Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

The G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2024) marked the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, a pivotal initiative under Brazil's G20 presidency aimed at addressing two of the most pressing global challenges—hunger and poverty. The Alliance is designed to bridge the gap between countries in need of assistance and those offering expertise, resources, or financial support to tackle these issues effectively.

About the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

Purpose:

The Alliance is established to:

• Connect countries facing hunger and poverty with partners that can offer expertise or financial support.
• Focus on creating and implementing public policies aimed at eradicating hunger and poverty worldwide.
• Foster collaboration to address these challenges comprehensively through innovative solutions and partnerships.

Function:

The Alliance serves as a collaborative platform that works toward:

• Eradicating hunger and poverty globally by fostering cooperation across nations, organizations, and financial institutions.
• Promoting food security and improving nutrition, ensuring that more people have access to sufficient, nutritious food.
• Mobilizing resources and knowledge to generate tangible, large-scale impacts.

Membership and Structure:

• Members: 148 in total, comprising:
• 82 countries, including early members such as Brazil and Bangladesh.
• The African Union and European Union.
• 24 international organizations (such as the UN and WHO).
• 9 financial institutions (like the World Bank and regional development banks).
• 31 philanthropic and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
• Inclusivity: The Alliance has been open to non-G20 countries since July 2024, enabling global participation.
• Global Reach: The membership spans all continents, with representatives from diverse regions, fostering an inclusive approach to addressing global hunger and poverty.

Key Pillars of the Alliance:

1. National: Fostering the coordination of public policies specifically aimed at eradicating hunger at the national level. Countries will work together to design strategies that cater to their unique needs.
2. Knowledge: The Alliance integrates data and technologies to create evidence-based solutions, ensuring that interventions are effective, measurable, and scalable.
3. Financial: Mobilizing large-scale financial resources to fund programs and initiatives that can combat hunger and poverty, ensuring these issues are addressed sustainably over the long term.

Context and Urgency:

The Alliance is closely aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all 193 UN Member States in 2015. This global framework aims to:

• End poverty and hunger.
• Achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030.

Despite these ambitious global goals, projections indicate that by 2030, 622 million people will still be living below the extreme poverty line of $2.15 per day. This highlights the urgent need for coordinated, multi-stakeholder action to achieve the SDGs and combat global inequality.

The Alliance’s Role in Achieving SDGs:

The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty is a vital part of the global efforts to tackle these persistent challenges more effectively. By uniting diverse actors—governments, international organizations, financial institutions, and NGOs—the Alliance aims to create synergies that will drive progress towards ending hunger and reducing poverty by 2030.

The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty represents a significant step forward in the fight to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 1 (No Poverty) and Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), with the potential to reshape how nations and organizations collaborate to solve some of the world's most urgent issues.