Image: Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesNEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES —The United Nations' Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, spoke on the exclusion of South Africa from the upcoming G20 Summit to be held in Florida, United States, this year. He then asked what Guteress thought of the exclusion of South Africa from the G20 Summit. Guterres added that he was present during the G20 Summit in South Africa, which was hosted on 22 and 23 November 2025. South Africa calls for UN meeting following Maduro's arrestIn a related article, Briefly News reported that South Africa requested an urgent United Nations meeting to discuss the US's military actions in Venezuela. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation released a statement on 3 January 2026 condemning the United States' actions.