The U.N.'s Millennium Poverty Goal is to reduce the global rate of extreme poverty to 15 percent by 2015, but it will not have much impact on the number of people in poverty.

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The goal is to reduce the global rate of extreme poverty, which means the percentage of people living below the poverty line. However, the number of people in poverty may still remain high or even increase if the global population continues to grow.

The UN'S Millennium Poverty Goal Is to Reduce the Global Rate