Emirati media reported that Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, represented the President of the UAE at the opening session of the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he delivered a speech.

International media reported on Monday (November 18) that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil, called poverty and hunger a shame for humanity and announced the formation of a global coalition to combat these issues.