Brazil drives efforts to fight hunger and poverty.

INTERNATIONAL cooperation on public health; ANNAN, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta), 1938-2018; POVERTY; POOR people; SUBSISTENCE economy; HUNGER; WORLD health; INTERNATIONAL public health laws; INTERNATIONAL agencies; CHARITABLE uses, trusts, & foundations; UNITED Nations

BRAZIL; CHILE; FRANCE

Reports on the appeal made by the presidents of Brazil, France, and Chile to UN chief Kofi Annan for a global political alliance to develop a fund that would fight hunger and poverty. Need for contributions from donor countries and the private sector; Goal for rich countries to increase official contributions by $50 billion annually; How improvements in global health would decrease poverty.