The Latest Breaking News from G20

In an interview to The Hindu, United States special envoy for climate, John Kerry, who is in India for a G20 meeting on climate change issues, said he was still hopeful about a consensus statement, but wouldn’t commit to the U.S. compromising over language on the Ukraine war in order…

India has prioritised Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy as one of the core themes for deliberations in the G-20 forum

Clear action is needed to give more children affordable access to healthier foods. We can’t wait another decade for change, says Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh

At Bali dinner, PM Modi & Chinese President Xi Jinping reached "consensus" to restore bilateral ties, claimed China. Doval & Wang Yi met in Johannesburg to discuss LAC standoff & restoring peace & tranquillity.

The G20 must build on what India has started to prevent disasters

India has transformed DRR financing, creating a predictable mechanism for responses, mitigation, preparedness & recovery. G20 must create an enabling environment to attract private finance for DRR & make it part of core business. Need to think beyond pilots & design initiatives for scale.

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies pitching for giving the African Union full membership of the grouping at its upcoming summit in New Delhi in September.

G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group to hold 3rd meeting in Chennai (Jul 24-26). Leaders, international orgs & knowledge partners to draft communique on priority areas incl. Early Warning Sys, Disaster & Climate Resilient Infra, Financing Framework, Disaster Response Sys & Ecosystem-based Approach. Notable dignitaries to participate, communique to serve…

The redeveloped complex of India Trade Promotion Organisation’s (ITPO) Pragati Maidan, which will host India’s G-20 leaders meetings in September, will be inaugurated on July 26, likely by PM Modi

Why has a single joint statement not been released so far at any G-20 Ministerial meeting? What is the bone of contention? What are the ‘Bali Paragraphs’ and why are they being incorporated in the current document? As G-20 President, what is India’s focus?

G-20 negotiators make progress on consensus; Russia drops objections to one of two paragraphs on Ukraine war. China, South Africa raise new worries. India's G-20 agenda on development issues yields "ambitious outcomes" from Ministerial meetings. Negotiations continue to reach consensus on Leaders' Declaration.