In the declaration that resulted from the summit, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to empowering women and girls and to urgently removing social and economic barriers to achieve gender equality.
“We encourage women-led development and ensure women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life,” the statement read, in part. “We condemn all forms of discrimination against women and girls and recall our commitment to end gender-based violence and the killing of women and girls because of their gender.”
The leaders also committed to:
- Strengthening disaster resilience and response
- Ensuring debt sustainability for low-income countries
- Mobilizing finance to ensure fair energy transitions
- Ensuring equal opportunities and access to economic resources and basic services for shared prosperity
- Harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence, data governance and innovation for sustainable development
- Supporting Africa to promote economic growth, trade, jobs, and prosperity
- Ensuring resilient and sustainable food systems and food security
- Raising long-term growth potential by pursuing growth-oriented macroeconomic policies
- Working together to make the international financial system stronger and to help countries manage debt more responsibly
- Increasing flows of sustainable finance, infrastructure investment and health security
- Protecting financial stability, promoting innovation whilst managing systemic risks and continuing efforts to support
- Working together to stabilize the international tax system and enhance domestic resource mobilization
They reiterated their commitment to the G20 as the leading forum for international economic cooperation and its continued operation in the spirit of countries working together, with all members participating on equal footing in all its events.
The summit was held after a high level gathering in South Africa in May 2025, which brought together nearly 40 members of parliament from G20 countries, East and Southern Africa, to discuss the economic benefits of investing in women’s health.
The parliamentary conference, dubbed The Economic Benefits of Investing in Women’s Health, reinforced the importance of countries working together in strengthening their collective ability to respond to global challenges and ensure that no one is left behind.
At the close of the two-day conference, parliamentarians signed a bold and united ‘Statement of Commitment on Women’s Health’ to present to the presidency of G20 as a reflection of their collective resolve to share responsibility to advance women’s and girls’ health for the benefit of present and future generations.