After deliver opening speech at the 79th United Nations (UN) General Assemblyin New York, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains in the North American city this Wednesday (25) for other commitments, including bilateral meetings with the presidents of South Africa, Colombia and Guatemala.
The meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is the first commitment of the day, at 9:30 am, Brasília time. The meeting with Gustavo Pedro of Colombia takes place at 12:00 pm. The last bilateral meeting, with Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala, takes place at 12:30 pm. All commitments of the day take place at the United Nations Headquarters.
Lula also has a working lunch on the New Global Financial Compact on his agenda. This pact aims to combat poverty and strengthen the fight against climate change. The proposal, initially launched by France during COP 27 in 2022 in Egypt, focuses on reforming the global financial system to respond to the challenges posed by global warming.
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In his speech at the UN General Assembly, Lula highlighted the importance of combating world hunger. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
Later in the morning, Lula will also participate in the Opening Session of the G20 Ministerial Meeting. For the first time, a G20 meeting will take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with participation open to all UN members.
Brazil has chaired the bloc since September last year and will lead the bloc until November this year. Its speech at the opening of the General Assemblyin fact, reflected Brazil’s priority themes in the G20: combating inequality and hunger, tackling climate change and reforming global governance institutions.
“Today the world produces more than enough food to eradicate it. What is missing is to create conditions for access to food,” said Lula in his speech on Tuesday (24). “The Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, which we will launch in Rio de Janeiro in November, is born from this political will and this spirit of solidarity. It will be one of the main results of the Brazilian presidency of the G20 and is open to all countries in the world,” he added.
Before heading back to Brasilia, the Brazilian president is expected to hold a press conference to review the trip.
