'Hunger has no place in the 21st century'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that "he welcomes the Hunger and Poverty Alliance being launched by President Lula. Hunger has no place in the 21st century." The remark was made at G20 Ministers Gather in Rio de Janeiro for a Global Alliance Against Hunger.

Brazil's President Lula da Silva on Wednesday urged world leaders to work together and find solutions to hunger as he announced an initiative to tackle "the most degrading of human deprivations."

Lula has made hunger a key priority of Brazil's presidency of the G20, along with taxing the super-rich. Social programs implemented during Lula's first two terms (2003-2010) helped lift millions of people out of poverty. The United Nations in 2015 adopted plans to end world hunger by 2030.