Minister of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) announces support of U20 Communique on behalf of South African G20 Presidency . Minister Hlabisa and G20 Sherpa received the Urban 20 (U20) communique from Executive Mayor Morero of Johannesburg, U20 2025 Co-Chair, at the conclusion of this year’s summit. The Urban 20 brings together more than 30 city leaders from around the world and is one of the key platforms for influencing and informing the G20 summit of world leaders. Cities are the key actors delivering necessary change at speed and scale, and translating global ambitions on climate into lived realities. The communique calls on G20 governments to:Create formal processes for cities to contribute to global decision-making and climate planning.