Brazil
The Americas
Capital Brasilia
Population 198.7 million
Life Expectancy 71.99
Access to clean water 91%
Adult Literacy 88.6%
Under five mortality 22.5 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $10,200
Peace and the Millennium Development Goals
As the world marks the International Day of Peace, the MDG-Fund is working in 19 conflict-prone countries to build peace and help achieve the MDGs.
Our Joint Programmes
MDGs beyond averages: Promoting Food Security and Nutrition for Indigenous Children in BrazilThe programme goal is to support existing national policies and local actions for the improvement of food and nutritional security of indigenous children in the regions of Dourados (MS) and Alto Rio Solimões (AM), Brazil.
Inter-agency Programme for the Promotion of Gender and Ethnic-Racial EqualityThis joint programme shall support the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women and the Special Secretariat for Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality of the government of Brazil in the design, implementation and monitoring of the National Plans of Policies for Women and of Racial Equality Promotion, as well as civil society organizations involved in the evaluation and monitoring of such Plans. The following UN agencies are jointly presenting this proposal: ILO, UNDP, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, and UNIFEM.
Security with Citizenship: preventing violence and strengthening citizenship with a focus on children, adolescents and youths in vulnerable conditions in Brazilian communitiesThe programme goal is preventing violence and promoting citizenship in Brazil, following the Citizens’ Security concept (Segurança Cidadã –CS Approach). This approach has being implemented in various countries in Latin America and emphasizes the importance of adopting a multidisciplinary strategy to prevent violence, considering its multi-causal characteristic. The multi-sector actions shall be adapted to local level needs.