The G20 under the German Presidency met under the theme Shaping an Interconnected World and accorded special emphasis to addressing the global menace of terrorism. A G20 Leaders’ Retreat on “Fighting Terrorism” was held ahead of the formal commencement of summit proceedings. The Hamburg Declaration adopted by the Leaders at the 2017 Summit endorsed the “irreversibility” of the Paris Agreement. It highlighted energy security as the guiding principle for the transformation of the energy system and called on multilateral development banks (MDBs) to promote universal access to affordable and clean energy. G20 Leaders committed to further aligning their policies with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development. The G20 Africa Partnership, also known as the “G20 Compact with Africa”, was launched at this summit.
