President Cyril Ramaphosa described the gathering of world leaders as a triumph of multilateralism.
Breakdown
- South Africa hosted and closed the first G20 summit on the African continent.
- A leader's declaration was issued on the opening day despite strong US opposition. 9s
- The summit called for global action to end conflicts, reduce poverty and inequality, and combat climate change. 19s
- The United States will hold the next G20 presidency, but boycotted this summit. 1m 7s
- The US boycott was due to President Trump's widely discredited claim about the treatment of South Africa's white Afrikaner minority. 1m 48s