Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday described disparities in wealth and development within and among countries as “unjust and unsustainable”, calling them one of the biggest impediments to global growth as he opened the G20 Leaders’ Summit here.

In his address to some 40 heads of state, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gathered in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa also underscored the need to dismantle divisions based on economic status, gender, race and geography to ensure a sustainable future.

“It is essential that we break down divisions of economic status, gender, race and geography. Sustainability involves meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,” he said.

The President said as a fou

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