
For its preparation, the government has approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures. The G20 Secretariat will be guided by an Apex Committee headed by Prime Minister and it will have the following members: The G20 also has two informal engagement groups:įor more information on engagement groups, please visit the official G20 website.India will hold the Presidency of the G20 from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023 and the G20 Summit will be held in India in 2023 (18th edition). Each engagement group is chaired by organizations or individuals designated by the G20 host country: There are currently eight formal engagement groups. While these recommendations are non-binding, they are taken into account by the G20 and contribute to the policy-making process. These groups often draft recommendations to G20 governments. Engagement groups meet to discuss key issues in their area of interest. The G20 establishment of engagement groups, comprising participants from each G20 member, provides a vehicle for such dialogue. G20 members have made a commitment to consult relevant stakeholder communities. Policy making is also supported by the participation of guest countries (invited at the host’s discretion), and engagement groups comprising different sectors of civil society. G20 policy-making is also supported by the participation of key international organizations that are invited to G20 meetings. Leaders are also informed by meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors. Some of these deliverables reach leaders via their personal representatives (sherpas). Working groups also develop deliverables for ministers. These meetings take place to provide specific knowledge and recommendations. Working group meetings are often co-chaired by one advanced and one emerging economy. Relevant ministers and/or their experts manage each of these work streams. The number of key work streams, or tracks, that will be active each year is determined by the host. This depends on the priority areas the host wishes to introduce to augment or adjust the agenda.

Ministerial meetings, working groups, and other experts’ groups are added or removed by the presidency. The G20 working process changes from year to year. Ministerial recommendations and deliverable are also incorporated in the communiqué for leaders’ endorsements.Ĭanada’s Personal Representative to the Prime Minister for the G20 Summit (Sherpa) is Christopher MacLennan. Chosen recommendations and deliverables from ministerial meetings and other work streams also reach sherpas and deputies of finance ministers. The work of the G20 culminates each cycle with a communiqué expressing members’ commitments and vision for the future. They discuss agenda items for the summit and coordinate the work of the G20.

These officials stay in contact with each other during the course of the year.

With finance ministers and their deputies, sherpas are a recurring feature of summits. Much of the preparation for the summit is completed by G20 leaders’ personal representatives, known as sherpas.
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Summit hosts also organize a series of preparatory meetings that advance G20 work throughout the year. Summit hosts are responsible for preparing leaders’ summits during their presidency. The presidency of the G20 rotates every year among its members.
