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fighting to hunger -President of Brazil H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (巴西总统：与饥饿作战)
President of Brazil H.E. Luiz In?io Lula Da Silva receiving an ActionAid Award (boxing gloves), for making efforts to knock out hunger in Brazil, during the World Summit on Food Security, 16-18 November 2009, FAO Headquarters (Pakistan Room), Rome.
Brazil received the award after ActionAid's research found that against 29 other developing countries, Brazil ranked top.
Over the past seven years President Lula, has reduced child malnutrition by 73 per cent and child deaths by 45 per cent.
"President Lula has shown the world that it is possible to take dramatic steps to fight hunger by supporting smalholder farmers and implementing welfare programmes directly benefiting the poorest," said Adriano Campolina, regional director for Latin America.
"This should be a lesson for other leaders at the World Food Summit today. The most important thing is directing political will behind fighting hunger," he added.
"It is also remarkable that the Brazilian government's success in fighting hunger goes hand in hand with strong civil society participation in developing alternative models to combat hunger and hold the government accountable to deliver on its promises."
fighting to hunger -President of Brazil H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (巴西总统：与饥饿作战)
President of Brazil H.E. Luiz In?io Lula Da Silva receiving an ActionAid Award (boxing gloves), for making efforts to knock out hunger in Brazil, during the World Summit on Food Security, 16-18 November 2009, FAO Headquarters (Pakistan Room), Rome.
Brazil received the award after ActionAid's research found that against 29 other developing countries, Brazil ranked top.
Over the past seven years President Lula, has reduced child malnutrition by 73 per cent and child deaths by 45 per cent.
"President Lula has shown the world that it is possible to take dramatic steps to fight hunger by supporting smalholder farmers and implementing welfare programmes directly benefiting the poorest," said Adriano Campolina, regional director for Latin America.
"This should be a lesson for other leaders at the World Food Summit today. The most important thing is directing political will behind fighting hunger," he added.
"It is also remarkable that the Brazilian government's success in fighting hunger goes hand in hand with strong civil society participation in developing alternative models to combat hunger and hold the government accountable to deliver on its promises."