Inter’l Day For Eradication Of Poverty Observed

A Pakistani girl stands in front of her house at a slum on the outskirts of northwest Pakistans Peshawar on Oct. 17, 2011. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17 each year since 1993. It aims to promotes people’s awareness of alleviating and eradicating poverty worldwide, particularly in developing countries. <Xinhua/Saeed Ahmad>

Pakistani boys carry bananas in a fruit and vegetable market to earn a living for their family on the International Day for Eradication of Poverty in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. A majority of people in Pakistan live below the poverty line. <AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary>

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