Overview
- The declaration reaffirms that, in line with the UN Charter, no state may use or threaten force to gain territory, and condemns terrorism in all forms.
- It sets priorities on disaster risk resilience, debt sustainability for low‑income countries, critical minerals for sustainable growth, and financing a just energy transition.
- Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong urged urgent WTO reforms and endorsed flexible multilateral pathways, pointing to new frameworks such as the FIT Partnership.
- South Africa said shared goals outweighed differences as leaders adopted the text on day one despite a U.S. boycott and a protocol dispute over the presidency handover; Argentina also registered opposition.
- India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed six G20 initiatives spanning an Africa skills multiplier, a global healthcare response team, an open satellite data partnership, a critical minerals circularity effort, a traditional knowledge repository, and action against the drug‑terror nexus, alongside bilateral outreach including talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa.