In fact, outside of East Asia, progress has been modest, with the situation worsening in some countries and regions – despite several economic-growth spurts, sustained expansion in some large developing countries, and public commitments by the international community to the 2000 Millennium Declaration, which led to the MDGs.
其实除东亚地区外扶贫的进展一直不大，尽管某些经济体增长迅速、发展中大国持续扩张且国际社会公开承诺支持实现千年发展目标的2000 千年宣言，但某些国家和地区的局势仍在持续恶化。