G20 Leaders’ Summit Opening Session | South Africa 2025

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first G20 Leaders Summit on African soil, welcoming global leaders and outlining South Africa's presidency theme of solidarity, equality, and sustainability amid expanding G20 focus on issues like trade, climate change, and development. He highlighted four priorities—strengthening disaster resilience, ensuring debt sustainability for low-income countries, mobilizing finance for a just energy transition, and harnessing critical minerals—alongside key reports from the G20 at 20 review, Africa Expert Panel, and global inequality committee. The summit adopted its leaders' declaration by consensus, reinforcing multilateralism's importance in tackling shared global challenges and pledging inclusive growth for all.