Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 Closing and Handover Ceremony of the G20 Leaders’ Summit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks at the G20 Closing and Handover Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024, marking South Africa's assumption of the G20 Presidency. He outlines the theme and priorities for the upcoming year, emphasizing the first time an African country will lead the group.

• South Africa has established the theme for its G20 Presidency as 'Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability', with a focus on advancing the Pact for the Future and the Sustainable Development Goals, the latter of which should be a priority for the next five G20 Presidencies to be achieved by 2030.
• The South African G20 Presidency will focus on three high-level priorities to be implemented through the Finance and Sherpa Tracks: Inclusive Economic Growth, Industrialisation, Employment and Inequality; Food Security; and Artificial Intelligence and Innovation for Sustainable Development.
• President Ramaphosa intends to use the presidency to elevate the development priorities of the Global South and the African Continent, noting that inequality is evidenced by a lack of sustainable financing and capacity building for climate action and crippling debt.
• South Africa commits to continuing the engagement of social and civil society groups, building on the first G20 Social Summit convened by Brazil.

APA

Ramaphosa, C. (2024). Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 Closing and Handover Ceremony of the G20 Leaders’ Summit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. South African Institute of International Affairs. https://saiia.org.za/research/remarks-by-president-cyril-ramaphosa-at-the-g20-closing-and-handover-ceremony-of-the-g20-leaders-summit-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/

Chicago

Ramaphosa, Cyril. Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 Closing and Handover Ceremony of the G20 Leaders’ Summit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. South African Institute of International Affairs, 2024. https://saiia.org.za/research/remarks-by-president-cyril-ramaphosa-at-the-g20-closing-and-handover-ceremony-of-the-g20-leaders-summit-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{ramaphosa2024remarks, author = {Ramaphosa, Cyril}, title = {{Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 Closing and Handover Ceremony of the G20 Leaders’ Summit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}, publisher = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://saiia.org.za/research/remarks-by-president-cyril-ramaphosa-at-the-g20-closing-and-handover-ceremony-of-the-g20-leaders-summit-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }