Sustainable development and growth, financing the fight against climate change, the revitalization of multilateralism, the digital transition and the protection of international peace were some of the agreed points of the declaration issued this Saturday (09.09.2023) by the G20 during its summit in the city of New Delhi (India).
Agreed points:
- Strong and sustainable growth. Leaders of the G20, the world's leading forum for international economic cooperation, pledge to foster growth strong, sustainable, balanced and integrative economy.
- Climate and environmental objectives. They are committed to seeking low greenhouse gas (GHG) and carbon emissions that are resilient to climate and the environment, as well as to conserving biodiversity, forests and oceans.
- Health emergency situations. They commit to improving access to medical countermeasures and facilitating more supplies and production capacities in developing countries.
- Debt vulnerability. They call for promoting resilient growth by urgently and effectively addressing debt and vulnerabilities in developing countries.
- Financing the SDGs. They call for increased funding from all sources to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Paris Agreement. G20 leaders aim to accelerate efforts and increase resources to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
- Reforms in the Multilateral Development Banks. Calls for reforms to make Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) more effective.
- Digital transformation. They call for improving access to digital services and taking advantage of digital transformation opportunities for sustainable and inclusive growth.
- Job. Leaders aim to promote sustainable, quality, healthy, safe and well-paid employment.
- Gender. They commit to closing gender gaps and promoting the full and equal participation of women in the economy.
- Developing countries. The G20 aims to better integrate developing country perspectives into the future agenda.
India holds the presidency of the G20, the intergovernmental forum connecting the world's major economies, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.
The G20 is made up of: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the United States, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the European Union and the United Kingdom. African Union, recently included as a member.
During the weekend summit, leaders expressed the importance of revitalize multilateralism to address contemporary global challenges of the 21st century and make global governance more representative, effective, transparent and accountable, as expressed in multiple forums.
G20 leaders also stressed the inadmissibility of using nuclear weapons in conflicts to gain new territories for the purposes of protection of international peacel.
"In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, all States must refrain from threatening or using force to seek territorial acquisitions that run counter to the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political independence of any State. The use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible."
Finally, the G20 announced that it will meet in Brazil in 2024 and in South Africa in 2025, as well
as in the United States in 2026.
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