While significant progress had been made in some areas, as reflected in the positive trends in the implementation of the action plans, a major challenge still remained if all the objectives were to be attained by 2003 and 2008.
虽然从执行行动计划的积极趋势可以看出某些方面取得了重大进展，但如果要在2003年和2008年实现所有目标，仍然面临着重大挑战。