{"id":516594,"date":"2026-07-21T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/?p=516594"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:24:59","slug":"video-fao-congratulates-dominican-republic-for-exiting-global-hunger-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/economy\/video-fao-congratulates-dominican-republic-for-exiting-global-hunger-map\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: FAO congratulates Dominican Republic for exiting global hunger map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dominican Republic has officially been removed from the global hunger map after reducing the prevalence of undernourishment to below 2.5%, one of the key international indicators used to measure food security, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was made during the presentation of the 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in Rome, where FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu praised the country&#8217;s achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We congratulate the Dominican Republic, which has exited the hunger map,&#8221; Qu said, adding that the country&#8217;s experience could serve as a model for other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FAO said the milestone was achieved through collaboration among the Dominican government, agricultural producers, social organizations and other sectors of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency also emphasized the importance of maintaining long-term public policies to preserve and strengthen food security in the years ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/2 La <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FAO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FAO<\/a> reconoci\u00f3 a la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana por salir oficialmente del mapa del hambre, tras reducir la prevalencia de desnutrici\u00f3n por debajo del umbral del 2.5%. Un logro que refleja avances concretos en seguridad alimentaria.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/SeguridadAlimentaria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SeguridadAlimentaria<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/HambreCero?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HambreCero<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GGKZnnzeKf\">pic.twitter.com\/GGKZnnzeKf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Scarlet Benzan (@scarletbenzan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scarletbenzan\/status\/2079593296871989739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dominican Republic has officially been removed from the global hunger map after reducing the prevalence of undernourishment to below 2.5%, one of the key international indicators used to measure food security, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 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