联合国秘书长潘基文将推出一项400亿美元的计划，用于改善全球妇女儿童的健康状况。潘基文将在星期三正式宣布这一计划，这是世界领导人参加的联合国峰会的最后一天，峰会的目的是评估联合国反贫困千年发展目标的进展。
联合国说, 在妇女儿童的健康上花费资金，有助于减少贫困，刺激经济增长。联合国官员说，政府和私营援助组织承诺提供400亿美元来推动这项计划。但是国际援助组织乐施会对各国政府是否会真的为这项计划拨出资金表示怀疑，因为这些政府已经为应对全球经济危机削减了预算。
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to unveil a $40 billion initiative aimed at improving the health of women and children around the world.Mr. Ban is to announce the effort Wednesday, the final day of a U.N. summit of world leaders to assess the progress of the world body’s anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals.
The United Nations says spending money on the health of women and children helps to reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth.U.N. officials say governments and private aid organizations have committed to provide the $40 billion dollars for the new push. But the international aid organization Oxfam voiced skepticism about whether national governments, who have cut their budgets to cope with a global economic crisis, will actually set aside money for the cause.