The past three G20 presidencies focused strongly on pandemic preparedness and response by highlighting the importance of global solidarity in healthcare.
The G20 can address health system stressors of the Global South and should adopt a healthcare resilience framework that will ensure sustainable healthcare service delivery.
G20 member countries could lead South-South collaboration by creating a Global Alliance for Steel Scrap to promote circular economy policies and standardise scrap trade regulations.
The G20, responsible for over 80% of global GDP and emissions, must advocate for a Just Energy Transition (JET) that meets everyone's needs.
The G20 countries have highlighted that emerging countries struggle to borrow in their national currencies, emphasising the potential role of multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the need for more local currency options.
How can the G20 promote nature-based solutions (NBS) in line with UNFCCC objectives, given that addressing deforestation is vital for combating climate change and biodiversity loss?
Foreign aid has influenced Africa’s development for decades, weakening economic resilience. South Africa’s G20 presidency presents a chance to boost foreign direct investment and diversify partnerships for greater economic sovereignty.
Health diplomacy integrates governance, sustainable funding and digital innovation to enhance global health by 2030.
The Matopiba region underscores the broader challenges facing the G20 and the urgent need for governance that balances economic interests with environmental and social protections, as local communities contend with deforestation and displacement.
The G20 Common Framework must expand its scope to formally include middle-income countries, which increasingly face unsustainable debt burdens.
Industrial strategies should link economic growth, industry, innovation, and infrastructure while tackling inequalities. The G20 must lead the move toward green industrialisation.
G20 cooperation can help prevent trade distortions.
The 2025 South African G20 presidency can advance foundational learning to address Africa’s learning crisis. Guided by the spirit of ubuntu, it should support investments in essential reading and math skills to avoid the future costs of illiteracy.
South Africa's 2025 presidency highlights Africa's AI potential, shifting focus from global policies to local initiatives that aim to close the AI equity gap and promote inclusive digital transformation.
To secure a stable and fruitful future for the G20 as a forum for multilateral agreements and commitments, the goals of the G20 will need to adapt to the recent, dramatic fracturing of geopolitical relations. This piece spells out three ...
The G20 should address reform challenges during South Africa's presidency, as ongoing geopolitical tensions obstruct global cooperation and complicate efforts to revamp the international financial architecture.
The slow recovery from the global financial crisis, growing inequality, the inability of institutions like the World Trade Organization to transform their mandates and rising geopolitical competition all contributed to a gradual loss of faith in multilateralism.
End of a Cycle? South Africa’s G20 Presidency and the Future of Global Cooperation
South Africa closes the first cycle of G20 presidencies with a call to refocus on development, equality, and cooperation amid rising fragmentation in the global order.