Os anúncios demonstram ações antecipadas em conexão com uma nova Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza a ser lançada na Cúpula de Líderes do G20 no Rio esta semana.
- Alcançar 500 milhões de pessoas com transferências de renda e programas de sistemas de proteção social em países de renda baixa e média-baixa até 2030
- Expandir as refeições escolares de alta qualidade para mais 150 milhões de crianças em países que enfrentam pobreza infantil endêmica e fome
- As intervenções na primeira infância e na saúde materna terão como objetivo alcançar mais 200 milhões de mulheres e crianças de 0 a 6 anos
- Programas de inclusão socioeconômica terão como objetivo atingir mais 100 milhões de pessoas, com foco nas mulheres
- O BID e o Banco Mundial, inclusive por meio da AID, oferecerão bilhões em financiamento para que os países implementem programas na cesta de políticas da Aliança Global.
RIO DE JANEIRO, 15 de novembro de 2024 – Em uma poderosa demonstração de solidariedade global, governos, organizações multilaterais, bancos de desenvolvimento e instituições filantrópicas anunciaram a mais ampla tentativa coletiva de virar a maré e finalmente acabar com a fome e a pobreza extrema por meio de políticas e programas em larga escala baseados em evidências para elevar as populações mais pobres e vulneráveis do mundo.
A série de esforços transformadores pressagia uma ação precoce ligada ao lançamento iminente da Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza. Os anúncios, conhecidos coletivamente como “Sprints 2030”, concentram-se em intervenções com histórico comprovado na entrega de resultados em escala: transferências de renda, merenda escolar, inclusão socioeconômica, apoio materno e à primeira infância, agricultura familiar e de pequenos agricultores e soluções de acesso à água. Esses esforços representam a iniciativa mais ambiciosa até o momento, destinada a revigorar o caminho para o cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) 1 e 2.
O movimento colaborativo, liderado pelo G20 sob a presidência brasileira, mas abrangendo muitos outros países, ocorre no momento em que os líderes mundiais se reúnem no Rio de Janeiro para a Cúpula de Líderes do G20, quando a Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza será lançada oficialmente em 18 de novembro.
O caso de ação. A iniciativa da Aliança Global surge em um cenário de tendências preocupantes. A pobreza extrema está caindo muito lentamente para alcançar a ambição de 2030. As projeções atuais apontam para 622 milhões de pessoas vivendo abaixo do limite de pobreza extrema de US$ 2,15 em 2030 – o dobro do nível da meta. O mundo também está fora do caminho para a meta de “fome zero”. De acordo com as tendências atuais, 582 milhões de pessoas viverão com fome em 2030 – aproximadamente o mesmo nível de 2015, quando os ODS foram adotados pela primeira vez.
Lula da Silva, presidente do Brasil, disse: “Enquanto houver famílias sem comida em suas mesas, crianças mendigando nas ruas e jovens sem esperança de um futuro melhor, não pode haver paz”. “O mundo produz alimentos suficientes para todos, e sabemos por experiência que uma série de políticas públicas bem desenhadas, como transferências de renda como o programa “Bolsa Família” e refeições escolares nutritivas para crianças, têm o potencial de acabar com o flagelo da fome e restaurar a esperança e a dignidade das pessoas”.
Improved alignment of finance and knowledge for better impact. Across all six areas of the announcements, a stronger commitment and increased alignment between implementing country governments, international finance institutions and knowledge organizations around public policies against hunger and poverty is key. Today’s commitments across all six policy areas encompass 41 national governments, 13 public international organizations and financial institutions, and 19 major philanthropies, civil society organizations, NGOs and other non-profits. All seeking to not only step up ambition, but also improve alignment and coordination to reduce fragmentation and better support proven, evidence-based, large-scale government-led interventions against hunger and extreme poverty.
Multilateral development finance will be key to scaling up these interventions. Announcing a US$ 25 billion in additional financing to support implementation of national policies in Global Alliance’s policy basket, Ilan Goldfajn, president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), said: “With the launch of the Global Alliance against Poverty and Hunger, Brazil is spearheading a global platform to implement public policies aimed at eradicating hunger and poverty worldwide. The IADB is proud to join this alliance. We are fully committed to its mission and goals. “Together, we have the power to end extreme poverty in Latin America by 2030. With Brazil’s leadership and the support of multilateral banks, we will have the structure, resources, and expertise to transform our commitments into concrete actions with lasting impact”.
Akihiko Nishio, World Bank´s Vice President for Development Finance and Director of the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank Group’s concessional lending arm for lower income countries, said: “The World Bank has fully signed up to be a partner of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty – and it will support that ambition through the IDA 21. The Bank will work with governments and partners to accelerate progress towards the eradication of poverty and zero hunger. Working through a fully replenished IDA, the World Bank will work to extend social protection to 500 million people by 2030”.
Expanding Cash Transfers to Reach 500 Million by 2030
In a bid to reduce poverty and enhance resilience, cash transfer programs are to be scaled up with new commitments from countries including Togo, Chile, and Nigeria, among others, aiming to extend these benefits to low-income households and marginalized groups. This initiative prioritizes providing knowledge, technical and financial support to countries that are setting up, developing as well as expanding their cash transfer programmes, ensuring efficient, accessible support for those most in need, including by setting up digital payment systems and social registries. Part of the effort will include exploring a virtual pooling facility which could combine financial contributions from several funds and sources to reduce transaction costs and help implementing governments kick-start larger-scale social protection benefits.
The UK’s Development Minister Anneliese Dodds said: “Pioneering cash transfer programmes, such as Brazil’s Bolsa Família and Mexico’s Oportunidades have shown what is possible when much-needed funds are channeled towards the world’s most vulnerable people. For the first time, a wide coalition of countries, donors and knowledge organisations is making a concerted effort to go even further. This will support the growth of cash transfer programmes around the world, saving and changing lives.” – Read more in the full Cash Transfer Sprint Announcement.
Aiming to Feed 150 Million Children Daily with Nutritious School Meals
To combat childhood hunger and support education, the announcements made under the School Meals Sprint aim to double the number of children receiving daily school meals in low-income countries, reaching 150 million by 2030. Among several other announcements, Indonesia committed to a new, large-scale nutritious school meals program, set to reach nearly 78 million school children by 2029. Nigeria, with Africa’s largest school meal program, will double its coverage to 20 million children and integrate school farms to support local food production. At the same time, multilateral development banks, international organization, donors and philanthropies are putting forward a new, more structured way of working which would provide more consistent support to these and other implementing governments by leveraging each others’ strengths.
Cindy McCain, WFP´s Executive Director, said: “School meals programs are a game-changer in the fight against poverty, hunger and inequality. They open up access to education, champion local farmers and food systems, support climate resilience, create new jobs, and boost economic growth and prosperity. WFP will work closely with the School Meals Coalition, Global Alliance members, partner governments and frontline organizations as we go all-out to reach 150 million more of the world’s most vulnerable children – transforming their lives, their communities and our planet.”. – Read more in the full School Meals Sprint Announcement.
Pathways Out of Poverty through Socioeconomic Inclusion
With a focus on empowering individuals, especially women, the Socioeconomic Inclusion Sprint annoucements aim to help 100 million people exit poverty by providing holistic support that includes coaching, microcredit, and skills training. Among other commitments made, Brazil’s new “Acredita Program” will aim to bring employment or entrepreneurship opportunities to 6 million people, while Kenya will expand its Economic Inclusion Program across 25 counties, targeting 50,000 households. The World Bank-hosted Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) and the Interamerican Development Bank (IADB) can inform billions of dollars of investments in government-led economic inclusion programs, while non-profits such as BRAC, Fundacion Capital, MIT’s J-Pal and others offered to provide a range of expertise, insights, and knowledge to maximize impact.
“Every year, governments are committing significant resources to tackling poverty,” says Shameran Abed, Executive Director of BRAC’s international arm, which oversees activities in 13 countries beyond Bangladesh. “We are proud to partner with governments across Africa and Asia to deploy an evidence-backed approach to reduce poverty at scale and are grateful for the Government of Brazil’s leadership in bringing together key global actors to further advance such efforts through this initiative,” he continued. – Read more in the full Socioeconomic Inclusion Sprint Announcement.
Supporting Early Childhood Development to Combat Malnutrition
The Maternal and Early Childhood Interventions Sprint is a bold step to address early childhood malnutrition and boost early childhood development, aiming to support over 200 million women and children. Among other announcements, the Palestinian government will provide essential emergency services to 155,000 pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers; Brazil plans to expand its early childhood visitation program to an additional 300,000 children and 25,000 pregnant women. Meanwhile, Bangladesh will cover six million pregnant women in underserved areas, focusing on nutrition and health, and Mozambique commits to extend its early childhood program from two provinces to the entire country. Bilateral donors, such as France and the UK, multilateral donors such as IDA and the IADB, and philanthropies and dedicated funds such as the Child Nutrition Fund, the international Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) and others will, through cooperation, well targeted support and improved alignment, help countries to prepare themselves to design and strengthen such programs.
Victor Aguayo, UNICEF’s Global Director for Child Nutrition and Development, said: “By aligning political will, resources and expertise, we ensure that children and women have access to the nutrition they need to thrive, creating a lasting impact on future generations”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, said: “Coordinated action and investment leads to positive change, such as the reduction of childhood stunting and increased rates of exclusive breastfeeding. The measures announced today have huge potential to turn the tide on the death, disease and suffering caused by malnutrition.”– Read more in the full Maternal and Early Childhood Sprint Announcement.
Empowering Smallholder and Family Farmers for Sustainable Food Security
The announcements made regarding the scaling up of support for smallholder and family farming programs are a strong acknowledgement of the vital role of small-scale farmers, who produce up to 70% of the food consumed in low- and middle-income countries. Announcements included a commitment by Brazil, in partnership with the UN’s FAO, IFAD, and WFP, to launch a South-South Cooperation initiative linking family farmers with local school feeding programs. France, Germany, Norway, UK and the EU reaffirmed their actions to advance implementation of smallholder and family farming support programs around the globe.
Key pledges include the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP)’ s to deploy up to US$182 million in financing to combat hunger and poverty in the poorest and most vulnerable countries, and the IFAD’s aims to double its impact by 2030 reach a programme of work of US$10 billion by 2027. Alvaro Lario, IFAD’s president, said “To end poverty and hunger, we must increase strategic investments in agriculture. IFAD aims to double its impact by 2030, reaching over 100 million small-scale producers and rural people. To do so we must provide small-scale producers with access to the tools, finance, technology, land and water they need. Investments should draw on local knowledge and be adapted to local contexts.” – Read more in the full Smallholder and Family Farming Support Sprint Announcement.
Ensuring Water Access for Vulnerable Communities
The Water Access Sprint responds to the urgent need for safe water for drinking and agriculture in arid regions. Brazil, Bolivia, and Senegal, among other governments, committed to scaling up cisterns and irrigation solutions, with Bolivia investing in advanced irrigation systems for increased crop yields. South-South solidarity and sharing is key in this initiative, which is expected to reduce vulnerability to climate shocks while bolstering agricultural production in rural areas making use of social technologies rooted on traditional and popular knowledge, which are inexpensive and completely transform the lives of poor families, giving them ready access to water.
For Bolivia, which ambitions to guarantee access to drinking water by 2030, “the construction of cisterns is an accessible and low-cost solution that allows families to collect rainwater for consumption and agricultural irrigation, significantly improving the water and food security of the beneficiaries”, assured the Vice Minister of Agricultural Development, Álvaro Mollinedo. – Read more in the full Water Access for Vulnerable Communities Sprint Announcement.
Just the beginning: an Ongoing Commitment to Hunger and Poverty Reduction
With such readiness for early action, these committed countries and organizations are paving the way, inviting others to join in the months ahead. The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty — which is being set up by the G20 as a key new matchmaking and partnership structure aimed at providing more consistent support to policy implementation across all the Global Alliance members — will count with a Support Mechanism to follow up on today’s announcements and foster continued joint efforts.
Wellington Dias, Minister of Social Development and Assistance, Family, and Fight Against Hunger of Brazil said: “Ending hunger and extreme poverty is not so difficult, nor prohibitively expensive. We now have the experience; the world knows what works. As President Lula says, it is a matter of political priority, of including the poor in the budget”.
O ministro Dias é um dos coordenadores da Força-Tarefa do G20 que, sob a Presidência brasileira, ajudou a desenhar e implementar a Aliança Global, com base na proposta do presidente Lula ao G20. Os esforços do Brasil na coordenação da Força-Tarefa do G20 também envolveram estreitamente os Ministérios das Relações Exteriores e da Fazenda, entre outros, juntamente com o Instituto de Pesquisa Política Aplicada (IPEA) do Brasil. Ele conclui: “A Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza está demonstrando sua capacidade de ação precoce e resultados concretos antes mesmo de seu lançamento formal, reunindo vontade política de governos e apoio consistente de organizações financeiras e de conhecimento. Mas isso é apenas o começo. Mais governos e parceiros são bem-vindos para se juntar a esse esforço nos próximos meses, pois precisamos de mais escala e alcance para cumprir nossa visão. Este foi um sprint, mas estamos aqui para o longo prazo”.
Os anúncios atuais estão sendo apresentados nos Anúncios de Sprints 2030 para a Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza, a serem realizados hoje, 15 de novembro, das 14h às 19h, no auditório do Espaço Kobra na Cúpula Social do G20 no Rio, Plaza Mauá. O evento é aberto à imprensa e um link de transmissão ao vivo pode ser encontrado aqui: https://youtube.com/live/9jCw1ESr4b8?feature=share .
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ADICIONAIS A Aliança Global Contra a Fome e a Pobreza
https://globalallianceagainsthungerandpoverty.org/
A Aliança Global foi apresentada pelo G20 com o objetivo de acelerar o progresso em direção aos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) de erradicar a fome e a pobreza, e agora está aberta a todos os países e organizações qualificadas. A abordagem da Aliança (apresentada em mais detalhes neste informativo) se concentra no apoio a programas nacionais e abordagens baseadas em evidências por meio do fortalecimento da cooperação internacional e do compartilhamento de conhecimento para elevar os mais pobres e vulnerá
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