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The World Bank Group is an extraordinary organization
世界銀行集團是一個非同尋常的機構
founded in the 1940's
成立于1940年代
to rebuild Europe after World War II
初衷是在二戰之后重建歐洲
Over the 66 years of its existence
在其存在的66年里
it has become the premier development institution in the world
它已成為世界上最大的發展機構
Just two weeks ago
就在兩周前
The World Bank Group governing body endorsed a target
世行理事會批準了一個目標
to end extreme poverty by 2030 -- just 17 years from now
即 到2030年 從現在起在短短17年時間里終結極度貧困
It's the first time in history that we've been able to see the end of poverty
我們將看到 貧窮在人類歷史上第一次結束
Our Governors
我們的理事會
who are made up of the Ministers of Finance and Development of 188 member countries
由188個成員國的財政和發展部長組成
also endorsed a goal to boost shared prosperity
他們還通過一個目標 就是促進共享繁榮
so that the bottom 40% of income earners in our member states
使我們成員國里處于收入最底層的40％人口
can share in economic growth
可以分享經濟增長的成果
Our Governors also emphasized that prosperity must be shared with future generations
我們的理事會還強調 必須讓子孫后代共享繁榮
which means that we will be leaders in tackling climate change
這就意味著我們將在應對氣候變化方面發揮領導作用
Because we know that climate change has the potential to wipe out
因為我們知道氣候變化有可能使
many of the development gains of the past decades and plunge people back into poverty
過去數十年的發展成果毀于一旦 使人民重新陷入貧困
