Six major global Christian organisations representing over 600 million Christians worldwide issued a joint letter on 17 November to G20 leaders to adopt a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) rooted in justice, equity, and ecological responsibility.
The letter, addressed to Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, president of the Republic of South Africa and chair of the G20, aligns with the 2025 G20 Summit theme — “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability!” — and urges world leaders to take transformative action in addressing global inequality, debt injustice, and the climate crisis.
In a joint letter, the Council for World Mission, World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Methodist Council, and United Society Partners in the Gospel, jointly affirm that today’s global financial systems are failing the majority of humanity.
“The world today is marked by unprecedented economic, social, and environmental crises,” the letter warns. “Economic inequality has reached levels that threaten social stability. The same forces that keep nations in economic bondage are the architects of climate devastation.”
The letter highlights how developing nations — especially in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, and the Pacific — face mounting debt burdens while being hardest hit by climate disasters. “Those who contributed the least to climate change—small island nations, Indigenous communities, and the rural poor—are compelled to borrow money to recover from hurricanes, floods, and rising seas,” the letter declares. “This is ecological theft. This is climate colonialism.”
The letter concludes with a prayer that G20 deliberations be guided by the spirit of Ubuntu, embodying “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.”
“We urge you, the G20 leaders, to make decisions towards justice for the 99% of the world’s population, and not for the benefit of the already super rich.”
Click here to read the full letter.
