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The Sherpa Track is led by the personal representatives of G20 leaders and oversee negotiations and discuss the points that form the summit’s agenda and coordinate most of the work.

South Africa has set the following four overarching priorities for its G20 Presidency:

  • Strengthening disaster resilience and response.
  • Taking action to ensure debt sustainability for low-income countries.
  • Mobilising finance for a just energy transition.
  • Harnessing critical minerals for inclusive growth and sustainable development.

These priorities will be elevated through the permanent working groups in the Sherpa and Finance Track, and through the following initiatives established by South Africa’s G20 Presidency.

1. Three Task Forces

2. One G20@20 Review:

A Review of the work of the G20, “The G20 at 20 years”: A Reflection on Key Achievements and the Way Forward. This entails a high-level, qualitative assessment of progress against the G20’s key commitments and targets since 2008. The review will also look at ways to ensure that the G20 is fit for purpose and able to coordinate global responses to crises.

3. One Cost of Capital Review:

The overarching goal of this initiative is to investigate the issues that impair the ability of low- and middle-income countries to access sufficient affordable and predictable flows of capital to finance their environmentally responsible and social inclusive development plans.

4. One Initiative on Critical Minerals:

Critical minerals are at the centre of Africa’s industrialisation, the global energy transition, technological innovation, and inclusive economic growth. South Africa will prioritise increased investment in exploration, increased beneficiation at source and the integration of artisanal mining into mainstream economies.

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