The Group of 20 (G20) Social Summit is one of several ministerial meetings convening under South Africa’s G20 Presidency. The South African government has stated its intent to continue enhancing the G20 as “a site of democratic global engagement” and to continue dialogues with civil society and other non-government institutions throughout its Presidency.
South Africa holds the G20 Presidency from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025. South Africa will focus its presidency on the theme, ‘Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,’ with an emphasis on building partnerships across all sectors of society to realize the transformative process of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs and ensuring that no one is left behind.
In the G20 Working Groups and Task Forces, South Africa aims to elevate:
- strengthening disaster resilience and response;
- ensuring debt sustainability for low-income countries (LICs);
- mobilizing finance for a just energy transition, including increasing the quality and quantity of climate finance flows to developing countries; and
- harnessing critical minerals for inclusive growth and sustainable development.
The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the EU. The 19 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye, the UK, and the US.
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DATE
18–20 November 2025
LOCATION
Gauteng, South Africa
