15 Years to achieve eight lofty (idealistic?) goals

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acing a growing rift between developed and developing countries, the United Nations' 189 member states did something a bit drastic at the turn of the 21st century: They adopted a set of eight lofty (perhaps idealistic) goals to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, reduce child mortality, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and improve healthcare—all in the next 15 years.

Read a Q&A with John McArthur of the UN Foundation on the renewed global effort to fight poverty, inequality and climate change - “Lessons Learned From Trying to Save the Developing World”.