Youth Summits
The G8 & G20 Youth Summits are premier international Youth conferences that bring together young leaders representing the Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Twenty (G20) nations to facilitate discussions of international affairs, promote cross-cultural understanding, and build global friendships.
The G8 & G20 Youth Summits have gathered many times delegates from all over the world since 2006 and will take place in Paris in 2011 for the next edition.
2010 Summit : G8/G20 Youth Summit 2010, Vancouver (Canada), 9 May - 14 May
Hosting Organization : YouthCan for International Dialogue
Official Web Site : http://www.g8youthsummit.org/
Partner : City of Vancouver and Mr. Gregor Robertson, the Mayor of Vancouver
Conference Agenda :
- Heads of State： Global Food Security, Global Policy Framework: G8 and Beyond
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs： Counter terrorism, Political Security
- Ministers of Defence : Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation, Interoperability
- Ministers of Environment : Climate Change, Towards Low Carbon World Development
- Ministers of Development : Aid Efficiency, Governance
- Ministers of Health : Maternal and Child Health, Infectious Disease Containment
- Ministers of Finance : International Financial Regulatory Reform, Clean Energy Policy
- Ministers of Economic : DOHA Development Agenda, Global Imbalance
2009 : Model G20, Paris (France), February
Hosting Organization : MEPR (Mouvement Européen pour une Politique Responsable)
Keynote speakers : Hervé Morin, French Minister of Defence gave a speach at the opening ceremony
Official website : http://model-g20.mepr.org/
Conference agenda :
- Head of States : Risk Management, Financial Sustainability, Moralizing Capitalism and Finance and Sustainable Development.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs : Global governance of the world economy, the reform of the IMF, the World Bank reform, the Doha Rounds, reform of the UN and finally the access to raw materials and agriculture.
- Ministers of Finance and Economy : global co-ordination of economic stimulus, improved access to liquidity, currency and exchange rates, “toxic asset” and economic recovery.
2009 : G8 Youth Summit 2009, Milano (Italy), 15 March - 21 March
Hosting Organization : Youth Engagement Promoters
Official supports : In the opening ceremony participants received warm encouragement from Italian Minister of Youth Policy and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Conference Agenda :
- Heads of State : The G8: Its Role and Mission, Reform of the United Nations
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs : Counterterrorism, Regional Conflict
- Ministers of Economics：WTO Doha Development Round (DDR), Automotive and Aviation Industry
- Ministers of Finance : Financial Crisis Countermeasures
- Ministers of Development : Agriculture in Africa, Education, Microfinance, Debt Cancellation
- Ministers of Defence： Disarmament and Strategic Missile Control, NATO in the 21st Century
- Ministers of Environment : Climate Change, Energy Supply, Biodiversity
2008 : Model G8 Youth Summit, Yokohama, 11 March - 15 March
Hosting Organization : Model G8 Youth Summit Japan
Supporter : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Keio University, City of Yokohama, Yokohama Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Conference Agenda :
- Heads of State : Climate Change, Post-Kyoto Protocol
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs : Promotion of Human Security
- Ministers of Internal Affairs : Counter Terrorism, Drugs, Greater police cooperation, Emerging crime trends
- Ministers of Economics： Current Macroeconomic Issues concerning the world economy
- Minister of Defense : Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and Afghanistan
- Ministers of Education : Human Progress
- Ministers of Labour : Social Investment, Immigration, Global Exchange
2007 : Model G8 Youth Summit, Berlin (Germany), 24 April - 1 May
Hosting Organization： Politikfabrik
Conference Agenda :
- Heads of State : Human rights and Democracy
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs : Darfur Conflict
- Ministers of Economics : Intellectual Property Rights, Doha Round
- Ministers of Finance : Stability in the International Financial Markets (Hedge Funds, Global Imbalances)
- Ministers of Development : Sub-Saharan Africa
- Minister of Defense : US Ballistic Missile Defense in Eastern Europe, Efforts in Afghanistan, etc.
- Ministers of Environment : Climate Change
2006 : The Saint-Petersburg International Student Model G8, Saint-Petersburg (Russia), 3 - 9 April
Hosting Organization : International Youth Diplomacy League
Conference Agenda :
- Heads of State： The Global Concept for World Growth - Strengthening the MDG Commitments
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs : Democratization for the Middle East
- Minister of Internal Affairs : Drugs
- Ministers of Energy : Global Energy
- Minister of Finance : Promoting Economic growth to Africa
- Ministers of Defence : Conventional Weapons Non-Proliferation
- Minister of Social Care： Education for peace and prosperity
