On the margins of the 2025 G20 Leaders' Summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa met with African heads of state and government, the African Union and African NGOs.
“As a continent, we are in tandem striving to realise the aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa we Want.”
This is a collective declaration representing the voices of workers, civil society, youth, women, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable communities across the globe. It was formally handed to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 20 November at the G20 Social Summit.
“The core similarities between the Ubuntu philosophy and the objectives of the G20 Social Summit lie in their shared emphasis on interconnectedness, collective responsibility, solidarity, and the pursuit of social justice and equality for all people.”
The T20 Summit is the culmination of concerted efforts by the T20’s five Task Forces on trade, digital transformation, development financing, SDGs, and climate action, strengthening the intellectual backbone of the G20.
“This report, which is a blueprint for greater equality, supports the goal of South Africa’s G20 Presidency to put inequality on the international agenda. It correctly asserts that inequality is a betrayal of people’s dignity, an impediment to inclusive growth and a threat to democracy itself.”
Under South Africa's Presidency, Environment and Climate Ministers achieved two G20 firsts: the Cape Town Declaration on Crimes Affecting the Environment and on Air Quality.
The G20 Environment and Climate Ministers recognise the threat of illegal wildlife trafficking, emphasise boosting responses to environmental crimes, and build on the 2017 G20 principles against corruption in wildlife trade.
