Yesterday, at the World Food Summit, ActionAid presented President Lula da Silva with an award for succesfully reducing hunger in Brazil: a large pair of red, "HungerFREE" boxing gloves!

There is a ten second clip (in Portuguese) of Lula da Silva wearing his gloves here:

In our Scorecard Report ("Who's Really Fighting Hunger?"), Brazil ranked top of 29 developing countries for the progress that it has made in tackling hunger.

President Lula has made it his priority to eradicate hunger in Brazil, and what's more, he has shown the politiclal will to pursue and implement his goals.

The results have been astounding: over the past seven years Brazil, has reduced child malnutrition by 73 per cent and child deaths by 45 per cent.

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  http://www.avaaz.org/en/world_hunger_pledges/
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