New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the ‘State of the World’ address through video conference at the Davos agenda of the World Economic Forum on Monday, according to his office.
According to PTI, from January 17 to 21, several heads of state will speak, including Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, European Commission President Ursua von der Leyen, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Prime Minister’s Office announced in a statement that Prime Minister Modi will deliver the ‘State of the World’ special speech at the Davos Agenda of the World Economic Forum at 8:30 pm via video conferencing on January 17, 2022.
In addition, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John F. Kerry, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela are part of the expected to take.
Widely varying pandemic experiences have worsened global differences, according to WEF, the Geneva-based international organization for public-private cooperation, while inequalities of vaccines paired with new strains have also hindered economic recovery around the world. has generated.
However, COVID-19 is only one of the critical global crises that will become unbearable unless world leaders insist on proactive cooperation; Therefore, the Davos agenda will focus on fostering joint action among key global stakeholders, the World Economic Forum noted.
Speaking about the Davos agenda, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, said: “Everyone expects that the COVID-19 pandemic, and the crises that come with it, will finally begin to subside in 2022. But major global challenges await us, from climate change to rebuilding trust and social cohesion. To address them, leaders will need to adopt new models, look long-term, renew collaboration, and act systematically. The Davos Agenda 2022 is the starting point for the negotiations needed for global cooperation in 2022.”
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