According to Amac News: Citing Agence France-Presse, da Silva stated in his opening speech in Rio de Janeiro, where the G20 Summit of the world's 20 largest economies is being held, "Poverty and hunger are a plague that shames humanity."
He added that more than 80 countries, 26 international organizations, 9 financial institutions, and 31 charitable and non-governmental organizations have joined this global coalition.
The Brazilian President remarked, "This coalition was born from the G20, but it is a global coalition. I hope this summit can inspire bold actions in this regard."
The charity organization Oxfam also stated that this coalition could be a turning point in the fight against severe hunger and poverty, calling for fundamental changes in agriculture, support for land rights, and efforts to combat the "use of hunger as a weapon."
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican representative at the G20 summit, read a message from Pope Francis, the leader of the world's Catholics, expressing hope that this new coalition would have a profound impact on global efforts to combat poverty and hunger.
According to United Nations statistics, approximately 733 million people were affected by hunger in 2023, accounting for 9 percent of the global population. The goal of this new coalition is to reduce this number and attract global financial support to address poverty and hunger, while replicating successful programs from certain countries in this area.