic cooperation”.
- Annual Summit:
- The G20 Summit is held annually, under the leadership of a rotating Presidency.
- The G20 Presidency steers the G20 agenda for one year and hosts the Summit.
- The G20 consists of two parallel tracks: the Finance Track and the Sherpa Track.
- Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors lead the Finance Track while Sherpas lead the Sherpa Track after Finance Track.
- Troika:
- The Group does not have a permanent secretariat.
- The Presidency is supported by the Troika – previous, current and incoming Presidency.
- During India’s Presidency, the troika will comprise Indonesia, India and Brazil, respectively.
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News Source: pib
22 Jun 2023
