Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People 关注贫困，行动起来 Session: Strategies for Effective Implementation of Interventions: Scaling up Interventions Focused on the Poor and Hungry Speaker: Title: Zero Hunger Programme: Major Lessons for Scaling up Executive Summary

Launched in January 2003 by President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva at the outset of his mandate, Brazil’s Zero Hunger Programme (Programa Fome Zero – PFZ), aimed to bring about a rapid reduction in the huge number of families suffering from hunger and malnutrition, and to begin to address the underlying causes of chronic hunger. This report traces the evolution of Fome Zero, seeking to draw lessons from the programme which could be relevant to other countries committed to ending hunger, and lists key issues for scaling up food security programmes associated with the Latin America and the Caribbean Hunger-Free initiative (ALCSH).