Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has unveiled a global alliance aimed at tackling poverty and hunger at the ongoing group of 20 summit taking place in Brazil......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
Lula, who unveiled the alliance on Monday during the opening ceremony of the summit, said hunger is an “ultimate symbol of our collective tragedy”.
In his speech, the Brazilian president recalled attending the first G20 meeting in the US in 2008: “Sixteen years later, I regret to say that the world is worse,” he said
“In a world that produces nearly 6n tonnes of food every year, this is unacceptable.
“It is the task of those gathered around this table to address this shameful scourge that dishonours humanity. For this reason, we have made the launch of a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty the central goal of Brazil’s G20 presidency,” Lula said.
The initiative was signed by 81 countries, including 18 of the 19 G20 countries, as well as the European Union and the African Union, with Argentina, the only G20 country yet to sign the initiative.
In total, Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty has 148 signatoriles, including 82 countries, 26 international organisations, 9 financial institutions, and 31 philanthropic foundations and non-governmental organisations.
“May this summit be marked by the courage to act,” said Lula.
Among dignitaries at the G20 summit were US President, Joe Biden, China’s Xi Jinping, the UK’s Keir Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron. Russia’s Vladimir Putin was the obvious absentee having had a warrant of arrest issued against him by the International Criminal Court, over his country’s invasion of Ukraine.