G-20 Summit
Indian villagers carry their belongings on their heads and walk towards their village on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Vaccine roll-out gaps a core concern for G-20 countries

By Colleen Barry Feb. 26, 2021 12:55 PM EST

British Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward poses for a photo, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
UN envoy: Britain is `gung ho' about world role after Brexit

By Edith M. Lederer Jan. 10, 2021 12:34 AM EST

A man has his temperature checked prior to entering a store in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Virus News: G-20 leaders vow to make vaccines available

By The Associated Press Nov. 22, 2020 05:20 PM EST

European Council President Charles Michel, on screen bottom, participates in a virtual G20 meeting, hosted by Saudi Arabia, at the European Council building in Brussels, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (Yves Herman, Pool via AP)
G-20 summit ends with support for COVID-19 vaccines for all

By Aya Batrawy Nov. 22, 2020 02:22 PM EST

In this handout image provided by G20 Riyadh Summit, Saudi King Salman gives his opening remarks at a virtual G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia and held over video conference amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (G20 Riyadh Summit via AP)
G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus

By Aya Batrawy Nov. 21, 2020 09:10 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, attends a session on the first day of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. Georgieva said Thursday, Nov. 19, that the while the United States and other major economies turned in better-than-expected economic performances in the third quarter the world now faces slower momentum with a resurgence in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
IMF director: virus could disrupt global recovery

By Martin Crutsinger Nov. 19, 2020 12:56 PM EST

FILE - In this June 28, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a group photo at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. The Nov. 21-22, 2020, Group of 20 summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia, will be held online this year because of the coronavirus. The gathering of leaders of the world’s preeminent rich and developing nations will not be an opportunity for kings, presidents and prime ministers to conduct the intimate diplomacy of closed-door meetings or pose for memorable photo-ops. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus

By Aya Batrawy Nov. 19, 2020 01:03 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 04:32 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Minneapolis Star...

In this photo provided by the United Nations, Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the annual meeting of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Group of Friends during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at UN headquarters in New York. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo via AP)
UN summit in December to push action on COVID-19 pandemic

By Edith M. Lederer Nov. 05, 2020 02:41 PM EST

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres adjusts his face mask following an interview, Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
UN chief says G20 leaders must coordinate to fight COVID-19

By Edith M. Lederer Oct. 23, 2020 12:03 AM EDT

Disco and dance club operators stage a protest against government's order for them to close in order to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Rome Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Authorities in regions including Italy's three largest cities have imposed curfews in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 where it first struck hard in Europe, most of whose countries are now imposing, or mulling, new restrictions to cope with rapidly rising caseloads. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The Latest: UN chief urges G20 to unite on coronavirus fight

By The Associated Press Oct. 22, 2020 01:35 AM EDT

A woman walks past a banner showing Saudi King Salman, right, and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outside a mall in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 15, 2020. This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia's year to shine as host of the prestigious G20 gathering of world leaders. Instead, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the gathering this November will likely be a virtual meet-up, stripping its host of the pomp that would have accompanied televised arrivals on Riyadh's tarmac. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual

By Aya Batrawy Sep. 28, 2020 02:27 AM EDT

De Blasio pulls out of upcoming summit in Saudi Arabia

Sep. 24, 2020 08:16 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he is withdrawing from a virtual summit of world cities scheduled to be hosted by Saudi Arabia...

225 VIPs urge world powers to adopt $2.5 trillion COVID plan

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 01, 2020 11:13 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 225 current and former global VIPs urged the world’s 20 major economic powers on Monday to hold an urgent meeting to agree to a...

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the UNHCR - Global Refugee Forum at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. When financial markets collapsed and the world faced its last great crisis in 2008, major powers worked together to restore the global economy, but the COVID-19 pandemic has been striking for the opposite response. The financial crisis gave birth to the leaders’ summit of the Group of 20, the world’s richest countries responsible for 80% of the global economy. But when Guterres proposed ahead of their summit in late March that G-20 leaders adopt a “wartime” plan and cooperate on the global response to suppress the virus, there was no response (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)
Unlike 2008 crisis, pandemic has no leader, no global plan

By Edith M. Lederer May. 03, 2020 12:04 PM EDT

UN rejects 2 COVID-19 resolutions from Russia, Saudi Arabia

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 22, 2020 02:31 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. officials said the General Assembly rejected two resolutions on the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, one from Russia and one from...