SA to launch G20 Disability Inclusion Nerve Centre

By Johnathan Paoli

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has outlined the country’s agenda for its G20 Presidency, pledging transformative action for women, youth, and persons with disabilities in the lead-up to the budget vote.

Chikunga affirmed South Africa’s commitment to using the global platform to drive lasting policy change and grassroots impact.

“The voices of women, youth and persons with disabilities must be heard. Allocation of budgets must embed the voices of the vulnerable and it must deliver meaningful outcomes in the lived realities of every South African,” the minister said on Thursday.

She emphasised the historic significance of the continent hosting the G20 Presidency for the first time.

The minister’s address highlighted the department’s leadership of the G20 Empowerment of Women Working Group (EWWG) and its ambitious agenda.

The EWWG, chaired by South Africa under the G20 umbrella, is focused on