Brazil President Lula da Silva's three priorities under G20 presidency

A Brazil took over the G20 Presidency for the next year, and its President, Lula da Silva, set forth the country's priorities during its presidency. “We will put inequality at the top: inequality of gender, race, education, health, poverty and hunger. The world needs balance,” the Brazilian President said while addressing a press conference on Monday. His statement came a day after the two-day-long G20 Summit concluded in New Delhi.

On Sunday, he said Brazil has three priorities under the G20 presidency. These include:

Social inclusion and the fight against hunger

2. Energy transition and sustainable development

3. Reform of global governance institutions

Besides, Lula also announced that these priorities are part of the Brazilian presidency motto which says 'Building a fair world and a sustainable planet'.

At the closing session of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said two task forces will be created - the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and the Global Mobilisation against Climate Change.

"We need to redouble our efforts to achieve the goal of ending world hunger by 2030. Otherwise, we will be facing the biggest multilateral failure in recent years. Acting to fight climate change requires political will and determination of the rulers as well as resources and technology transfer," the Brazilian president was quoted by news agency ANI saying.

"We want greater participation of the emerging economies in the decision-making process of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the unbearable foreign debts of the poor countries need to be addressed," he added.

He said this after Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the ceremonial gavel of the Group of 20 Presidency to him.

While Indonesia held the G20 presidency last year, Brazil will hold the presidency after India and hold the G20 Summit in its capital Rio de Janeiro. India took over the G20 presidency on December 1 last year at the G20 Summit in Indonesia's Bali and will continue to hold it till the end of November.