One of the U.N.’s Millennium Goals was to cut in half the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning this goal or its impact?
A) This goal was reached five years ahead of schedule.
B) As of 2015, this goal had not yet been reached.
C) Though China and India have been rapidly integrated into the global economy, their people have seen little reduction in poverty levels.
D) Though approximately 1.2 billion people were pulled out of poverty, there is no connection between this achievement and globalization.