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Millennium Development Goal No. 1 - Mobilizing resources to halve world hunger

Paper prepared by FAO for High-level Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly 60th Session New York , 14–16 September 2005

Year of publication 2005

Author Office of Assistant Director-General (Economic and Social Department)

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) It is unacceptable that 843 million people in developing and transition countries continue to be hungry and that more than 1 billion have to live on less than 1 dollar a day.1 It is this reality that brings together all stakeholders to New York to reaffirm their commitment to end all aspects of human misery. The international community has realized that effective action against hunger and poverty is urgent given the slow progress made in reducing them. ...

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