G-20 Leaders Vow Unity to Achieve Paris Agreement Goals

Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies Monday vowed to "remain united" to achieve goals under the Paris Agreement, an international framework to combat climate change.

In a statement issued on the first day of the two-day summit held in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, the G-20 leaders said they "reiterate our resolve to remain united in the pursuit of efforts to achieve the purpose and long-term goals of the agreement."

Voicing their "deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation" in the Middle East, including in the Gaza Strip amid the conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group, the leaders said they are "united in support for a comprehensive ceasefire."

On the Ukrainian situation, a focal point of the summit, the statement adopted a similar wording to a statement released at last year's G-20 summit, chaired by India.

"We highlight the human suffering and negative added impacts of the war with regard to global food and energy security, supply chains, macro-financial stability, inflation and growth," the leaders said in this year's statement.

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