The Alliance was created in 2024 as an originally Brazilian contribution to the G20, which brings together the twenty largest economies in the world. Today, the Alliance has 214 members, including more than one hundred countries. The Alliance’s actions, however, take place within a complex international context. There is a rejection of multilateralism, a concept used to refer to the joint action of diverse countries to address international problems. Furthermore, international conflicts have led several countries to increase spending on security and defense. This often implies the reallocation of resources and changes in the priorities of international cooperation, as well as affecting global geopolitics.
The Alliance is testing a new way of operating internationally, through a lean and agile operational structure. Acting as an intermediary, the Alliance assists countries in seeking expertise and funding to increase the number of beneficiaries of their social policies. Last year, plans were launched to support the adoption of large-scale policies to combat hunger and poverty in eight countries in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The plan for Ethiopia, for example, seeks to increase the production capacity of smallholder farmers. To implement the plan, a collaborative project was developed involving the Ethiopian government and partners such as the African Development Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the United Arab Emirates. The Kenyan plan aims to address the effects of climate change and water scarcity by building cisterns in 1,300 schools. Kenya intends to learn from Brazilian expertise in this sector.
Written by Osmany Porto de Oliveira is a professor in the Department of International Relations and coordinator of the Laboratory of International Public Policies (Laboppi) at the Federal University of São Paulo.
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