The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty announces first members of its Board of Champions
The Board's primary focus is to encourage the active participation of countries, institutions, and organizations, as well as to help remove obstacles and facilitate the establishment of concrete action-oriented partnerships and policy implementation at the national level. The designated Champions must exercise significant responsibility or influence the decision-making process.
The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative launched at the G20 Leaders' Summit, on Monday (18), announced the first members of its Board of Champions. The Board comprises a diverse group of senior representatives from the Alliance's members across its national, knowledge, and financial pillars.
The Board's primary focus is to encourage the active participation of countries, institutions, and organizations, as well as to help remove obstacles and facilitate the establishment of concrete action-oriented partnerships and policy implementation at the national level. The designated Champions must hold significant responsibility or influence the decision-making process within their affiliated entities, particularly regarding program implementation, among other prerequisites.
When fully constituted, the Board of Champions will consist of up to 50 members, 25 countries, and 25 organizations. The complete Board aims to include countries and organizations beyond the G20 Task Force, drawn from the wider Global Alliance membership, to foster greater global representation and impact. The first meeting of the complete Board of Champions is expected to happen by the first trimester of 2025, marking the start of its entire operation.
The complete list of the Board's assignments and requirements is available on the Global Alliance's website.
The first Champions of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty are:
⦁Brasil: H.E. Wellington Dias, Minister of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger
⦁Alternate: Saulo Ceolin, General Coordinator for Food and Nutritional Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
⦁Bangladesh: Senior representative General Economic Division of the Planning Commission of Bangladesh, representative to be announced.
⦁China: Li Xin, Deputy Director General, International Poverty Reduction Center of China IPRCC
⦁ European Union: Sandra Bartelt, Principal Adviser, Principal Adviser for G7 and G20 sustainable development, European Commission, Directorate-General for International Partnerships.
⦁Germany: Ariane Hildenbrandt, Director-General of the Department of Global Health, Equal Opportunities, Digital Technologies and Food Security, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
⦁Norway: H.E. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister for International Development
⦁Portugal: Ricardo Vitória, Deputy General Director for Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
⦁Alternate: João Bezerra da Silva, Head of G20 and Global Gateway Units, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
⦁ South Africa: representative to be announced
⦁United Kingdom: Melinda Bohannon, Director-General, Humanitarian and Development, FCDO
⦁Alternate: Jen Marshall Haugen, Deputy Director, Head of Global Food Security, Agriculture and Land Department | Humanitarian, Migration and Food Security Directorate, FCDO.
⦁Chair of the UN Committee on World Food Security: Ambassador Nosipho Jezile.
⦁ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Maximo Torero, Chief Economist
⦁ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): Ron Hartman, Director of Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization.
⦁ International Labour Organization (ILO): Mia Seppo, Assistant Director-General for Jobs and Social Protection
⦁Alternate: Shahra Razavi, Director, Universal Social Protection Department.
⦁ Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Ferdinando Regalía, Manager of the Social Sector.
⦁Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Pilar Garrido, Director for Development Cooperation
⦁KINGDOM: Gunther Beger, Managing Director.
⦁ World Food Programme (WFP): Stanlake Samkange, Director of Multilateral and Programme Country Partnerships.
*Translated by PGET-UFSC