Check out the schedule of the G20 Social Summit - from November 14 to 16, in Rio de Janeiro

The Brazilian presidency's initiative is unprecedented and will listen to the voices of the populations of the G20 member countries. The G20 Social Summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro on November 14, 15, and 16. Registration for the general public is now open.

With more than 200 self-managed activities organized by civil society organizations, the G20 Social will host the group’s first Social Summit in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together the 19 largest economies on the planet, along with the European Union and the African Union. At the meeting, representatives from the populations of the G20 countries will participate in the final debates on the text that has been under development since August (including via the "Brasil Participativo" platform, where it was available for public consultation). This text will be part of a document that will be delivered to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on November 16.

On November 14, from 2:00 p.m., there will be the opening ceremony attended by the Head of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Márcio Macêdo; the sociologist and First Lady Janja da Silva; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mauro Vieira; the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad; the Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes; the representative of the International Civil Society, Morgan Ody; and the representative of the Brazilian Civil Society, Edna Rolland. 

On November 15, the second day of the G20 Social, will be dedicated to three plenary sessions to discuss the three axes proposed by the Brazilian presidency to the G20: 

- Fighting hunger and inequality

- Climate change and sustainability 

- Global Governance Reform

The first plenary, dedicated to discussing the fight against hunger, poverty, and inequalities, will bring together Minister Wellington Dias of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger; Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, South Africa's permanent representative to the FAO and chairman of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS); Ibrahima Coulibaly from Mali, president of the Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO);  and Elisabeta Recine, representative of the Brazilian Civil Society and president of Consea.

The second plenary will be dedicated to discussing sustainability, climate change, and just transition and will feature speakers such as Paulo Teixeira, Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture; João Paulo Capobianco, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change; Laurence Tubiana, from France, economist, diplomat and chief negotiator of the Paris Agreement; a Brazilian Indigenous leader; and Adriana Marcolino, representative of the Brazilian Civil Society and Technical Director of Dieese.

The third plenary of the day will discuss Global Governance Reform and will feature speakers such as Celso Amorim, Chief Advisor to the President of the Federal Republic of Brasil; Yildiz Temürtürkan, from Turkey, International Coordinator of the World March of Women; Korean writer Ha Joon Chang, economist, professor and author of the international bestseller “Kicking Away the Ladder”; and Antonio Lisboa, representative of the Brazilian civil society, from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

On November 16, G20 Social participants will be able to hear the reading of the final text of the document to be delivered to President Lula during the closing ceremony. The idea is for the text to be read by several civil society representatives and for the participants to acclaim the content produced throughout the G20 Social process. 

The closing panel will feature Minister Márcio Macêdo, Oliver Röpke, a representative of the International Civil Society and president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and Mazé Morais, a representative of the Brazilian civil society. Subsequently, the ceremony will be held to hand over the final document to the Brazilian president and to the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, who will assume the presidency of the G20 in 2025. 

The ceremony will also be attended by Geraldo Alckmin, Vice-President of the Republic and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services; Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2011 and representative of the international civil society; and Ceres Hadich, representing the Brazilian civil society.

During the three days of the G20 Social, 150 stalls will be part of the program, offering products such as food, crafts, publications, and services.

How to participate 

The G20 Social Summit can be visited and attended by anyone. The registration for the general public remains open until November 12. Just access the page: links.g20.org/InscrevaG20Social and fill in your full name, email, CPF or passport, and some more personal data.

With the registration, it will be possible to participate in the activities at Espaço Kobra, Armazém 2, Armazém 3, Armazém Utopia, and Museu do Amanhã. All in the territory of the G20 Social, in the port area of Rio de Janeiro. 

Attention: entry into spaces is subject to capacity limits for safety reasons. Badge pickup will take place at the Kobra Space starting on November 14.

About the G20 Social Summit

The Social Summit is the highlight of a year-long effort in 2024 involving the government, civil society, and social and popular movements to increase the participation of non-governmental actors in the activities of the engagement groups and working groups coordinated by the ministries, as well as to encourage independent events by social movements. The main objective was to generate consistent content and proposals that could reach the decision-making processes of the G20.

Brasil takes an unprecedented step by ensuring space for the different voices, struggles, and demands of the populations of the countries that make up the Forum of the world's largest economies. Leading by example, the country aims to ensure that the participation mark is consolidated in all future G20 summits of heads of state.

*Translated by PGET-UFSC

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