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DEVELOPING | We need leadership and vision, says UN’s Guterres at G20


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The G20 Leaders' Summit will be held in Johannesburg on 22 and 23 November.
The G20 Leaders' Summit will be held in Johannesburg on 22 and 23 November.Graphic: Sharlene Rood. Images: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

5m ago

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived at the Freedom Park Heritage Site & Museum in Pretoria, where he is hosting French President Emmanuel Macron.

- Amanda Khoza.

22m ago

This evening, Deputy President Paul Mashatile will host French President Emmanuel Macron at the Freedom Park Heritage Site & Museum in Pretoria.

The two leaders will commemorate the French citizens who played a role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa.

- Amanda Khoza

40m ago

Guterres says the UN will do everything to correct inequalities and injustices and to ensure adequate representation for developing countries. Still, he notes that the UN has no power to reform the Security Council, the IMF, or the World Bank.

"All this depends on the European member states, and usually those that have power are quite reluctant to accept the distribution of power."

- Bongekile Macupe

46m ago

Guterres says South Africa has done its part in putting the real issues on the table. He says the financial architecture and systems continue to work for the rich countries, and he adds that it’s"unfair and ineffective".

He says South Africa has done its best, and it remains to be seen how this meeting will address the issues.

- Bongekile Macupe

49m ago

37m ago

"We need peace in Gaza"

Palestine needs to live in peace and security anchored in international law.

- Bongekile Macupe

45m ago

He says we "need action for peace".

"We need peace in Sudan".

"We need peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo".

"We need peace in the Sahel".

It is time for the countries of the region to stand together and deliver stability and peace.

- Bongekile Macupe

55m ago

He says inequality has become a "cancer", and commends President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa for commissioning a"bold report" on inequality

- Bongekile Macupe

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