Published 12/08/2024 15:19
The first Summit of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, proposed by the Lula government and created at the most recent G20 meeting, will take place in Qatar during the UN World Summit on Social Development, scheduled to take place from 4 to 6 November 2025 .
The matter was discussed during a meeting held this Saturday (7), in the capital of the Arab country, between the minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Combating Hunger, Wellington Dias, and the executive director of the Permanent Committee for Organization of Conferences ( PCOC) of the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mubarak Al Kuwari.
The MDS leader proposed, at the meeting, that the first Summit of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty be held alongside the Social Summit. “It will take place exactly one year after the creation of the Alliance and has the power to attract leaders from all countries, just as the Alliance also involves several nations interested in this topic. It will be a moment of great importance for the world”, stated Dias.
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Furthermore, the minister highlighted that “the Global Alliance refocuses on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensures that each country, in a sovereign manner, applies public policies to combat hunger. It is through it that the most developed countries can also help the poorest, both with knowledge and financial help”.
In Mubarak Al Kuwari’s assessment, the Global Alliance is a “very important initiative and we are keen to participate”. He added that the expectation is “to work together with Brazil to discuss various issues, especially hunger and poverty. We were impressed by Brazil’s dedication to this topic. Let’s work together and hold the first Global Alliance Summit together here in Doha.”
Doha Forum 2024
The negotiations between Dias and Al Kuwari took place within the scope of the Doha 2024 Forum, established in 2000 as a global platform for dialogue that brings together political leaders, policy makers, representatives of the private sector, civil society organizations and NGOs.
This year, the event focused on the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, a Brazilian initiative that seeks to address the root causes of these problems through globally coordinated action.
In a panel held at the Doha Forum this Saturday (7), Wellignton Dias discussed the Brazilian experience in combating hunger and poverty under the Lula government.
He recalled that public policies implemented in Brazil have been having an effect, with a 23% reduction in food insecurity. Poverty also fell to the lowest level in the country’s historical series thanks to the integration of economic and social policies.
Data released last week by IBGE show that the percentage of the population below the poverty line fell from 31.6% to 27.4% from 2022 to 2023. This means that in one year, 8.7 million people were lifted out of poverty in the country, going from 67.7 million to 59 million. The situation is the best obtained since the beginning of the historical series, in 2012.
The minister also highlighted that “the fight against poverty must be part of the development plan and be aligned with the economic development of each nation. This gives solidity to the results.”
Global Alliance
Launched during the G20 Leaders’ Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro on November 18, the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty aims to eradicate these two ills of global capitalism, reduce inequalities and contribute to global partnerships focused on sustainable development.
The initiative, which was a priority of the Brazilian presidency at the G20, under the command of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has the support of more than 80 countries and 60 institutions, including governments, international organizations and civil society, and aims to implement strategies to promote food security, economic empowerment and social equity.
Source: vermelho.org.br
