In 2000, the UN adopted a development agenda underpinned by the so-called Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and guided by the principle that no one should have to suffer the consequences of extreme poverty. At that time, very few people believed that the goals could be attained by the 2015 target date.
2000年，联合国通过了一项由所谓千年发展目标支持的发展计划，原则是没有人应该承受极端贫困所带来的后果。当时，没有多少人认为能在规定的2015年目标日期前实现这一目标。但时至今日虽然贫困尚未被彻底消灭，但我们已经取得了显著的进步——和重大的胜利。