Brazil led the way, now the UK should get behind the assault on hunger and poverty | Kevin Watkins

At its recent summit, Lula gave the G20 a chance to show its commitment to real change - and Britain can take the leadLast week the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, shattered the mould of G20 meetings. In using the annual summit as a launchpad for a new effort to tackle hunger and extreme poverty, he has provided the world with a chance - a last chance - to breathe new life into a moribund sustainable development goal (SDG) agenda. He has handed the G20 a cause that could halt its slide into irrelevance.For the UK, the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty represents an opportunity to restore a deeply tarnished reputation on international development. Continue reading...