The first lady, met on the morning of Wednesday (12) with the Papa Franciscoin Rome, during its participation in agendas from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (FIDA), where it discusses strategies for the Hunger confrontation.
“We started the blessed day, finding Pope Francis. I am very emotional, every time I find him is a great emotion. Today we had a brief conversation and took the opportunity to thank the prayers for my husband’s health, who, thank God, is fully restored. The Pope asked a lot about it, ”said Janja.
The first lady also discussed with the pontiff the global alliance against hunger. “We talked about my work with women and girls and how hunger and poverty impact their lives around the world. It was a very mild dialogue. The Pope is well, he is recovering, and we continue to pray for his health, ”said Janja before the event opens.
During the opening ceremony of the high -level Fida segment, Janja spoke about the importance of placing the global alliance against hunger at the center of the international agenda.
“We know that extreme poverty remains one of the main challenges today, with almost 800 million people starving – 60% of them women and girls. How is this possible in a world that produces enough food for all of us? We know: the name of this is inequality. When some lives import more than others, ”Janja said in a video published on Wednesday morning, later erased.
Still on Wednesday, the first lady should meet the director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO), Q Dongyu.
