It’s been one year since the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative created during Brazil’s presidency of the Group of 20 to pair governments with the solutions, resources, funding, and knowledge to reduce hunger across the world.
Organizers describe it as a kind of matchmaking service, where a global secretariat helps countries connect with one another — along with international organizations, financial institutions, and nonprofit organizations — to implement programs finetuned to that nation’s context. On Monday, the alliance marked that anniversary with its first-ever leaders’ meeting in Qatar’s capital, which came just before the Second World Summit on Social Development began.
“For us in Zambia, the Global Alliance is not just partnership. It’s a catalyst for transformation, to transform our poor and vulnerable households,” said Doreen Sefuke Mwamba, Zambia’s minister of community development and social services, speaking at the leaders’ meeting. “It brings together our national priorities on poverty reduction, food security, and climate resilience into one powerful agenda for inclusive growth.
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
