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.
The U.N.established a Millennium Poverty Goal of cutting the incidence of extreme global poverty in half by 2015 (from 30 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2015).Even that seemingly modest goal wouldn't greatly decrease the number of people in poverty.The world's population keeps growing by over 80-100 million people a year.By the year 2015,there will be close to 7.2 billion people on this planet.Fifteen percent of that population would still leave over a billion people in extreme global poverty.

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The article clearly states that even if the Millennium Poverty Goal is achieved, it would not greatly decrease the number of people in poverty, as the world's population continues to grow at a rapid pace. 15% of 7.2 billion would still leave over a billion people in extreme global poverty.

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