Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro kicked off on Monday with an unexpected breakthrough as members issued a joint declaration on the first day of talks.
Brazil, as the host nation, successfully shaped the agenda, embedding key priorities from its G20 presidency into the document, including combating hunger and climate change, alongside efforts to reform international organizations.
Leaders from the world’s leading industrialized and emerging economies also voiced their commitment to more effective taxation of the super-rich and reiterated the internationally agreed target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times.
Despite initial concerns over potential disagreements from Argentina’s ultra-liberal President Javier Milei, the G20 managed to secure broad consensus.
A key point of agreement was the push to reform the UN Security Council, with the final declaration calling for a more “representative, inclusive, efficient, effective, democratic and accountable” council.
However, like last year’s summit in India, there was no explicit condemnation of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, unlike the strong stance taken at the 2022 Bali summit.
GNA