A summit can be defined as an international meeting consisting of leaders from various countries/ organizations that convey their opinions or views on certain issues. These summits or conferences that can be national or international are very important from the exam point of view. Questions from this topic have extremely high chances of being asked in the upcoming banking examinations. Therefore, you must have a grip on this topic. Today’s article is about a list of summits and conferences held in the month of February 2020. Before looking at the list of summits, let’s talk about some important summits and conferences held in the month of February 2020.
World Expo-2020-Dubai:
World Expo 2020 Dubai is going to be hosted by Dubai, the United Arab Emirates for the year 2020. It is scheduled to open on October 20, 2020.
The main theme of the Expo 2020 is “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. It also has three sub-themes, provided below:
Opportunity- unlocking the potential for individuals and communities to shape the future. Mobility– to create the smarter and more productive movement of people, goods and ideas, both physically and virtually and Sustainability– respecting and living in balance with the world we inhabit.
The World Expo is a platform that provides people to come together from all over the world, to connect with each other, to share ideas and to learn and innovate.
It is the first World Expo that is to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region. It is also the first to be hosted by an Arab nation.
FICCI is the industry partner of the Government of India for its participation in Expo-2020 Dubai.
The first World Expo was London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, are organized every five years and last for six months.
Milan hosted the last Expo, in 2015 with the theme ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’.
3rd High-Level Global Conference on Road Safety-Stockholm, Sweden
High-Level Global Conference was organized by the Government of Sweden in collaboration with WHO, World Bank along with other agencies
It was a two-day conference with an objective to bring road safety on the global agenda and To renew the world community’s commitment to safer roads.
At the 3rd High-Level Global Conference, Road Transport and Highways Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari represented Indian views.
Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020
The Sustainable Development Goals conclave 2020 was organised by the following
- The North Eastern Council, Assam government
- Tata Trusts
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).
The conclave was organised under the umbrella theme of Government of India, “Ek Bharat, Shresth Bharat” (One India, Great India) plans to achieve inclusive development focusing on thematic areas viz. economic growth, connectivity, social & human development, which are aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Conclave has been attended by all Chief Ministers of North Eastern states along with academia, civil society, and international development organizations. The conclave was held from February 24-26, 2020.
The North Eastern Council (NEC) was founded under the North-Eastern Council Act of 1971.
The member states of the NEC consist of Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.
List of Summit and Conferences held in February 2020
Name of the Summit | Venue of the Summit | Name of the Organization |
Ensemble Methods in Modelling and Data Assimilation (EMMDA) | Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) |
International Judicial Conference | New Delhi | Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi |
National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020 | New Delhi | National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) |
RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020 | New Delhi | Government in partnership with Industry & Academia |
Global Business Summit | New Delhi | |
National Water Conference | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Chief Minister Kamal Nath |
Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking | New Delhi | Narcotics Control Bureau |
FATF Meet in Paris | Paris | |
3rd High Level Global Conference on Road Safety | Stockholm, Sweden | Government of Sweden |
IFAD Governing Council 2020 | Rome, Italy | |
Bio-Asia Summit 2020 | Hyderabad | Telangana Government |
All India Conference of CAT 2020 | New Delhi | Union Minister for Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad |
5th edition of Difficult Dialogues 2020 | Panji, Goa | |
INCCU Meet with UNESCO | New Delhi | Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ |
World Expo-2020: Dubai | Dubai | |
4th EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation | Chennai, India | Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) |
1st India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Ministry of Defence |
India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 | Kochi, Kerala | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
23rd Edition of National Conference on e-Governance | Worli, Mumbai | Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievance (DARPG), and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) |
5th Dhaka Art Summit | Bangladesh | State Minister for Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh KM Khalid |
National Organic Food Festival | New Delhi | Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) and Ministry of Women and Child Development (M/o WCD), |
Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 | Guwahati, Assam | NITI Aayog |
“Central Asia Business Council” | New Delhi | Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) |
5th India-Russia Military Industrial Conference | Lucknow | Department of Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence |
33rd Edition of the African Union (AU) Summit | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
‘Engiexpo 2020’ | Vadodara, Gujarat | Federation of Small Scale Industries (FSSI) |
National Security Guard (NSG) | Manesar, Haryana |
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