President will present at the meeting with heads of state in Rio the 41 countries that are part of the Brazilian government’s initiative
The president (PT) launches this Monday (18.Nov.2024) at 10am at the G20 Summit, in Rio. The meeting of G20 leaders runs until Tuesday (19.Nov) at MAM (Museum of Modern Art) . At the end of the meeting, the group’s presidency will pass to South Africa.
The Alliance is the main initiative of Brazil’s presidency of the G20. The 1st session of the G20 Leaders Meeting will have the theme “Fighting Hunger and Poverty”.
Lula will mention the 41 countries that make up the alliance at the meeting with the leaders. Many are not yet known. There are also 13 public international organizations and financial institutions and 19 large philanthropic institutions, civil society organizations, NGOs and other entities.
The OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) supports the Alliance, but to participate in the G20 Summit for the 1st time. The group has had presidents’ meetings since 2008.
500 million people
The Alliance’s goal is to reach 500 million people with income transfer programs and social protection systems by 2030. Actions focus on low- and middle-income countries.
The Alliance will have independent administration, with expenses of approximately US$3 million per year (R$17.4 million). Diplomats from G20 countries criticize the Alliance for considering that it overlaps with existing actions and duties of UN institutions (United Nations).
Here are the Alliance’s goals:
- expand high-quality school meals to an additional 150 million children in countries with endemic child poverty and hunger;
- initiatives in maternal health and early childhood will aim to reach another 200 million women and children aged 0 to 6;
- socioeconomic inclusion programs, which seek to reach an additional 100 million people, with a focus on women.
Lula met on Saturday in Rio with Ilan Goldfajn, president of the (Inter-American Development Bank). The bank committed to allocating up to US$25 billion (R$145 billion) to finance the Alliance’s actions. These are lines that the bank already has and can also be used for this function. The World Bank should also finance countries that support the Alliance.
The Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Combating Hunger, is one of the coordinators of the G20 task force on combating hunger and poverty.
He said the alliance demonstrates “capacity for early action and concrete results, even before its formal launch, by bringing together the political will of governments and the consistent support of financial and knowledge organizations”.
Dias states that the action is “just the beginning” and that gives a “impulse”but the biggest objective is the long term.
