2004年5月26日,由世界银行和中国政府共同发起的全球扶贫大会今天在上海隆重召开,大会呼吁发达国家和发展中国家为实现到2015年把贫困人口减少一半的目标重新做出承诺。世界银行行长沃尔芬森警告说,为了自身利益,国际社会必须实现它制定的减少贫困的千年发展目标,“如果不消除 On May 26, 2004, the Global Conference on Poverty Alleviation, co-sponsored by the World Bank and the Chinese government, was held today in Shanghai. The General Assembly called on developed and developing countries to renew their commitment to achieving the goal of reducing the number of people living in poverty by 50% by 2015. World Bank President Wolfensohn warned that for its own sake, the international community must meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing poverty set by it. "If we do not eliminate