G20 Riyadh Summit G20 Leaders Unite To Enhance Pandemic Preparedness
- 3 years ago
- Just Concluded Virtual Summit Focused on the Pandemic and on ensuring the world is better prepared to deal with future health crises by enhancing preparedness and response -
November 2020, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Bader Studios Arabia was invited by the Ministry of Culture to be on hand covering the G20 Summit in the capitol city this past week.
More than 170 meetings were held, by G20 ministers of finance, trade and investment, health, education, energy, climate, anti-corruption, agriculture, environment, employment, tourism, digital economy, water, and foreign affairs over the course of the Saudi G20 Presidency to culminate in the Leaders’ Declaration.
In addition, civil society and business groups were represented by the eight engagement groups: Business 20, Youth 20, Labour 20, Think 20, Civil 20, Women 20, Science 20, and Urban 20. They concluded their agenda by holding 8 summits and issuing 8 final statements respectively bringing civil society and private sector views to the policy-making table.
The G20 has always aimed to coordinate financial, economic and social efforts for a better world. G20 members took the steps to restore growth for all and support a resilient recovery amid COVID-19 crisis.
The pandemic has accelerated the need for coordinated and collaborative work on long-term and forward-looking solutions and has also demanded a quick reaction to protect people while ensuring the continuity of businesses.
The G20 leaders along with global organizations emphasized the need for a continued coordinated response to the coronavirus pandemic, especially to support the most vulnerable, whilst increasing the pandemic preparedness spending for further research and innovation to create tools and vaccines.
The world has been undergoing a health and economic crisis of an unprecedented scale and severity. The ministers and world leaders discussed the COVID-19 pandemic infecting more than 54 million people, claiming over 1 million lives worldwide.
The G20 Saudi Presidency led international efforts by organizing, at the beginning of the pandemic, an Extraordinary Summit where G20 Leaders pledged to do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic and protect lives, jobs, and the most vulnerable. As a result of this Summit, G20 members have contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with over USD 21 billion at the outset of the crisis to support health systems and the development of a vaccine.
Moreover, G20 made available over USD14 billion in debt relief for developing nations and injected an unprecedented USD11 trillion so far to safeguard the global economy.
The G20 Saudi Presidency will now hold the second Leaders’ Summit in 2020 with the ambition of bringing world leaders together to secure the necessary next steps towards a safer world and build an Inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future. The spirit of solidarity that brought the leaders together in March was the initial mark of unity in the fig
November 2020, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Bader Studios Arabia was invited by the Ministry of Culture to be on hand covering the G20 Summit in the capitol city this past week.
More than 170 meetings were held, by G20 ministers of finance, trade and investment, health, education, energy, climate, anti-corruption, agriculture, environment, employment, tourism, digital economy, water, and foreign affairs over the course of the Saudi G20 Presidency to culminate in the Leaders’ Declaration.
In addition, civil society and business groups were represented by the eight engagement groups: Business 20, Youth 20, Labour 20, Think 20, Civil 20, Women 20, Science 20, and Urban 20. They concluded their agenda by holding 8 summits and issuing 8 final statements respectively bringing civil society and private sector views to the policy-making table.
The G20 has always aimed to coordinate financial, economic and social efforts for a better world. G20 members took the steps to restore growth for all and support a resilient recovery amid COVID-19 crisis.
The pandemic has accelerated the need for coordinated and collaborative work on long-term and forward-looking solutions and has also demanded a quick reaction to protect people while ensuring the continuity of businesses.
The G20 leaders along with global organizations emphasized the need for a continued coordinated response to the coronavirus pandemic, especially to support the most vulnerable, whilst increasing the pandemic preparedness spending for further research and innovation to create tools and vaccines.
The world has been undergoing a health and economic crisis of an unprecedented scale and severity. The ministers and world leaders discussed the COVID-19 pandemic infecting more than 54 million people, claiming over 1 million lives worldwide.
The G20 Saudi Presidency led international efforts by organizing, at the beginning of the pandemic, an Extraordinary Summit where G20 Leaders pledged to do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic and protect lives, jobs, and the most vulnerable. As a result of this Summit, G20 members have contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with over USD 21 billion at the outset of the crisis to support health systems and the development of a vaccine.
Moreover, G20 made available over USD14 billion in debt relief for developing nations and injected an unprecedented USD11 trillion so far to safeguard the global economy.
The G20 Saudi Presidency will now hold the second Leaders’ Summit in 2020 with the ambition of bringing world leaders together to secure the necessary next steps towards a safer world and build an Inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future. The spirit of solidarity that brought the leaders together in March was the initial mark of unity in the fig