G20 Leaders’ Summit | South Africa 2025

At a G20 summit session chaired by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, leaders and international organization heads addressed inequality, debt relief, employment, hunger, and resilience to disasters, climate change, energy transitions, and food systems. Key points included record $12 billion IDA flows to Africa, calls for faster debt restructuring via the Common Framework, universal social protection for 3.8 billion people, $1.1 trillion needed for agri-food transformations, and reports urging partnerships with Africa's visions and an international inequality panel endorsed by experts. Leaders pledged clean energy investments, disaster preparedness, and private sector mobilization, with initiatives like scaling renewables in Africa raising €15.5 billion. These discussions highlight the G20's pivotal role in forging inclusive, resilient global growth amid escalating crises.