UN chief urges G20 finance chiefs to support global COVID vaccine plan, climate finance
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s largest economies to spearhead a global COVID-19 vaccination plan, expand debt relief to developing countries battered by the pandemic, and step up funding for climate action.
Trump discusses G20 work, Middle East situation with Saudi King - Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump, discussing the work of the G20, the global fight against the coronavirus and the situation in the Middle East, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports.
COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, pushing 265 million people to the point of starvation by the end of the year, the UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Friday.
New York/IBNS: World leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday committed to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to counteract the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat: UN chief
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 crisis presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for the world’s leading economic forum to respond to the numerous threats the disease poses to people everywhere, the UN Secretary-General has said.
May says G20 leaders agree on need to avoid escalation of tensions around Iran
Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that G20 leaders shared the belief that escalation of tensions around Iran should be avoided, adding that the United Kingdom would do everything possible to save the Iran nuclear deal.
New York, June 29 (IBNS): The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”.
G20 leaders adopt declaration on digital economy
Osaka, Jun 28 (Sputnik/UNI) The leader of the Group of 20 (G20), who have gathered in Osaka for their annual summit, adopted on Friday a joint declaration on digital economy, stressing that it was important to promote discussions on the issue at various levels in order to unleash the full potential of the digital economy.
Trump will have 'extended meeting' with Chinese President Xi at G20 Summit in Japan
Washington, June 18 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday that he will be having an extended meeting with Chinese President X Jinping during next week's G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
Putin-Trump meeting may take place on eve of G20 Summit - Kremlin
Moscow, June 16 (Sputnik/UNI) A full-fledged meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump may take place on the eve of the G20 summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday.
Japan’s Abe hopes to bring Iran’s Supreme Leader to Osaka G20 summit – source
Tokyo, June 12 (Sputnik) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to Iran for a historic visit in the hope of bringing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader to this June's G20 Summit in Osaka, a source familiar with the situation told Sputnik.
Putin-Trump meeting at G20 may still take place but likely in on-the-go mode - Ryabkov
Prague, June 12 (Sputnik/UNI) The Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, may still meet at the G20 Summit in Japan's Osaka in late June, but if Washington does not give Russia any concrete signals about such a possibility and the format of the talks, it will likely be an on-the-go meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik.
UN chief welcomes G20 commitment to fight climate change
New York, Dec 3 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed the declaration released on Saturday at the conclusion of the 2018 G20 meeting of the world’s leading economies, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which reaffirms a commitment to raise ambition in the fight against climate change.
Calling for G20 support, Ban stresses importance of financing mechanisms for 2030 Goals
New York, Sept 5 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for sustainable development and climate action, urging further efforts by G20 countries to fulfill their commitments.