São Paulo – Arab Gulf state Qatar will host the first Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty Summit next year. The alliance was officially launched in November this year at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, as an initiative of the Brazilian temporary presidency of group, following a proposal by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The topic was discussed on Saturday (7) during a meeting between Brazil’s minister of social development, family, and fight against hunger, Wellington Dias, and Mubarak Al Kuwari, executive director of the Permanent Committee for Organizing Conferences (PCOC) at Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Doha. They talked about the UN World Summit for Social Development, scheduled to take place from November 4 to 6, 2025, in the Arab country. The summit on hunger will be held alongside this event.
“On the Global Alliance, we understand that this type of initiative is very important, and we’re eager to participate. We want to work with Brazil to discuss various issues, especially hunger and poverty. We’re impressed with Brazil’s dedication to this topic. We’ll work together and hold the first Global Alliance Summit here in Doha,” said Al Kuwari, according to a statement released by the Brazilian ministry. Dias recalled that the summit will take place exactly one year after the creation of the Alliance.
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Translated by Guilherme Miranda
