U.N. foresees dramatic cuts in poverty - washingtonpost

A decade ago, world leaders at the United Nations signed off on eight goals aimed at transforming the lives of the world's least fortunate - including cutting extreme poverty in half by 2015. Many Americans were skeptical; in a poll, only 8 percent thought that was possible. - U.N. foresees cuts in poverty
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UN officials stress decent work and social protection measures to fight poverty