The G20 summit in South Africa concluded yesterday. It was the first time the event was held in the African continent. The United States boycotted the meeting, citing false allegations that South Africa was mistreating its white-minority Afrikaners. Leaders gathered at the summit adopted a joint declaration to address the climate crisis and other global challenges without input from the United States. The White House claimed that South Africa had “weaponized their G20 presidency to undermine the G20’s founding principles.” Meanwhile, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared the G20 summit in South Africa a success.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: “President Trump has been demonstrating this for several months now. He has already withdrawn from UNESCO and the World Trade Organization. He is attempting to preach the end of multilateralism in practice, trying to strengthen unilateralism. I believe multilateralism will prevail.”

Next year’s G20 summit will be held in the United States.