DFID's overarching objective is the elimination of global poverty. Despite remarkable progress over the last twenty years, there are still large numbers of poor people in China--approximately 200 million--who live in abject poverty, on a daily consumption level of less than 1 dollar per day.
国际发展部的最主要目标就是在全球范围内消除贫困。尽管在过去20年里取得了长足的进步，但是中国仍然存在着大量的贫困人口。大约有两亿人生活赤贫，每天消费水平不到1美元。