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Task Force for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

This Task Force for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty was proposed by Brasil's G20 presidency, and will focus on establishing a Global Alliance to raise resources and knowledge for implementation of public policies and social technologies that are proven to be effective in reducing hunger and poverty around the world. Adherence to the Global Alliance will be open not only to G20 members, but to all interested countries.

About the Task Force

The goal of the Task Force for a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty proposed by Brasil’s G20 presidency is to establish a global alliance to gather funds and knowledge towards implementation of public policies and social technologies proven effective in reducing global hunger and poverty. Brasil’s ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Social Development and Assistance, Family and the Fight Against Hunger coordinate of the Task Force.

Throughout the first half of Brasil’s G20 presidency, discussions were held with G20 countries and other key partners to present the operation, its pillars and the general lines of its governance.

The Task Force’s Ministerial Meeting was held on July 24, 2024. Members presented and endorsed the Alliance’s institutional structure, approving its four Constitutive Documents (PDF download):

Inception Document — “United against Hunger”

Template for the individual Declaration of Commitment to the Alliance

Terms of Reference and Governance Framework

Criteria for establishing the Alliance's Set of Public Policies

Following approval of the Constitutive Documents and endorsement by the G20, membership to the Global Alliance is now open to G20 members, and all other interested countries.

Adhering to and preparing for the launch of the Global Alliance

The official launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty is scheduled to take place in parallel with the G20 Leaders Summit in November 2024.

The process of joining the pillars (National, Financial and Knowledge) is now open to national governments, international organizations, multilateral development banks, knowledge centers, and philanthropies that want to support the Alliance and sign its Declaration of Commitment. Until the Alliance is launched, interested parties may contact Brazilian embassies and representations in their country/institution and/or representatives of Brasil’s G20 presidency at tf-alliance@g20.gov.br.

Following the formal launch in November, the Global Alliance and its adhesion process will be managed by its Support Mechanism — an international structure hosted by existing organizations that will act as a vector for building specific partnerships towards implementation of national policies. It is expected to have offices in Rome, Addis Abeba, Bangkok, Brasilia, and Washington.

History

During the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Brazilian president Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the creation of a task force to establish the Global Alliance, committing to reversing setbacks in achieving Sustainable Development Goals 1 (poverty eradication) and 2 (zero hunger and sustainable agriculture).

According to a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, the number of people suffering from hunger in the world increased by 122 million people in 2022 when compared to 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Task Force was created in this scenario, and is based on Brasil’s extensive experience and international recognition in income transfer policies and reduction of poverty and inequality through programs such as Bolsa Família (which benefits more than 55 million people in the country).