Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reiterated the urgency and importance of the world uniting around the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. The initiative was proposed by Brazil on Monday, November 18, at the opening of G20 Summit.

• The Alliance was created with 148 founding members, including 82 countries, the African Union, the European Union, 24 international organizations, nine international financial institutions, and 31 philanthropic and non-governmental organizations.
• Its innovative goal is to accelerate global efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty. Among the announcements and commitments are the goal of reaching 500 million people with cash transfer programs in low- and lower-middle-income countries by 2030.
• The Alliance aims to expand high-quality school meals to an additional 150 million children in countries where there is endemic child poverty and hunger while raising billions in credit and grants through multilateral development banks to implement these and other programs.