“It goes without saying that the response to climate change must truly concern everyone, otherwise the assumption that it can bring significant results is pure utopianism. And beyond the commitments to curb ongoing warming, we must consider as a priority the adoption of all useful measures to mitigate the consequences of climate change, which particularly affect countries in the global south. The Prime Minister said it Giorgia Meloni, Speech at the first G20 meeting in New Delhi.
“Italy will allocate more than 70% of its Italian climate fund to Africa.”. This means that over the next five years 3 billion euros will be allocated equally to containment and adaptation initiatives.” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said at the G20 summit: “The commitment is part of the ‘Rome Process’, which starts with the conference on Migration and Development Italy met in July and aims to build a new model of international relations on an equal basis to create development but also promote legal migration routes and combat the powerful criminal networks of illegal immigration traffickers who exploit their desperation to get rich.
“The Italian government is working to launch a comprehensive cooperation and development plan that bears the name of a great Italian, Enrico Mattei, the founder of Eni. His ‘formula’ was successful because he was able to unite the need of a nation.” “Italy must sustain its growth with that of its partner states in order to experience a period of development and progress. Today, history makes the same demands on us,” the Prime Minister said. “Italy,” he added, “aspires to become a bridge between Europe and Africa, promoting mutually beneficial partnerships and rejecting an assertive or paternalistic approach, in order to support African and Mediterranean countries’ energy security and exports green energy.”
With the arrival of the US President Joe Biden and the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Bharat Mandapam, at the G20 Summit headquarters, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the work of the first of two days of the summit during which he will announce the Global Biofuels Alliance. “The world is suffering from a crisis of confidence,” Modi said in his opening speech. The first session will be dedicated to the theme ‘One Earth’, followed by another session on the theme ‘One Family’, following the Indian Presidency’s approach to inclusivity, finding solutions, ambition and choice.
L’African Union As a permanent member, it officially has a place in the G20. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this at the opening of the summit in New Delhi. At the end of his introductory speech, Modi invited President of the African Union Azali Assoumani, President of the Comorosto sit down and hug him. Assoumani sat among the other leaders while a staffer placed the AU card and the international organization’s green flag on the table. A historic moment that was greeted with applause by the heads of state and government. “With the agreement of all, I propose that the African Union take its place as a permanent member of the G20,” Modi said to applause that marked the entry of the 55-nation continental organization founded in 2002.
G20 Sherpa agreement on language for Ukraine
The Sherpas of the G20 countries agreed “late last night” on the language to be used, “along the lines of the G20 Bali in November 2022, but somewhat toned down” to describe the situation related to Russia’s war against Russia Ukraine: While awaiting the formal green light from leaders, the agreed text paves the way for the final communiqué.
“The compromise text drawn up and proposed by Indonesia, India, Brazil and South Africa to break the stalemate has been approved by the G7 countries and China, so Russia finds itself in an isolated position and in the position of having to accept it,” they said ANSA other sources
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