"China's Position Paper on the Post-2015 Development Agenda 2015/05/13 I. Preface The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), formulated on the basis of the Millennium Declaration during the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, [!] are the most comprehensive, authoritative, and systematic international development goals to date. Since the establishment of the MDGs 15 years ago, [!] the international community has seen much positive progress in implementing the Goals. Many [?] of the targets—such as eradicating [?] extreme poverty, providing access to safe [!] drinking water, eliminating gender disparity in primary education, combating malaria, and improving the lives of slum dwellers—have been met or are nearing achievement. At the same time, however, countries around the world still face serious challenges in health, environment and other areas. " China's Position Paper on the Post-2015 Development Agenda 13 May 2015 http://mt.chineseembassy.org/eng/zyxwdt/t1263455.htm