Lerato Mbhiza
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has challenged G20 nations to address ongoing global tensions, which have been fueled by a variety of developments in recent years.
Pandor drew attention to a few pressing issues including the increasing debt load faced by poor and middle-income countries, inequality, and neglect in certain parts of the world citing Palestine in the Middle East as an example.
She highlighted the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the recent Israel-Gaza war, and related violations of international law and United Nations (UN) guidelines.
The Minister also mentioned that there are several issues, such as trade tensions between major economies, economic decline due to COVID-19 and continuing terrorism and extremism.
“All these have placed the world in a more precarious context and as G20 we must attempt to craft implementable responses,” she said while speaking at the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brazil
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