The G-20, or Group of Twenty, is an intergovernmental forum of 19 countries and the European Union that works on major global issues.
The G20 leaders committed to achieving food security and adequate nutrition for all, leaving no one behind. G-20 nations, including India, also committed to strengthen actions to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
The UN climate summit in Glasgow opened formally on Sunday, kicking off 2 weeks of intense diplomatic talks on curbing global warming.
"Considering that coronavirus keeps mutating, we have to work out mechanisms for systematic and quick upgrade of vaccines," Putin told a G20 summit.
These “should be our policy goals,” Sitharaman said at the in-person meeting of the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the Italian presidency.
Making the announcement, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday that India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders' summit in 2023 for the first time.
Speaking to reporters after Thursday's summit of G20 ministers, Italy's Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition Vittorio Colao said the creation of working group was the crowning achievement of the talks, Xinhua news agency reported.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the G20 Action Plan is an expression of collective commitment to fight COVID-19 pandemic and it should remain relevant and effective as the crisis evolves.
The powerful G-20 grouping on Thursday decided to inject over USD 5 trillion into the global economy to counter economic disruptions triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon the governments of G-20 countries to device a concrete action plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic, while addressing the Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit
World Bank President David Malpass on Monday urged G-20 countries to let the poorest countries suspend all repayments of official bilateral credit due to the adverse impact on their economies due to the coronavirus pandemic.
To keep the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees goal within reach, G20 countries will have to increase their 2030 emission targets by 2020 and significantly scale up mitigation, adaptation and finance over the next decade.
While attending the G20 Health Ministers' meeting held in Japan's Okayama, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan participating in the deliberations on health risk and health security, made an intervention on AMR, seen as a serious emerging threat to global public health.
Hatice Cengiz spoke at a Human Rights Council event in Geneva about her grief from Khashoggi's October death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. In an interview afterward, she said Saudi authorities "have to be punished in some way" for his slaying.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecast for global growth from 3.6 per cent last year to 3.3 per cent in 2019.
G20 countries plan on new tax policy for big internet giants like Google, based on the business of the company in the country compared to where its headquarters are.
Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May spoke to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on his election victory, discussing a range of issues including the G20 Summit in Japan next month and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England.
The three leaders discussed issues concerning global peace and stability, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
"When you look at the acronym of our three countries -- Japan, America, and India -- it is 'JAI', which stands for success in Hindi," PM Modi said.
Speaking at a BRICS informal meeting in Buenos Aires, Modi said " We have to talk in one voice for the interest of developing nations in the United Nations and other multilateral organizations.
Overwhelmed by the attendance of a number of Indians at the event, PM Modi said he felt as if he was in India.
According to reports, Merkel's plane took off from Berlin for Buenos Aires but soon pilots detected some problem in the electric system of the aircraft and decided to land in Germany's western city of Cologne.
"Had a fruitful interaction with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud," PM Modi tweeted.
During the G 20 summit in Argentina, PM Modi will discuss ways to meet the new and upcoming challenges of the coming decade with other world leaders, including US President Donald Trump.
The G20 has praised the initiatives in India for promoting ease of doing business, startup funding and labour reforms.