The First of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Was

question 115

Multiple Choice

The first of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals was to

• A)completely move those living in absolute poverty to the developed world.
• B)double the amount of food production by 2030.
• C)reduce the share of the world population living with an income of less than $1 a day by half.
• D)raise the world's GDP by 50 percent.
• E)eliminate poverty by 2020.

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