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Diplomatic initiative

Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty

Also known as Task Force for the Establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (G20, 2024).

Problem
Hunger and poverty. Upon receiving the G20 presidency in New Delhi on September 10, 2023, President Lula announced that the Brazilian presidency would create two task forces, one of them the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.
Who it serves
According to the Alliance itself, in June 2026 it had more than 215 members, including more than 107 countries, 31 international organizations, 14 international financial institutions, and more than 63 philanthropic and non-governmental organizations.
How it works
According to the founding documents, the proposal was negotiated in a G20 task force with five formal meetings, based on background reports from the FAO, ODI, SPIAC-B, UNICEF, WFP, and the World Bank. In the speech of July 24, 2024, Lula stated that the Alliance would be run by a secretariat at the FAO headquarters in Rome and in Brasília, with a temporary structure until 2030, and that it would not require new funds, directing existing resources instead. According to the Alliance's website, after the launch at the G20 it began to operate as an independent global platform.

International relationsFight against hunger

Relation to the Lula governments

Created under Lula · Third term (since 2023) · from September 2023 to November 2024

In the closing speech of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2023, when he received the presidency of the group, President Lula announced that the Brazilian presidency would create two task forces, one of them the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.[1]

In the foreword to the founding documents, signed by President Lula, the government states that Brazil decided to place the establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty among the priorities of its G20 presidency.[2]

According to the founding documents, the G20 Task Force for the Establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty held five formal meetings, the first from February 21 to 23, culminating in the ministerial meeting of July 24.[3]

Shared implementation · Third term (since 2023) · since February 2024

The founding documents record that the FAO, ODI, SPIAC-B, UNICEF, WFP, and the World Bank authored the five background reports presented to the Task Force.[4]

In the Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration, the G20 leaders stated that they had launched the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and invited countries, international organizations, multilateral banks, knowledge centers, and philanthropic institutions to join.[5]

Origin and precursors

Origin milestone: proposal predating the government, Third term (since 2023).

In the closing speech of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2023, when he received the presidency of the group, President Lula announced that the Brazilian presidency would create two task forces, one of them the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.[1]

Precursor investigation: new structure established (October 14, 2026).

Scope: Lula's speech in New Delhi (September 10, 2023, Planalto copy in the Internet Archive); founding documents of the G20 Task Force (2024, copy from the G20 Information Centre); Terms of Reference and news items from the Alliance's official site (2024 to 2026); FAO notes (July and November 2024); G20 Leaders' Declarations (Rio 2024, Johannesburg 2025) and BRICS (Rio 2025); UN press conference on Action against Hunger and Poverty (2004, Internet Archive); note on the German Global Alliance for Food Security. No Brazilian norm of its own located (Senate legislation API, 2023 to 2025).

Responsibilities

  • Presidency of the Republic and the Brazilian G20 presidency (proposal and political coordination) design

    In the closing speech of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2023, when he received the presidency of the group, President Lula announced that the Brazilian presidency would create two task forces, one of them the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.[1]

  • FAO, ODI, SPIAC-B, UNICEF, WFP, and World Bank (background reports for the Task Force) partnership

    The founding documents record that the FAO, ODI, SPIAC-B, UNICEF, WFP, and the World Bank authored the five background reports presented to the Task Force.[4]

Timeline

Timeline of Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty
DatePhaseWhat happened
September 2023AnnouncementIn New Delhi, upon receiving the G20 presidency, Lula announces the creation of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty task force.[1]
February 2024StartFirst formal meeting of the G20 Task Force (February 21 to 23), start of the negotiation.[3]

What was established

At the Task Force ministerial meeting on July 24, 2024, at the headquarters of Ação da Cidadania in Rio de Janeiro, with President Lula present, the founding documents were approved by acclamation, according to the Alliance's website.[6]

How it works

A reference basket of evidence-based programs and policy instruments is at the center of the Alliance's action in each country; the inclusion of a program in the basket does not imply endorsement by any member, according to the Terms of Reference.[7]

In the same speech, President Lula stated that the Alliance would not require new funds and would direct existing, dispersed global and regional resources.[8]

Governance

According to the Alliance's members page, in the case of non-governmental entities, membership is subject to approval by consensus of the Alliance's Champions Council.[9]

The Alliance's mission is, from its launch until 2030, to support and accelerate efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty (SDGs 1 and 2) and to reduce inequalities (SDG 10), according to the Terms of Reference.[10]

The Terms of Reference provide for a Support Mechanism headed by a director, funded by voluntary contributions from members and hosted by an existing international organization connected to the Alliance's mandate.[11]

In the speech of July 24, 2024, President Lula stated that the Alliance would be run by a secretariat at the FAO headquarters in Rome and in Brasília, with a small, temporary structure until 2030, and that half of the costs would be covered by Brazil.[12]

According to the Alliance's website, after the launch at the G20 the Alliance began to operate as an independent global platform; the full governance structure was expected to be operational by mid-2025, and until then Brazil would provide interim support for functions such as communications and the approval of new members.[13]

According to the Alliance's website, the first 18 members of the Champions Council were announced on November 18, 2024, and the Council, when complete, will have up to 50 members, including 25 countries and 25 organizations.[14]

Implementation

On June 28, the Task Force concluded all the initiative's documents at the technical level, according to the Alliance's website.[15]

According to the Alliance's website, Zambia's CASH+ program aims to reach 2 million low-income households by 2031, at an estimated cost of US$1.5 billion, of which US$1.2 billion is already funded.[16]

Budget and spending

Figures are nominal unless stated otherwise. Announced, authorized, committed, liquidated and paid amounts are different things and appear with the type indicated. In SIOP lines, "paid" means paid within the same fiscal year (arrears settled later are not counted), and one budget action can fund more than one program: the text says when the action is only part of a program.

According to the Correio Braziliense, Minister Wellington Dias estimated, at the July ministerial meeting, that the administrative structure would cost between R$101 million and R$113 million (US$18 million to US$20 million) through 2030, of which Brazil would bear about R$51 million to R$57 million (US$9 million to US$10 million).[17]

Beneficiaries

Annual flow, a monthly stock and a cumulative total cannot be added together.

In June 2026, the Alliance reported having more than 215 members, including more than 107 countries, 31 international organizations, 14 international financial institutions, and more than 63 philanthropic and non-governmental organizations.[18]

Context

In the Rio de Janeiro Declaration of the 17th BRICS Summit (July 6 and 7, 2025), the leaders recognized the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty as an important initiative of international cooperation.[19]

Origin

According to the Alliance's website (with information from the MDS communications office), the idea of the Alliance came from President Lula, was proposed at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, and was developed during the Brazilian presidency of the group.[20]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. In the closing speech of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2023, when he received the presidency of the group, President Lula announced that the Brazilian presidency would create two task forces, one of them the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.

    • Discurso do presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, no encerramento da Cúpula do G20 · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured November 3, 2023); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: subtitle of the speech. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Discurso lido pelo presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva no encerramento da Cúpula do G20, quando houve a transmissão da Presidência do bloco da Índia para o Brasil, em Nova Delhi, em 10 de setembro de 2023”
    • Discurso do presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, no encerramento da Cúpula do G20 · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured November 3, 2023); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: body of the speech, after the three priorities. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Duas forças-tarefas serão criadas: a Aliança Global contra a a Fome e a Pobreza; e a Mobilização Global contra a Mudança do Clima.”

  2. 2. In the foreword to the founding documents, signed by President Lula, the government states that Brazil decided to place the establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty among the priorities of its G20 presidency.

    • Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty: Foundational Documents · Brazilian G20 Presidency, Task Force for the Establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (MDS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ipea) Official record
      Where: Foreword, p. 4. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Determined to contribute to addressing these scourges that afflict our societies, Brazil decided to place the establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty among the priorities of its G20 presidency.”

  3. 3. According to the founding documents, the G20 Task Force for the Establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty held five formal meetings, the first from February 21 to 23, culminating in the ministerial meeting of July 24.

    • Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty: Foundational Documents · Brazilian G20 Presidency, Task Force for the Establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (MDS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ipea) Official record
      Where: Acknowledgements, p. 6. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “The G20 Task Force for the Establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty has held five formal meetings, starting 21–23 February this year, and culminating in its Ministerial Meeting on 24 July.”

  4. 4. The founding documents record that the FAO, ODI, SPIAC-B, UNICEF, WFP, and the World Bank authored the five background reports presented to the Task Force.

    • Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty: Foundational Documents · Brazilian G20 Presidency, Task Force for the Establishment of a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (MDS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ipea) Official record
      Where: Acknowledgements, p. 7. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A special acknowledgement goes to FAO, ODI, SPIAC-B, UNICEF, WFP, and the World Bank for their authorship of the five reports to the Task Force on social protection, poverty reduction, food and nutrition security, resilience and the critical issue of mobilizing and better aligning finance for fighting hunger and poverty.”

  5. 5. In the Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration, the G20 leaders stated that they had launched the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and invited countries, international organizations, multilateral banks, knowledge centers, and philanthropic institutions to join.

    • G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration · G20 (Leaders' Declaration; text maintained by the G20 Information Centre, University of Toronto) Official record
      Where: paragraph on hunger and poverty. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “In light of this, we have launched the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and welcome its innovative approach to mobilizing finance and knowledge sharing to support the implementation of country-led, country-owned, large-scale and evidence-based programs aiming at reducing hunger and poverty worldwide.”
    • G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration · G20 (Leaders' Declaration; text maintained by the G20 Information Centre, University of Toronto) Official record
      Where: paragraph on hunger and poverty. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “We invite all countries, international organizations, multilateral development banks, knowledge centers and philanthropic institutions to join the Alliance”

  6. 6. At the Task Force ministerial meeting on July 24, 2024, at the headquarters of Ação da Cidadania in Rio de Janeiro, with President Lula present, the founding documents were approved by acclamation, according to the Alliance's website.

  7. 7. A reference basket of evidence-based programs and policy instruments is at the center of the Alliance's action in each country; the inclusion of a program in the basket does not imply endorsement by any member, according to the Terms of Reference.

    • Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty: Terms of Reference and Governance Framework · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Official record
      Where: Terms of Reference, section on the policy basket. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “To keep the Alliance’s focus on the national program level, a reference basket of evidence- based programmes and policy instruments lies at the core of every concrete action by the Global Alliance at the country level.”
    • Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty: Terms of Reference and Governance Framework · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Official record
      Where: Terms of Reference, section on the policy basket. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Inclusion of programmes and policy instruments in the basket does not imply endorsement by any Alliance member of any particular instrument or programme.”

  8. 8. In the same speech, President Lula stated that the Alliance would not require new funds and would direct existing, dispersed global and regional resources.

  9. 9. According to the Alliance's members page, in the case of non-governmental entities, membership is subject to approval by consensus of the Alliance's Champions Council.

    • Members (Members of the Global Alliance; Become a member) · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Official record
      Where: Membership section. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “In the case of non-governmental entities, membership is subject to approval by consensus of the Alliance’s Board of Champions.”

  10. 10. The Alliance's mission is, from its launch until 2030, to support and accelerate efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty (SDGs 1 and 2) and to reduce inequalities (SDG 10), according to the Terms of Reference.

  11. 11. The Terms of Reference provide for a Support Mechanism headed by a director, funded by voluntary contributions from members and hosted by an existing international organization connected to the Alliance's mandate.

    • Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty: Terms of Reference and Governance Framework · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Official record
      Where: Terms of Reference, Global Alliance Support Mechanism. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Headed by a Director, the Global Alliance’s Support Mechanism is composed of a small, dynamic, multi-agency team potentially drawn from secondments by the UN and its Agencies and Programmes, IFIs and other international organizations, among others, funded by voluntary contributions from Alliance members”
    • Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty: Terms of Reference and Governance Framework · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Official record
      Where: Terms of Reference, Global Alliance Support Mechanism. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “The Support Mechanism is hosted within an existing international organization/structure closely related to the mandate of the Global Alliance, in order to create synergy and leverage existing structures.”

  12. 12. In the speech of July 24, 2024, President Lula stated that the Alliance would be run by a secretariat at the FAO headquarters in Rome and in Brasília, with a small, temporary structure until 2030, and that half of the costs would be covered by Brazil.

  13. 13. According to the Alliance's website, after the launch at the G20 the Alliance began to operate as an independent global platform; the full governance structure was expected to be operational by mid-2025, and until then Brazil would provide interim support for functions such as communications and the approval of new members.

    • World Leaders Launch the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Government communication
      Where: news item of November 18, 2024, section Mission and Governance. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “While the G20 served as the launchpad for this initiative, the Alliance will now function as an independent global platform, with continued support and momentum possible from future G20 presidencies. The full governance structure, including the Board of Champions and Support Mechanism, is set to be operational by mid-2025.”
    • World Leaders Launch the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Government communication
      Where: news item of November 18, 2024, section Mission and Governance. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Until then, Brazil will provide interim support for essential functions such as communication and new member approvals”

  14. 14. According to the Alliance's website, the first 18 members of the Champions Council were announced on November 18, 2024, and the Council, when complete, will have up to 50 members, including 25 countries and 25 organizations.

  15. 15. On June 28, the Task Force concluded all the initiative's documents at the technical level, according to the Alliance's website.

  16. 16. According to the Alliance's website, Zambia's CASH+ program aims to reach 2 million low-income households by 2031, at an estimated cost of US$1.5 billion, of which US$1.2 billion is already funded.

  17. 17. According to the Correio Braziliense, Minister Wellington Dias estimated, at the July ministerial meeting, that the administrative structure would cost between R$101 million and R$113 million (US$18 million to US$20 million) through 2030, of which Brazil would bear about R$51 million to R$57 million (US$9 million to US$10 million).

    • Aliança contra fome usará fundos já existentes, garante Lula ao G20 · Correio Braziliense Press
      Where: paragraph 6. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “O ministro do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Wellington Dias, disse a jornalistas que a estrutura administrativa deve custar entre R$ 101 milhões e R$ 113 milhões (US$ 18 milhões a US$ 20 milhões) até 2030. Desse montante, o Brasil arcará com cerca de R$ 51 milhões a R$ 57 milhões (US$ 9 milhões a US$ 10 milhões).”

  18. 18. In June 2026, the Alliance reported having more than 215 members, including more than 107 countries, 31 international organizations, 14 international financial institutions, and more than 63 philanthropic and non-governmental organizations.

  19. 19. In the Rio de Janeiro Declaration of the 17th BRICS Summit (July 6 and 7, 2025), the leaders recognized the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty as an important initiative of international cooperation.

  20. 20. According to the Alliance's website (with information from the MDS communications office), the idea of the Alliance came from President Lula, was proposed at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, and was developed during the Brazilian presidency of the group.

    • A joint and ongoing journey: the creation of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty · Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty (official site, maintained by the Support Mechanism) Government communication
      Where: news item of July 17, 2024, paragraph 4. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “The idea of forming the Alliance originated with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and was first proposed during Brasil’s participation in the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, last year. Since then, it has been further developed during Brasil’s current group presidency.”

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