The White House in a statement disclosed that the two-day virtual meeting starting on Thursday, April 22, was organised with the purpose of galvanising countries to do more to combat climate change before time runs out.
Also attending are top officials, corporate executives, and global figures such as Pope Francis and philanthropist Bill Gates, who are both scheduled to give speeches.
Below is a list of world leaders participating in the summit:
1. President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria
2. Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda
3. President Alberto Fernandez, Argentina
4. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australia
5. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh
6. Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Bhutan
7. President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil
8. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada
9. President Sebastián Piñera, Chile
10. President Xi Jinping, People’s Republic of China
11. President Iván Duque Márquez, Colombia
12. President Félix Tshisekedi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
13. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Denmark
14. President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission
15. President Charles Michel, European Council
16. President Emmanuel Macron, France
17. President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon
18. Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India
20. President Joko Widodo, Indonesia
21. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel
22. Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy
23. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Jamaica
24. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Japan
25. President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya
26. President David Kabua, Republic of the Marshall Islands
27. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico
28. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand
29 Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Norway
30. President Andrzej Duda, Poland
31. President Moon Jae-in, Republic of Korea
32. President Vladimir Putin, The Russian Federation
33. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
34. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore
35. President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa
36. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain
37. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey
38. President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates
39. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, United Kingdom
40. President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Vietnam
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has been urged to safeguard Hong Kong’s autonomy and basic freedom from the recently announced “authoritarian” plans by the Chinese government.
The appeal was contained in a joint statement by eight US senators and Representatives including a mix of Democrats and Republicans.
The lawmakers said they are “deeply concerned” by the moves to overhaul Hong Kong’s election system– what the critics and observers said will block the opposition’s bid to assume political office, Business Standard reported.
