China Daily Article
At the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000, 189 member states
unanimously adopted the Millennium Declaration, collectively agreeing
"to free all men, women, and children from the abject and dehumanizing
conditions of extreme poverty".
To support this bold ambition a set of clear and comprehensive goals
were adopted, committing the world to specific targets for progress in
eight key areas by 2015.
These Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have become the main
yardstick for global progress in the battle against deprivation and are
followed closely around the world.
Eight years on, we are more than halfway to the
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