A family lives in a shanty built along the street in Manila, the Philippines on Aug. 22, 2014. (Photo/Xinhua, AFP) |
Abandoned wells, temporary tents along the street, stone benches beneath trees, mud houses in slums… In the corners we never pay attention to, homeless people continue their hard life. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed on Oct.17 every year since 1993. The theme of 2014 is leaving no one behind: think, decide and act together against extreme poverty.
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