RIO DE JANEIRO—Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Mideast and Ukraine, issuing a joint declaration Monday that was heavy on generalities but short of details on how to...
G20 leaders take part in a Family Photo at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were not present for the photo.
Argentina challenged some of the language in initial drafts and was the one country that did not endorse the complete document. The omitted acknowledgment of Israel’s distress appeared to run contrary to US President Joe Biden’s consistent backing of Israel’s right to defend itself. It’s something Biden always notes in public, even when speaking about the deprivation of Palestinians. During a meeting with G20 leaders before the declaration was hammered home, Biden expressed his view that Hamas is solely to blame for the war and called on fellow leaders to “increase the pressure on Hamas” to accept a cease-fire deal.
The G20 declaration highlighted the human suffering in Ukraine while calling for peace, without naming Russia. Brazil’s government stressed that Lula’s launch of the global alliance against hunger and poverty on Monday was as important as the final G20 declaration. As of Monday, 82 nations had signed onto the plan, Brazil’s government said. It is also backed by organizations including the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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