Global solidarity: Alliance announces concrete efforts to eradicate hunger

“2030 Sprints” announce initiatives in the areas of socio-economic inclusion, support for maternal health, family farming, among others. For President Lula, the world produces enough food for everyone and programs like Bolsa Família (Family Allowance) have the potential to end hunger and restore people's hope and dignity.

This Friday (15), the “2030 Sprints” will announce initiatives for the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. The announcements focus on actions with verified large-scale results regarding income distribution, school meals, socio-economic inclusion, support for maternal health and early childhood, family and small farming, and solutions to provide safe water. These efforts represent the most ambitious initiative to date to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. 

The Alliance's initiative comes against a backdrop of worrying tendencies, as extreme poverty is not declining quickly enough to meet the 2030 goal. Current projections indicate that 622 million people will live below the extreme poverty line of US$2.15 a day by 2030 - which is twice the goal. If current rates continue, 582 million will be living in hunger by 2030.

For the President of Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, “as long as there are families without food to eat, children begging in the streets, and young people without hope for a better future, there will be no peace. The world produces enough food for everyone, and we have the experience to know that effective public policies for income distribution, such as the Bolsa Família and the School Feeding programs, have the potential to end hunger and restore people's hope and dignity.” 

According to Ilan Goldfajn, president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), “with the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, Brasil is leading a global platform to implement public policies aimed at eradicating hunger and poverty around the world. The IDB is proud to join this alliance. We are fully committed to its mission and goals. Together, we are able to end extreme poverty in Latin America by 2030. With the leadership of Brasil and the support of multilateral banks, we will have the structure, resources and expertise to transform our commitments into concrete actions with a lasting impact.”

The United Kingdom's Development Minister, Anneliese Dodds, believes that “pioneering programs for income distribution, such as Bolsa Família in Brasil and Oportunidades in Mexico, have demonstrated what is possible when essential funds are directed to the world's most vulnerable people. For the first time, a broad alliance of countries, contributors and knowledge organizations is joining forces to go even further. This will support the global expansion of income distribution programs, saving and transforming lives,” she celebrated. 

The commitments to be announced today include 41 national governments, 13 public international organizations and financial institutions, 19 large philanthropic foundations, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, and other nonprofit organizations. 

Learn more in the full announcement.

Service: 2030 Sprints Announcements for the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

Date: November 15

Time: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Espaço Kobra Auditorium, Praça Mauá, during G20 Social, Rio de Janeiro

The event will be broadcast live:

*Translated by PGET-UFSC

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