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Recognition of a Brazilian policy

FAO recognition of countries meeting anti-hunger targets for 2015 (MDG 1)

FAO headquarters in Rome, on Via delle Terme di Caracalla (illustrative image of the institution; it does not show the recognition).
FAO headquarters in Rome, on Via delle Terme di Caracalla (illustrative image of the institution; it does not show the recognition).Image: Scopritore (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA

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FAO announced on June 12, 2013 that 38 countries had reached international anti-hunger targets; Brazil is among the twenty countries that, according to the release, reached only the MDG 1 target (halving the proportion of people who are hungry), measured between 1990-92 and 2010-2012.[1]

According to FAO, the countries would be honored at a high-level ceremony at FAO headquarters on June 16, during the meeting of the FAO Conference, the organization's highest governing body.[2]

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  1. 1. FAO announced on June 12, 2013 that 38 countries had reached international anti-hunger targets; Brazil is among the twenty countries that, according to the release, reached only the MDG 1 target (halving the proportion of people who are hungry), measured between 1990-92 and 2010-2012.

    • 38 countries meet anti-hunger targets for 2015 · FAO International organization
      Where: paragraph 1. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “12 June 2013, Rome - Thirty-eight countries have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, chalking up successes ahead of a deadline set for 2015, FAO confirmed today.”
    • 38 countries meet anti-hunger targets for 2015 · FAO International organization
      Where: "Success stories" section, paragraph 1. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “Twenty countries have satisfied the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number one target to halve the proportion of hungry people. Their progress was measured between 1990-92 and 2010-2012, against benchmarks established by the international community at the UN General Assembly in 2000.”
    • 38 countries meet anti-hunger targets for 2015 · FAO International organization
      Where: "Success stories" section, list of countries. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “The countries achieving MDG 1 alone were identified as: Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Malawi, Maldives, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Togo and Uruguay.”

  2. 2. According to FAO, the countries would be honored at a high-level ceremony at FAO headquarters on June 16, during the meeting of the FAO Conference, the organization's highest governing body.

    • 38 countries meet anti-hunger targets for 2015 · FAO International organization
      Where: "Success stories" section, last paragraph. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “The countries will be honored in a high-level ceremony at FAO headquarters on 16 June, during the week-long meeting of the FAO Conference, the organization’s highest governing body.”