. >>> i'm joined first by paul o'brian, vice president for policy for oxfam america. if we think of this as the world's to do list, are the sustainable development goals that different from what was in the millennium development goals? >> yes, they are. three important pways. first, unlike the mdgs, they don't plan to make incremental progress. they plan to finish the job. so eradicate extreme poverty. there's no reason why 900 million people live on less than $1.25 a day. they want to tackle some of the chronic global challenges we're facing like climate change and inequality and failure of governorance. those are in there as well. the third reason is they represent the legitimate aspirations of the developing countries where so much extreme poverty still exists. we now have goals like economic growth, energy, industrialization, infrastructure. those goals now represent the legitimate aspirations of the global community. and finally one of the things we love about them if they don't just apply in developing countries. they apply here too. >> you know, my colleague ja

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