Backing Brazil’s initiative for a ‘Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty’ at the G20 summit in Rio, PM Modi underscored India’s concerns for the developing world as he said that countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertiliser crisis caused by conflicts.Speaking at the session titled ‘Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty’, the PM also drew attention to the need for reforms of global institutions saying the G20 will work towards achieving that objective.
And just as we amplified the voice of the Global South by granting permanent membership of G20 to the African Union during the New Delhi Summit, we will reform institutions of global governance,” said Modi, while stressing that G20 discussions can only be successful if challenges and priorities of the Global South are kept in mind.
The G20 sessions on the first day of the summit were focused on fighting hunger and poverty and also on reforms of global institutions of governance. Modi said that the people-centric decisions taken at G20 Summit in New Delhi had been taken forward during Brazil’s presidency and it was a matter of great satisfaction that G20 had prioritised SDG goals.