世界經濟論壇﹙World Economic Forum﹚25日在達沃斯舉行年度會議，當中經濟、科學、政治領袖以及演藝人員們承諾給予上億美元的補助並且在道德上支持環保理念，涉及的範圍從清淨水源、氣候變遷一直到現代化綠色農業革命。
來自全球88個國家，超過2500名與會者出席了今年的年度論壇，當中包括了27個政府首長；而在論壇中約有60%的成員是來自世界各地、橫跨所有經濟領域商業領袖。
25日當天，各界的領導者承諾要強化聯合國的千禧年發展目標﹙MDGs﹚，使2008年成為一個對抗貧窮的轉淚點，目的要在2015年減少貧窮，而其中一個重要目標則為確保7000萬以上的民眾都能有乾淨的水可資使用。
於此，聯合國秘書長潘基文﹙Ban Ki-Moon﹚表示，「我們要在這裡大聲疾呼，而不只是觀望。」「我在這裡要向那些受氣候變遷影響最大，以及最貧窮、最痛苦的人們喊話，我們要期望讓2008年成為終結貧窮的一年。」
Economic, scientific, and political leaders and entertainers pledged hundreds of millions of dollars and moral support to environmental causes ranging from clean water and climate change to a modern green farming revolution as the World Economic Forum wound up its annual meeting in Davos today.
More than 2,500 participants from 88 countries attended this year's annual forum, including 27 heads of state or government. Around 60 percent of the participants are business leaders drawn from the Forum's members - 1,000 large companies from around the world and across all economic sectors.
Today, leaders vowed to make 2008 a turning point in the fight against poverty by redoubling support for the United Nations' Millenium Development Goals, MDGs. Aimed at reducing poverty by 2015, one of the goals is to ensure that 70 million more people are afforded improved access to clean water.
"We are here to say one thing loud and clear: Not on our watch!," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. "I speak to those who are most vulnerable to climate change and those who suffer the most grinding poverty. Let 2008 be the year of the bottom billion."
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