Clinton invites Haryana CM for CGI meeting

haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, November 22
Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), established by William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, has invited Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to a meeting of CGI in Hong Kong on December 2 and 3.
In a letter personally written by Mr. Bill Clinton to invite Mr Hooda, he has mentioned that the event at Hong Kong has been designed to foster philanthropic culture in the dynamic and growing region of the world, Asia.
CGI was established in 2005 to turn good intentions into real action and results. CGI Asia offered a new membership opportunity to engage business, government, civil society, and philanthropic leaders across Asia. The CGI Asia meeting, the first CGI meeting to be held outside the United States, is a chance for Asia's most influential leaders to come together and take action to solve the region's most pressing issues.
The meeting would focus on three primary areas of discussion which includes education, energy and climate change and public health. The working session of
CGI's on education will explore specific and actionable ways to enable millions to gain access to quality education as education is essential for social and economic development, beyond lifting people out of poverty and strengthening the global economy, educational opportunities can dispel conflicts, create jobs and improve health conditions.
The energy and climate sessions will explore the economic opportunities in fighting global warming around the globe. Panels will explore carbon markets, innovations in the transportation sector, new power technologies and breakthrough in energy efficiency. The Public Health session will seek to inform and inspire new commitments to improve health in the poorest countries and reduce the profound health
disparities among and within the countries.
At Hong Kong, Mr.Clinton will join several hundred Asian leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds to further strengthen social and global responsibility in Asia, and move toward the benefits achieved through collaboration. The sessions in the meeting would examine the ways emerging economies are achieving sustainable and equitable growth, particularly in the midst of a global economic slowdown, rising energy and food prices, and mounting healthcare costs.