U20 summit calls on G20 members to expand in green investments, cities to recover from COVID-19

U20 summit calls on G20 members to expand in green investments, cities to recover from COVID-19

The Urban 20 (U20) Mayors Summit called on G20 member states to ensure that world governments invest directly in cities as the engines of recovery, given that more than 68 percent of the world's population is set to live in cities by 2050.

The statement was made during the summit's third round in Riyadh, which concluded on Saturday with 27 recommendations endorsed by 39 city leaders across the world. The recommendations will be handed over to the G20 Summit officially in its meeting scheduled for 21 and 22 November.

As cities seek to recover from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic in a sustainable, inclusive way, the U20 recommendations are expected to play a central role in this regard, according to the summit's final communiqué.

The summit's final