Brazilian President To Be
Awarded By UN For Fighting Hunger
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva will next week receive the
"Champion in the Battle Against Hunger"
award from the United Nations World Food
Programme (WFP), local press reported
Friday.
The United Nations says Lula was chosen
because he prioritized the fight against
hunger in his two terms of presidency.
The award will be handed to Lula by WFP
Executive Director Josette Sheeran, who will
visit projects run by the Brazilian
government's "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger)
program in Brasilia and other Brazilian
cities.
Sheeran praised the "active role" played by
Lula's government in anti-hunger efforts in
Brazil and other countries.
He made special mention of an interesting
Brazilian project which provides school
children with quality meals, attracting them
to attend school.
In late April, Lula was elected by the U.S.
weekly magazine Time as one of the most
influential names in the world.
In 2009, he was chosen by the French
newspaper Le Monde and the Spanish El Pais
as Person of the Year for his role of
leadership in Latin America.
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