Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - November 18, 2024 Leaders of the G20 group of developed economies will gather for its 19th Summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Monday. The first session of the two-day G20 Summit will be held at Museu de Arte Moderna do in Rio de Janeiro at 8:20 AM ET.

The G20 emphasized support for peace in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon, while avoiding direct mention of Russian aggression.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met outgoing US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil and shared pictures of their meeting on his X account. The prime minister landed in Brazil for the summit in the second leg of his three-nation foreign visit. PM Modi is on a five-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from November 16-21.

After his successful visit to Nigeria, the Prime Minister of India landed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, making this the second leg of his ongoing three-nation visit.

G20 leaders meeting at Rio de Janeiro's Modern Art Museum for a two-day summit tackled an agenda that reflected a shifting global order, trying to shore up multilateral consensus before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to power in January.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened the summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Monday with the launch of a global alliance to combat poverty and hunger that more than 80 countries have agreed to back.

Leaders convene in session 2 of the G20 summit Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened the summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Nov. 18 with the launch of a global alliance to combat poverty and hunger that more than 80 countries have agreed to back.

The G20 summit currently holding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has agreed on a global alliance to fight hunger and bring poverty to an end. The leaders took the decision on Monday, during the opening session of the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in Brazil.