Brazil wants to make the fight against hunger a priority of the G20

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With our correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, Sarah Cozzolino

After thirty minutes of speech, with tears in his eyes, the tone of Lula becomes accusatory: ” Hunger is not something natural, it is linked to political decisions. »

The “Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty” will be officially launched in November, on the occasion of the summit of heads of state and government of G20 in Rio. Its aim is to find common financial means but also to replicate initiatives that work locally.

The idea is that by connecting governments to each other and to sources of funding, public policies to combat poverty will be more effective.

“ 733 million people will suffer from hunger in 2023. The world is not on track to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030 “, revealed the Food and Agriculture Organization in its report published on July 24.

” It is not possible that in the 21st century we discuss artificial intelligence without managing to consume the intelligence of nature that we all have. ” hammered the Brazilian head of state

Lula da Silva knows his stuff, having achieved positive results in his first two terms in office in the early 2000s, thanks in part to government programs that are still in place today. In 2022, when his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro’s term ends, more than 30 million Braziliansor 15% of the population, were suffering from hunger and even before he took office Lula was demanding and obtaining from Congress a budget extension to finance emergency aid for the poorest.

THE Brazil has already announced that it will finance half of the structure needed to form this alliance, the equivalent of three million dollars per year. An alliance that will not be limited to the G20 member countries, but open to any interested government or international organization.

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