Summits and Conferences in 2019-GA for Competitive Exams

For all competitive exams, Bank/PSC/UPSC/SSC/RRB, Summits and Conferences are relevant topics for the general awareness or current affairs section. If studied well one can easily score in this section. In this article, we are discussing major summits and conferences in 2019.

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Summits or conferences are held yearly, where heads of two or more countries meet, discuss particular topics, express their views, sign treaties. In each summit or conference, the venue for the next meeting will be announced.

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Summits and Conferences in 2019

Name of Summit/Conference	Date	Purpose/Theme/Decision	Venue
63rd IAEA	16 -20 September	Aims to promote the peaceful use of nuclear weapons.	Vienna, Austria
14th COP, UNCCD	8 September	Aims to combat desertification	Great Noida, India
ANGAN	9 – 12 September	Focus on energy efficiency in the building sector	New Delhi, India
74th UN General Assembly	17 September	Universal health coverage, sustainable development	New York, US
Howdy Modi Indian-American community summit	22 September	Shared Dreams, Bright Future	Houston
Nepal Infrastructure Summit	11-12 September	Resilient infrastructure for sustainable development	Kathmandu
7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership	8 – 10 September	Discussed on global uncertainties and mega-trade agreement between ASEAN countries	Bangkok, Thailand
1st national conference on Cybercrime and cyber forensics	4 – 5 September	Aims to create a platform to discuss the challenges of cybercrime and ways to find solutions.	New Delhi
Fourth South Asian Speakers summit	Sep 1	Youth employment, equal pay, food security, Paris agreement on climate change	Male, Maldives
12th India security summit	29 August	New national cybersecurity strategy	New Delhi
Indo Pacific chiefs of Defense Conference	26 August	To strengthen bilateral defense between two countries	Thailand
45th G7	24-26 August	Fighting inequality of opportunity, promoting in particular gender equality, access to education and high-quality health services Reducing environmental inequality by protecting our planet through climate finance and a fair ecological transition, preserving biodiversity and the oceans Strengthening of the social dimension of globalization through more fair and equitable trade, tax and development policies Taking action for peace, against security threats and terrorism which weaken the foundations of our societies Tapping into the opportunities created by digital technology and artificial intelligence	Biarritz, France
First World youth Conference on Kindness(UNESCO)	23 August	To impart competencies like empathy, inquiry, compassion to global youth	New Delhi
5th India Nepal joint commission	21-22 August	Reviews bilateral relationship between countries	Kathmandu, Nepal
Fifth BRICS Environment meeting	15 August	Contribution of Urban Environmental Management to Improving the Quality of Life in Cities	Sao Paulo, Brazil
India Nepal Logistics Summit	28 July	Transforming Logistics Landscape	Kathmandu, Nepal
First Global Conference on Media freedom	July 10 – 11	Four Themes- Protection and prosecution, national frameworks and legislation, building trust in media and countering disinformation, media sustainability	London
2nd India Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED)	10 July	Bilateral cooperation between countries	New Delhi
G 20	28-29 June	Promote international financial stability. summit declaration: Climate change	Japan
Triennial International Seed Testing Association(ISTA)	26 June – 3 July		Hyderabad, Telangana Being held First time in Asia.
ASEAN	20-23 June	Advancing partnership for sustainability	Thailand
2nd Global Disability Summit	6-8 June	Focus on deliberating issues concerning the empowerment of persons with disabilities	Buenos Aires, Argentina
10th Regional Griha Summit	June	Transforming Strategies for Built Environment	Nagpur, India
16th Asia Media Summit	June	To discuss issues about the media and broadcasting industry	Cambodia
G-20 Osaka Summit	June	Eight Themes: Global Economy, Trade and Investment, Innovation, Environment and Energy, Employment, Women’s empowerment, Development and Health	Osaka, Japan
6th Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, CG meeting	13 – 17th May	For the first time, India has been invited to co-chair CG 2020 meeting	Geneva, Switzerland
2nd Belt and Road Forum	April	Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a brighter shared future	Beijing, China
Futuristic Healthcare Summit	April	Harnessing the power of technology in healthcare	Bangalore
Global Water Summit	April	Disruptive Designs for Global Water Sector	London, UK
World’s Foremost Artificial intelligence Summit	April	To empower global dialogue on the future of government, business and society: AI everything	Dubai
International Sanskrit Conference	March	To affirm Sanskrit as the common treasure of both India and Nepal	Nepal
SCOs Regional Anti-terrorist Structure	March	To plan about joint anti-terrorism exercises, border operations training workshops for members.	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
World’s Sustainable Development Summit	February	Attaining the 2030 Agenda: Delivering on our Promise	New Delhi
Electric Vehicle India Summit	February	Electrifying Indian Mobility by Comprehensive and Cumulative Collaborations	New Delhi
Asia LPG Summit	February	LPG- Energy for Life	New Delhi
52nd Asian Development bank	1-5 May	—-	Nadi, Fiji
18th Non Alighed Movement(NAM)	—	—-	Azerbaijan
31st APEC ( Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation)	11-17 November	—-	Santiago, Chile
11th BRICS	13-14 November	—-	Brazil

These are some of the summits held and to be held in 2019. Further information will be added accordingly. Be prepared with the past 3-4 months and upcoming summits for exams. get updated with the latest current affairs capsule with Entri App, the best platform for government exam preparation.

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