Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty explained

Long Name:Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
Date Drafted:24 July 2024
Location Signed:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parties:G20 countries and international organizations
Depositor:Federal government of Brazil
Languages:English, Portuguese

The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty is a multilateral treaty that was drafted by the Federal Government of Brazil.[1] The draft was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 24 July 2024 by the G20 countries and international organizations with ratification by all parties expected for November, 2024 during the G20 leaders summit.[2] [3] [4]

Treaty

The project was defined as a priority goal of the 2024 Brazilian presidency of the G20.[5]

Background

In 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization’s annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI), released on 24 July 2024, more than 730 million people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, and more than 2.3 billion were moderately or severely food insecure.[6] According to World Food Programme, if current trends continue, about 582 million people will be chronically undernourished in 2030, half of them in the African continent.[7]

Goals

The treaty goals are to support and accelerate efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty, while reducing inequalities together with governments, organizations, financial institutions and think tanks, aimed at supporting the implementation of the new policies, depending on the reality and possibilities of the members.[8]

Administrative staff and costs

The draft defines that Brazil, the depositary of the proposal, will bear half of the alliance's costs until 2030, with two offices in Brasília and Rome. These offices will be responsible for connecting regions around the world in need with countries and entities willing to finance local projects.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 July 2024 . Autoridades internacionais endossam Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza. International authorities endorse Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. 24 July 2024 . gov.br. en.
  2. Web site: 24 July 2024 . Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty. 24 July 2024 . The Straits Times. en.
  3. Web site: Viotti Beck . Martha . 24 July 2024 . G-20 Host Brazil Tests Its Global Influence With Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. 24 July 2024 . Bloomberg. en.
  4. Web site: 24 July 2024 . International Development Minister begins reset of relationship with Global South on first overseas visit. 24 July 2024 . gov.uk. en.
  5. Web site: Metas ambiciosas e polêmica com Putin: que esperar da cúpula do G20 no Brasil em 2024. Ambitious goals and controversy with Putin: what to expect from the G20 summit in Brazil in 2024. 10 September 2023. pt. Globo.com.
  6. Web site: SOFI 2024. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724184749/https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/31af4e18-aaeb-4164-991e-2431fe9d41ca/content . 24 July 2024. en. FAO.
  7. Web site: Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report. 24 July 2024. en. WFP.
  8. Web site: Como vai funcionar a Aliança Global contra a Fome e a Pobreza, aprovada no Rio. How the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, approved in Rio, will work. 24 July 2024. pt. Empresa Brasil de Comunicação.
  9. Web site: Brasil vai arcar com metade dos custos da Aliança Global contra fome e pobreza. Brazil will bear half the costs of the Global Alliance against hunger and poverty. 24 July 2024. pt. CNN Brazil.
  10. Web site: Aliança contra Fome no G20 terá sedes em Roma e Brasília. Alliance against Hunger in the G20 will have headquarters in Rome and Brasília. 24 July 2024. pt. Terra.