Sustainable global growth
The international community should join hands to explore new specific, practical and sustainable development on the basis of the Millennium Development Goals, says an article in People's Daily.
2015 is the deadline for achieving the goals set by the Millennium Declaration, which was signed by the United Nations' members in 2000. The world needs a new sustainable development plan after the deadline expires.
Among the world's challenges, a large number of people in developing countries are living a hand-to-mouth existence, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Wars and political chaos are causing humanitarian crises in Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Tens of millions of people, a record high after World War II, became homeless refugees last year.
