What is Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, launched at Brazil G20?

What is Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, launched at Brazil G20?

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Sec: Int Org

Context:

• The G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2024) marked the official launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, a key initiative under Brazil’s G20 presidency.

About the Alliance:

• Purpose:
  • To connect countries requiring assistance with partners offering expertise or financial support.
  • Focused on creating and implementing public policies to eradicate hunger and poverty.
• Function: Serves as a collaborative platform for:
  • Addressing hunger and poverty globally.
  • Promoting food security and improved nutrition.

Membership and Structure

• Members: 148, including 82 countries; African Union and European Union; 24 international organizations; 9 financial institutions; 31 philanthropic and non-governmental organizations.
• Available to non-G20 countries since July 2024.
• Early members include Brazil, Bangladesh, and G20 members, with participants spanning all continents.

Key Pillars of the Alliance

• National: Coordination of public policies specific to eradicating hunger.
• Knowledge: Integration of data and technologies for evidence-based solutions.
• Financial: Large-scale resource mobilization to fund programs.

Context and Urgency:

• 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development:
  • Adopted in 2015 by all 193 UN Member States.
  • Aims to:
    • End poverty and hunger.
    • Achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030.
• The Alliance aligns with these global goals to tackle these persistent challenges more effectively.
• Projections indicate 622 million people will live below the extreme poverty line of $2.15 per day by 2030.

Source: IE