2025 G20 Johannesburg summit

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-g20-johannesburg-summit

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1. What is the host city and country?Johannesburg, South Africa
2. What is the scheduled dates?November 22-23, 2025
3. What is the G20 summit in Johannesburg?It is a meeting where leaders from the world's biggest economies and the European Union come together to discuss big ideas that affect everyone. This is the twentieth time the group meets, and this time it is in Johannesburg, South Africa.
4. Why is Johannesburg chosen as the location?Johannesburg is the first African city to host the G20, showing that Africa's growing importance in the world is being recognized. It gives African countries a chance to share their views directly with powerful leaders.

G20: An international forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union, focused on global economic and political cooperation.
Summit: A high-level meeting of heads of state or government to discuss and decide on pressing international issues.
Global Governance: The complex of formal institutions and informal norms that regulate the global environment and the relationships between states and other international actors.