G20 Development Working Group kicks off 3rd meeting coinciding with Africa Day
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropane Ramokgopa, kicked off the meeting, calling for renewed global solidarity to tackle pressing development challenges.
The Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Ms. Maropene Lydia Ramokgopa, addresses the 3rd G20 Development Working Group meeting in Zimbali, KwaZulu-Natal. Picture: GCIS.
JOHANNESBURG - The G20 Development Working Group (DWG) kicked off its third meeting on Sunday at KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with Africa Day.
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropane Ramokgopa, kicked off the meeting, calling for renewed global solidarity to tackle pressing development challenges.
Over the next three days, delegates will deliberate on three key priority areas, including strengthening domestic resource mobilisation through curbing illicit financial flows, advancing social protection systems, and supporting access to global public goods.
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Ramokgopa underscored the importance of policy coherence, welcoming the DWG's coordination with other G20 workstreams.
"These are vital linkages that reinforce the G20's unique position as a platform that bridges development, finance and global governance. As we embark on this important work, I want to remind us all that what we do here matters. Our negotiations over the next few days are about the livelihoods of billions of people around the world, and the kind of future we collectively wish to shape."
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