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Rights Glossary : Z
ZERO HUNGER
On 1st January 2003, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula
da Silva was sworn in with a promise to focus the attention of
his administration (2003-06) on fighting poverty and ending hunger
in Brazil, as part of a major drive towards improving the country's
social indicators, while preserving economic and financial stability.
President Lula stressed that "if, by the end of my mandate,
every Brazilian has food to eat three times a day, I shall have
fulfilled my mission in life".
Petrobras to Help
State-controlled oil company Petrobras will invest R$ 303 million
(US$ 101 million) in social projects that will benefit 4 million
Brazilians by 2006. This investment is part of a partnership,
signed on September 1st at a ceremony in the Planalto Palace,
with the Zero Hunger program. The Petrobras Zero Hunger projects
will operate in five areas: education, professional training for
young people and adults, generation of employment and income,
protection of the rights of children and adolescents, and social
undertakings and volunteer work.
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