The UN Food and Agriculture Organization during a ceremony on Sunday has honored 13 countries for the early achievement of Millennium Development Goal hunger target.MOSCOW, December 2 (Sputnik) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has honored achievements of13 countries ineradicating hunger, said the news release published onthe organization's website Monday.
During a ceremony onSunday, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Iran, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, the Philippines, and Mexico were awarded diplomas forthe early achievement ofMillennium Development Goal (MDG) hunger target tohalve the proportion ofpeople suffering hunger ina period from2000 to2015. Brazil, Cameroon and Uruguay reached the more demanding 1996 World Food Summit (WFS) target tohalve the absolute number ofthose suffering hunger by2015.
"You have overcome major challenges indifficult global economic conditions and policy environments. You have demonstrated the will and mobilized the means," Jose Graziano da Silva, the FAO's Director-General told the representatives ofthe 13 countries.
According tothe director-general, 805 million people inthe world still suffer fromundernourishment and there is still much more tobe done.
Graziano da Silva added that there is a need to "improve the quality and efficiency offood systems, promote rural development, increase productivity, raise rural incomes, improve access tofood and strengthen social protection."
According tothe World Food Organization (WFO), the vast majority ofthe world's hungry people live indeveloping countries, where 13.5 percent ofthe population is undernourished, while Asia is considered tobe the continent withthe most hungry people two thirds ofthe total.
The WFS goal was set in1996, when 180 nations discussed inRome ways toend famine. The MDG were established bythe international community, followingthe adoption ofthe Millennium Declaration bythe UN General Assembly in2000.
As of2014, 63 developing countries have reached the MDG target, 25 ofwhich have also achieved the more ambitious WFS targets.
By Sputnik News
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