IDS has become an official member of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, following widespread engagement by IDS researchers to support the aims of the Alliance since its launch at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 2024.
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Recent crises have stalled progress to end poverty and hunger, with Covid-19, climate-related disasters and conflicts pushing millions more people into extreme poverty and food insecurity. Under the leadership of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty was conceived in response to this retrogression and encourage G20 countries to accelerate progress towards ending hunger and poverty through coordinated support from its members.
Through its membership, IDS endorses the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty and its mission to support and accelerate efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty (SDGs 1 and 2) while reducing inequalities (SDG 10) and contributing to global partnerships for sustainable development (SDG 17). As well as supporting the achievement of other interlinked SDGs, and championing sustainable, inclusive and just transitions.
Strengthening evidence to understand drivers of hunger and poverty
IDS will contribute to the alliance in various ways, including to strengthen and share evidence to understand the drivers of hunger and poverty, and use IDS’ global convening and expertise in participatory approaches and action-research to reflect the experiences of the most marginalised groups of the population.
Anuradha Joshi, Director of IDS, said:
“We’re incredibly proud to become a member of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty. It builds on IDS’ long history of work on poverty, hunger and nutrition, and the evidence-based policy influencing undertaken with partners in Brazil and South Africa as part of the G20 process. We look forward to pursuing the aims of the Alliance during the UK’s G20 Presidency next year, and beyond.”
At the forefront of IDS’ engagement will be its work with partners as part of the IDS-hosted Food Equity Centre and the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN).
Vidya Diwakar, Research Fellow at IDS and the Deputy Director of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN), said:
“We need significant collective and coordinated action to tackle the alarming rise of hunger, poverty and inequality in different parts of the world.
“Through the work of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network at IDS, we will support this Southern-led initiative to focus on how multi-sectoral anti-poverty programming, including adaptive social protection systems and shock-responsive safety nets, can best be used to help people living in or near poverty improve their lives.”
Since its launch in 2024, the Alliance has grown to over 215 members, including more than 107 countries, 31 international organizations, 14 international financial institutions, and over 63 philanthropic and non-governmental organisations.