The United Nations Millennium Development Goal to reduce by half the proportion of the world's population suffering from hunger was fully met.

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While progress was made towards reducing hunger, it was not fully met. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the number of undernourished people in the world decreased from 930 million in 2000-2002 to 680 million in 2016, which is a significant decline but falls short of the 50% reduction target.

The United Nations Millennium Development Goal to Reduce by Half