{"id":36039,"date":"2024-11-24T02:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T01:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36039"},"modified":"2024-11-24T02:31:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T01:31:40","slug":"president-claudia-sheinbaum-at-the-g20-mexicos-role-on-the-global-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36039","title":{"rendered":"President Claudia Sheinbaum at the G20: Mexico\u2019s Role on the Global Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION .<\/p>\n

An article by Pablo Guill\u00e9n\u00a0&\u00a0Emilio Dorantes Galeana\u00a0for the Wilson Center<\/a> (abridged)<\/p>\n

The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit is the nineteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), a Heads of State and Government meeting taking place in Rio de Janeiro from 18\u201319 November 2024.\u00a0\u00a0
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\"\"<\/a>Sheinbaum speaking to the G20<\/a><\/center>
\nThe G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). The group works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development, through annual meetings of Heads of State and Heads of Government.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 19 official member countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, T\u00fcrkiye, the United Kingdom, and United States. Although there are also guest countries in every meeting. \u00a0 . . .<\/p>\n

This is President Sheinbaum’s first international appearance since taking office in October. Her participation in the G20 summit represents Mexico\u2019s reengagement with major international forums after years of withdrawal under former President L\u00f3pez Obrador.\u00a0Sheinbaum criticized the rise in global military spending and advocated for increased investment in reforestation programs. She argued that allocating just 1% of global military spending to reforestation programs could significantly impact poverty, migration, and climate change mitigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is happening in our world when, in just two years, spending on weapons has grown almost three times as much as the world economy? How is it that the economy of destruction has reached an expenditure of more than $2.4 trillion? How is it that 700 million people in the world still live below the poverty line?\u201d Sheinbaum\u00a0began\u00a0her participation with these questions, to give way to the general philosophy of her proposal: \u201cI come on behalf of a generous, supportive and wise people to call on the great nations to build and not to destroy. To forge peace, fraternity and equality. Call us idealists, but I prefer that to being conformists.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI belong to a generation that fought against repression, authoritarianism, for social justice and democracy, and I come from a great people who decided to establish, through peaceful means, a new history for my country,\u201d she\u00a0said. \u201cSince our political project began in 2018, Mexico has been building a new course […]. The dogma of neoliberal faith, that the market resolves everything, has been left behind.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sheinbaum repeated one of the major slogans of her predecessor L\u00f3pez Obrador: \u201cFor the good of all, the poor first.” Furthermore, Sheinbaum highlighted the success of the\u00a0Sembrando Vida\u00a0program, which was presented by the Mexican government to the United States as a tool to mitigate migratory flows. \u201cWe allocate $1.7 billion each year to support 439,000 families in Mexico, and 40,000 in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. In six years, more than one million hectares have been reforested, with the planting of 1.1 billion trees.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Questions related to this article:<\/div>\n
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Where in the world can we find good leadership today?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The idea includes a global commitment to the summit\u2019s goals. \u201cWith this, we would help mitigate global warming and restore the social fabric by helping communities get out of poverty. The proposal is to stop sowing wars and instead sow peace and sow life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Key Highlights of Mexico\u00b4s\u00a0Proposal:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Ambitious Scale: The initiative would reforest\u00a015 million hectares\u00a0an area four times the size of Denmark or equivalent to all of Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador combined.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Job Creation: It aims to employ\u00a06 million tree planters, offering livelihoods to vulnerable communities while combating environmental degradation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Inspiration: Sheinbaum cited Mexico\u2019s\u00a0Sembrando Vida\u00a0program as a proven model, which supports rural families with wages and technical training, resulting in the planting of over 1 billion trees and the capture of 30 million tons of CO\u2082 annually.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Private dialogues and meetings\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Sheinbaum\u00a0held\u00a0private dialogues with the representatives of France, Vietnam, Colombia, China, Canada and the United States. Likewise, she held a group meeting with representatives from Chile, Colombia and Brazil. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Emmanuel Macron (France):\u00a0Both presidents agreed to cooperate on key issues, including water management, healthcare, and infrastructure development. They also committed to jointly promoting gender equality, emphasizing its importance as a global priority. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Pham Minh Chinh (Vietnam):\u00a0Both leaders agreed\u00a0to strengthen cultural ties between Mexico and Vietnam. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Gustavo Preto (Colombia):\u00a0Both presidents highlighted the strength of the relationship between Mexico and Colombia, based on cooperation, trade and the deep cultural ties that unite both countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Xi Jinping (China):\u00a0Both leaders discussed Mexico and China\u00b4s relationship and the investment space that the Asian country has, considering the trade agreement (USMCA) that Mexico has with North America. Moreover, Sheinbaum expressed gratitude for China\u2019s support in aiding Acapulco\u2019s recovery after the devastating hurricane it faced. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Justin Trudeau (Canada):\u00a0Both leaderscelebrated the strong relationship between their peoples and governments. They also acknowledged the importance and positive impact of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on the region.<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Joe Biden (United States):\u00a0Both presidents discussed key bilateral issues. According to a statement from the White House, the two leaders emphasized the need to maintain cooperation on migration, security, and combating transnational criminal violence. They also addressed economic matters, stating the strength of the US-Mexico bilateral partnership as a key element for mutual progress. Also at the meeting, President Sheinbaum asked President Biden for information on the capture of drug-lord Jesus \u201cEl Mayo\u201d Zambada.<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Lula da Silva (Brazil), Gustavo Petro (Colombia) and Gabriel Boric (Chile):\u00a0In the joint meeting the four presidents agreed on the importance of working together as the Latin-American progressive governments and spoke of the importance of maintaining such relationships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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