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South Africa outlines G20 priorities, defends ICJ filing and urges protection of multilateral institutions
Summary
South Africaas G20 president highlighted four priorities including disaster resilience, debt sustainability, climate finance and critical minerals, defended its International Court of Justice filing on alleged genocide in Gaza, and called for strengthening—not dismantling—multilateral institutions during a United Nations press briefing.
South Africaas incoming G20 president on Monday set out four headline priorities and urged nations to protect and reform multilateral institutions rather than weaken them. DG Zendango, South Africas G20 sherpa, delivered the statement in the United Nations Press Briefing Room and took questions from reporters.
South Africas sherpa summarized the presidencys four main priorities as strengthening disaster resilience and response; advancing debt sustainability for low-income countries; mobilizing finance for a just energy transition, with more and better climate finance for developing economies; and harnessing critical minerals for inclusive growth and resilient supply chains. "We believe that a fair, transparent, and inclusive international order is an essential requirement for economic stability and sustained growth," DG Zendango said.
The statement tied those priorities to broader multilateral cooperation, naming the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and global financial institutions as partners for addressing shared challenges. Zendango said South Africa intends to push a G20 agenda that emphasizes…
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