FAO joins the Global Alliance to combat hunger and poverty
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10/12/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) formalized last month its membership as a founding member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty.
This initiative, championed by Brazil to increase efforts to achieve the eradication of poverty and hunger as well as to reduce inequalities by 2030, was officially launched during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November. Numerous international financial institutions and UN agencies are expected to join along with governments, philanthropic foundations and knowledge institutions.
The Global Alliance is designed to support national public policies, including school meal programmes, cash transfers, maternal and early childhood nutrition, gender equality, as well as initiatives for smallholder farmers support and water access and management.
In this context, FAO seeks to strengthen support for cash transfer programs that target rural populations, ensuring they are adapted to diverse groups, including women. This includes unconditional cash transfers, environmentally conditioned cash transfers (E-CCTs), Anticipatory Action (AA), and Shock Responsive Social Protection (SRSP). The Organization will also guide the development of support packages for countries designing and implementing E-CCTs and is prepared to respond to government requests through the Global Alliance.
FAO will host the Alliance’s support mechanism.
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This initiative, championed by Brazil to increase efforts to achieve the eradication of poverty and hunger as well as to reduce inequalities by 2030, was officially launched during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November. Numerous international financial institutions and UN agencies are expected to join along with governments, philanthropic foundations and knowledge institutions.
The Global Alliance is designed to support national public policies, including school meal programmes, cash transfers, maternal and early childhood nutrition, gender equality, as well as initiatives for smallholder farmers support and water access and management.
In this context, FAO seeks to strengthen support for cash transfer programs that target rural populations, ensuring they are adapted to diverse groups, including women. This includes unconditional cash transfers, environmentally conditioned cash transfers (E-CCTs), Anticipatory Action (AA), and Shock Responsive Social Protection (SRSP). The Organization will also guide the development of support packages for countries designing and implementing E-CCTs and is prepared to respond to government requests through the Global Alliance.
FAO will host the Alliance’s support mechanism.