Statements & Speeches

P20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit Recommendations

The P20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit will highlight the transformative power of parliamentary efforts in fostering inclusive, sustainable, and collaborative solutions to global issues within G20.
30 Jun 2025

Y20 Priorities for the G20 Agenda Under the South African Presidency

This note encapsulates the consolidated recommendations of the Y20 South Africa 2025 process. These proposals are designed to inform G20 deliberations across five thematic tracks, ensuring that youth perspectives are embedded in global policy frameworks.
30 Jun 2025

Startup20 (SU20) South Africa: Shaping a Global Startup Agenda Under South Africa’s G20 Presidency

The G20's startup engagement group promotes inclusion in economic policy and connects innovators with policymakers. Using South Africa’s 2025 G20 Presidency to attract ESG investors and address funding gaps.
26 Jun 2025

Speech by Minister Ronald Lamola at the High-Level Session of the Third G20 Sherpa Meeting

This important meeting which comes at the midpoint of South Africa’s historic G20 Presidency, also coincides with unprecedented global turmoil both geopolitically and geoeconomically.
26 Jun 2025

Startup20 (SU20) South Africa Mandate

26 Jun 2025

B20 South Africa Third Sherpa Meeting Summary

Aiming to create impact across strategic themes, B20 South Africa focuses on mobilising investment through blended finance and enhancing domestic capital markets to mitigate currency risks.
26 Jun 2025

G20 Empower Alliance Engagement Priorities & Recommendations to G20 Sherpas

Recommendations that embody freedom and independence, symbolizing the unlocking of women's economic potential across G20 economies.
25 Jun 2025

Remarks by G20 Sherpa Zane Dangor at the Opening Session of the Third G20 Sherpa Meeting

I am delighted to report that our collective efforts are yielding significant progress. Out of 132 planned meetings, we have successfully hosted 70, with most Working Groups having completed their third sessions and many already engaged in the crucial process of negotiating their Ministerial Declarations for 2025.
25 Jun 2025

U20 Co-Chairs’ Recommendations to the G20 Third Sherpa Meeting

U20 cities reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism, democracy, solidarity, and the rule of law as foundations for sustainable peace and global stability, and urge G20 governments to enable cities to access direct urban finance.
25 Jun 2025

W20 Recommendations on the Johannesburg Goals

Addressing gender-based violence and femicide via stronger legal protections and closing the digital divide for women and girls in G20 countries could increase GDP by at least 1.3 trillion USD by 2030.
21 Jun 2025

Speaker’s Notes: Dirco Deputy Minister Alvin Botes at the T20 Africa High-Level Policy Dialogue

South Africa’s presidency is particularly important because it offers a platform to re-centre the G20’s focus on development outcomes for the Global South, particularly Africa.
29 Apr 2025

Address by Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the T20 Africa High-Level Dialogue

This gathering emphasises the need for Africa to address the persistent challenges of economic development, political instability, and governance weaknesses. It calls for a critical evaluation of current interventions aimed at strengthening Africa's priorities, including economic growth, sustainable development and global governance reforms.
29 Apr 2025