On the Sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
M. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, participated in the G20 ministerial meeting on September 25, 2025.
Key Points from the Minister's Intervention
- The meeting takes place in a critical international context marked by economic, social, climate, and security crises, making it more challenging to achieve balanced development and increasing the challenges for developing countries.
- Imbalances in access to resources, financing, and technology, as well as the persistence of narrow interests at the expense of international solidarity, exacerbate inequalities and hinder the achievement of Global Development Goals.
- The Minister emphasized the importance of reforming global governance institutions, including international financial institutions, to ensure more equitable representation and a more inclusive global financial system, while reaffirming Tunisia's commitment to multilateralism under the auspices of the United Nations.
- He recalled Tunisia's adhesion to the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty in 2024, demonstrating its deep conviction in the fight against poverty and inequalities and its support for just causes worldwide.
Key Recommendations
- Debt relief for developing countries and the establishment of fairer debt restructuring mechanisms to enable these countries to allocate their resources to development.
- Respect for climate financing commitments and technology transfer to address climate challenges, affirming that development and international stability can only be achieved by respecting international law and the United Nations Charter. The Minister's intervention highlighted the need for international cooperation and solidarity to address the complex challenges facing the world today.
