Biden Administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president's legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
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00:00I'm proud to announce the United States is pledging $4 billion over the next three years
00:06to the World Bank's International Development Association.
00:09As my friend, Ajay, told you, the IDA is the first responder to the world's poorest countries.
00:16I encourage everyone around this table to increase their pledges in December.
00:22In addition, we have to mobilize private capital at scale.
00:27I'm proud of my country's work on this front, including mobilizing $60 billion
00:32through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.
00:35That partnership will be a game-changer for food security,
00:40especially in the libido corridor in Africa.
00:43And I want to note, all creditors must play a role in my agreement.
00:48And finally, we all have to work to end the conflicts and crises
00:53that are eroding progress in food security around the world.
00:57Ukraine. The United States strongly supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
01:02Everyone around this table will, in my view, should as well.
01:06And by the way, Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine led to the highest record food crisis in all of history.
01:13And Gaza, as I've said before, isn't as erected to defend itself
01:18after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
01:21How it defended itself, even as Hamas cooled the highs among civilians, matters a great deal.
01:27The United States has led the world in humanitarian aid to Gaza.
01:35And we're going to keep pushing to accelerate a ceasefire deal
01:40that ensures there's a security that brings hostilities home
01:43and ends the suffering of the Palestinian people and children.
01:47I ask everyone here to increase their pressure on Hamas,
01:50which is currently refusing this deal.
01:53And on Sudan, we're seeing one of the world's most serious humanitarian crises.
01:59Eight million people on the brink of famine.
02:02This deserves our collective outrage and our collective attention.
02:06External actors must stop arming the generals and speak with one voice
02:12and tell them, stop tearing your country apart.
02:15Stop blocking aid to the Sudanese people.
02:18Stop the violence.
02:20Let me close with this.
02:21As you know, this is my last G20 summit.
02:25We've made progress together, but I urge you to keep going.
02:28I assure you will, regardless of my urging or not.
02:31This group has within its power to usher in a new era of sustainable development.
02:38To go from billions to trillions in assistance to those in need.
02:45This all may sound lofty,
02:47but this group can lay the foundation to make that achievable.
02:51Thank you very much, and I look forward to the rest of our discussion.