The G20 Summit has reflected on the achievements, challenges and future of the G20 bloc since its establishment in 1999.
The Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa (SA) represents the 20th meeting of the group, which sought to bring about global stability in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
The G20 Review report commissioned by SA has found that the expansion of the group’s scope over time has been positive.
Director of the G20 Research Group and a contributor to the report, Professor John Kirton, explains some of the key debates that have shaped successive summits
“The G20 summit and all the institutions surrounding it, underneath it, do not need to be reformed. They need to be strengthened. And how should they be strengthened? Well, the biggest debate was that some people thought it should go back to basics, strip down the summit, and deal only with the economy as a macroeconomist would. But as we heard from SA President Cyril Ramaphosa this morning, no, it has to do many other things that it has been doing for many, many summits now. Climate change, Health, Gender equality.”
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