The G20 agenda is also closely related to the United Nations’ 26th Climate Change Summit (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, which is slated for early November.
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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo arrives at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders of the world's biggest economies since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo arrived in Rome on Friday afternoon (29/10/2021) Italian time. The President will attend the Group of 20 Summit, consisting of the largest economies in the world. The acceleration of economic development, equitable access to vaccines and mitigation of the climate crisis are on the priority agenda items of this group. The G20 agenda is also closely related to the United Nations’ 26th Climate Change Summit (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, which is slated for early November. The President will also be present at this summit.
At the end of the G20 Summit, Indonesia will receive the chairmanship of the group from Italy. The period of Indonesia’s chairmanship will start on 1 Dec. and last until 30 Nov., 2022. The Indonesian leadership in the G20 faces a tough challenge due to the “cold war” between some of its member countries, which include the United States, China and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida even choose to attend the G20 Summit online.
Despite the heavy challenge ahead, Indonesia is prepared to assume the leadership of the G20. “The activity of the G20 under the leadership of Indonesia will start this December. It is an honor for us, to Indonesia, and a big responsibility that we must carry out properly,” said President Jokowi before taking off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, for Rome.
Previously, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi explained the main spirit of Indonesia’s G20 leadership. The endeavor to get better together has led to the choice of the theme “Recover together, recover stronger”.
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Accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi (left) and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, President Joko Widodo attended the G20 Extraordinary Summit Forum virtually from the Bogor Palace, West Java, Thursday (26/3/2020) night.
Based on an official statement signed by the heads of state of G20 members, the acceleration of the production and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines has been agreed upon. The G20 wants vaccine production and trial time to be reduced from 300 days to 100.
The G20 officially supports the target of the World Health Organization (WHO) that in the middle of 2022 some 70 percent of the world population should have received complete doses Covid-19 vaccines.
Therefore, data sharing and the suspension of the patent rights for each vaccine brand are urgent. Moreover, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a study contending that economic acceleration will only occur when the world population has been vaccinated. The G20 officially supports the target of the World Health Organization (WHO) that in the middle of 2022 some 70 percent of the world population should have received complete doses Covid-19 vaccines.
With regard to the climate issue, an environmental science lecturer at the University of Indonesia, Mahawan Karuniasa, said Indonesia as the chair of G20 could prioritize an approach to the United States and the European Union. “They are advanced countries and zones that have possessed high technology for the reduction of carbon, especially emissions per capita,” added Mahawan.
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Avaaz activists wearing masks featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Joe Biden stage a protest under the motto "Tear Down the Patent Wall" and "Free the Vaccine", on July 14, 2021 in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, as Germany blocks an emergency WTO waiver to facilitate Covid-19 vaccines. - US President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington on July 15, 2021.
Indonesia also has to approach China. President Xi Jinping announced in September that China had set a target for decarbonization by 2060.
