G20 leaders adopt Rio de Janeiro Declaration
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G20 leaders have adopted the Rio de Janeiro Declaration at its 19th Summit in the Brazilian city. They have called for action on Climate Change and wars in Ukraine and West Asia.
The Declaration released last night is aimed at addressing major global challenges and crises and promote strong, sustainable, and inclusive growth. The declaration called for an enlarged Security Council composition that improves the representation of the underrepresented and unrepresented regions and groups.
The declaration condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Expressing the deep concern about the situation in the Gaza Strip and the escalation in Lebanon, the declaration emphasized on the urgent need to expand the flow of humanitarian assistance and to reinforce the protection of civilians.
It called for peaceful resolution of conflicts and efforts to address crises with diplomacy and dialogue. It reaffirmed the strong commitment to multilateralism, especially in light of the progress made under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.
The first day of the G20 summit, had successful sessions on Global alliance on hunger and poverty and reforms in the global governance institutes on one hand, whereas on the second hand, it had several bilateral meetings attended by PM Modi.
Bilateral talks with state heads of UK, Norway, Indonesia, Italy, France were held on day one. Talking points of the meetings were reaffirming the cooperation on the front of trade, defence, tourism and some other topics like AI, green energy, space etc. The PM also announced the opening of two new consulates in the UK.
The highlight of the day was the declaration of the Rio de Janeiro Declaration for 2024 G20 Summit. It focuses on a broad range of issues, including sustainable development, climate change, global health, economic recovery, and the future of multilateralism. For the second day, the members will be participating in two sessions, Sustainable Development and Energy Transition and the second session on digital infrastructure.
PM Modi will be addressing the session of Sustainable Development and Energy Transition. As the IBSA (India Brazil South Africa) alliance members are also part of the troika this year, it is expected that the three nations may meet to discuss the collective issues under IBSA as well on the sidelines of the summit. Also, more bilateral events are anticipated to be held on the second day as well.