In 2000, the UN adopted the Millennium Development Goals. What did the UN hope to achieve with this project?
A. to cut the proportion of the world's population living in extreme poverty by half
B. to promote infrastructure growth in the world's poorer regions by 5 percent every year
C. to fund advances in agriculture for use by farmers in the developing world
D. to provide microloans to small businesses in the developing world in order to spur job growth and overall economic development
Answer: A
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