Millennium Development Goals

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty

Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day. Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.

China - Success: A young family in a supermarket in Shenyang in northern China. While poverty remains a big problem in many African nations, China managed to lift hundreds of millions of citizens out of extreme poverty during the last few decades. (Photo: Reuters)