Groups of 20
The Group of 20 wealthiest nations has the largest number of sub groups than any official group of nations.
Many of these sub groups officially report to the G20. The groups meet regularly to educate themselves and develop communiques for the G20 meetings. Most are formed in a similar manner to the G20, composing themselves of representatives from each of the same 20 countries. The majority of the groups are focused on finance and economics from their specific areas of expertise. The groups bring a diverse set of opinions, perspectives and geographic experiences. 20 members and supporting staff is the right number to get something done and not too much to overwhelm the topic or drive down productivity.
The official groups of 20 who, according to the g20.org website, are the sub groups who take part with the G20:
Business 20: The business 20 are representatives from heads of industry and private sector individuals. The group works to inform the G20 on private sector investment and activities necessary to support development and economic expansion, in this case, Australia.
Civil Society 20: The C20 is a group formed for the purposes of gathering information from civil society groups, such as, Oxfam and Transparency International, and submitting directly to the G20 from these varying groups. The C20 provides the important role of keeping the G20 up to date on civil affairs and the impacts their policies are having on society. http://www.c20.org.au/
Think 20: Think 20 gathers Think Tanks primarily in Australia and some Asia fellows. All of these diverse groups report to the G20 through the Lowy Institute on International Policy.
Youth 20: The Y20 brings the young members of the 20 nations to report to the G20 in issues affecting the Youth of the wealthiest nations. They importantly inform the G20 on what impacts policies have on youth from around the world. This is the best platform for aspiring International Relations students and those considering Finance as majors to report at the highest level and to represent their respective countries. http://y20australia.com/
Labour 20: Labour 20 offers the G20 integral data on employment, statistics and organized labour groups represented in the IUTC and TUAC for the OECD. These acronyms mean the International Trade Union Confederation and the Trade Union Advisory Council to the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Other groups who have formed and now constitute real governance are:
G(irls) 20: The Girls 20 have gathered a powerful set of representative from the 20 wealthiest nations, however they have distinguished themselves, by having permanent member representation from the EU, African Union, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East regions. http://www.girls20summit.com/
If any of my international readers or those with a high degree of interest in the G20 can think of other groups of 20 not listed above, please send the groups name by either emailing me at info@g20news.com or Tweeting at @G20G8News.
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