Dear Editor
The Democratic Alliance congratulates all of the South African government on securing agreement on the Leaders’ Declaration today at the G20 Leaders Summit.
This declaration represents a significant and positive outcome. It reinforces core principles essential to global stability, security and development, including respect for international law and human rights, the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and a renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation.
Importantly, through the declaration, G20 members seek to ease the debt burden on developing countries, strengthen climate-resilience, and support a just transition to sustainable energy systems that have positive implications for jobs and growth.
In addition the declaration welcomes the “Ubuntu approaches” on food security and nutrition, developed under South Africa’s G20 Presidency, and sustainable, climate resilient agriculture. This will expanded access to safe, healthy and nutritious food for vulnerable South Africans.
These priorities are vital for South Africa as government seeks to implement the urgent reforms required to turbocharge our economy.
It has been an honour to be a part of this meeting and the team that made this summit not only possible but valuable. As such it represents an important step toward improved, inclusive global cooperation and, closer to home, to the inestimable value of the GNU.
As a partner in the GNU, the DA will work to ensure that the G20 commitments translate into tangible progress at home.
Regards
John Steenhuisen MP
Leader of the Democratic Alliance