Fortunately, the evidence that the world has been achieving a big fall in the proportion of destitute people and a significant fall in the absolute numbers of the destitute is strong.

• 幸运的是，已有确凿的证据显示，一直以来，全球贫困人口的比例已大幅下降，贫困人口的绝对数字也有显著下降。