📅 26-27 May 2022
Hybrid- Online and Washington DC
COVID-19 has reversed years of progress in global development and further exacerbated inequalities in education, health, income, and access to opportunities. The pandemic’s impact has been even more severe for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities. About 97 million more people are living in poverty because of COVID-19, and the loss in human capital wealth globally due to gender inequality is estimated at $160.2 trillion. The idea of inclusive growth has emerged as a central theme animating discussions on recovery and growth in the post-COVID world. The outcome of COP26 has only highlighted the need for an ambitious plan and action.
The 2022 Youth Summit will examine the multifold challenges faced by the global community and the role of the youth in solving these problems. The Summit will engage young people globally on innovative ideas and solutions to ensure that recovery and growth in the post-COVID world are not only equitable and sustainable but also inclusive along social, environmental, and economic dimensions.
Discussions and activities during the Summit will focus on solutions that foster:
- Social Inclusion by increasing opportunities for people especially the marginalized to participate fully in markets, services, technologies, and society is critical for equitable growth.
- Environmental Inclusion by building green, resilient communities, fostering inclusive green growth, and ensuring no communities are left behind to tackle environmental degradation and climate change.
- Economic Inclusion by providing inclusive, equitable access to economic opportunity is imperative to sustainable global development.
What will it take to build an inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 along social, environmental, and economic dimensions? Come share your ideas at the 2022 World Bank Group Youth Summit held online and in Washington DC.
The World Bank Group’s crisis response has helped countries save lives and livelihoods threatened by COVID-19 and started to build the foundation for a sustainable and robust recovery in a world transformed by the pandemic. By exploring the inclusion aspect of social, environmental, and economic solutions for development, this year’s Youth Summit aligns itself with the innovative approach to development set by the Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID) framework while highlighting the driving force of youth to lead the development and equitable growth.
The GRID framework was introduced during the IMF-WBG 2021 Annual Spring Meetings to promote the connection between People, Economy, and Planet and ‘to enhance economic growth that goes hand in hand with environmental goals and inclusion’.