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alqoumi

Child Trafficking Rise in Indonesia

http://alqoumi.blogspot.com/2009/10/child-trafficking-rise-in-indonesi…

Indonesian authorities are battling a growing trade in child trafficking, including a recent case where hundreds of babies were sold overseas, a report says.

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Ysabetwordsmith

Fight Poverty Today

http://gaiatribe.geekuniversalis.com/2009/10/17/fight-poverty-today/

Description of holiday and resources for fighting poverty.

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briandrpm

Speaking Out Against Poverty For the Young By the Young

http://anewmillennium.blogspot.com/2009/10/speaking-out-against-povert…

Today is the second day for Stand Up End Poverty! and for another two BloggersUnite events that reflect the purpose of the day, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and Stand Up Against Corruption and Poverty. All three strive to meet the

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jcgmartinsjr

17 de Outubro - Dia Internacional pela Erradicação da Pobreza

http://rascunho-geo.blogspot.com/2009/10/17-de-outubro-dia-internacion…

Pobreza – Breves Conceitos O Dia Internacional para a Erradicação da Pobreza é comemorado anualmente em 17 de outubro em todo o mundo. Foi oficialmente reconhecido pelas Nações Unidas em 1992, mas a primeira comemoração do evento teve lugar em

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rjmarmol

Bloggers Unite: Today, October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

http://adayinthelifeofrj.com/2009/10/bloggers-unite-today-october-17-i…

You don’t have to save the entire world. One person. One act. One conviction. One goal. All it takes is ONE. Over time, every little thing we do will add up to something. Eradication of poverty need not sound like “big words” left for the government

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kiwimeg

Fashion Fights Poverty

http://digitalphilanthropy.blogspot.com/2009/10/fashion-fights-poverty…

Fashion Fights Poverty's mission is to raise awareness for initiatives that encourage and support creative, effective, and sustainable means of challenging poverty.

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asim2009

Poverty in India

http://photo-journal-asim.blogspot.com

I live in India. So I can say about the poverty I have seen in India. Begging is a profession here. They live in footpath. Most of people hungry. Kids malnutritious.

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markwaterfield

Climate Change | Carbon Footprint | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

http://www.mossgreenchildrensbooks.co.uk/2490/climate-change-carbon-fo…

The poor will suffer more than the rich with climate change

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brigittographie

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

http://brigitte.tistory.com/entry/17-OCT-International-Day-for-the-Era…

What we should think about on this day

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GeorgesBlog

Land & Wealth vs. Debt & Promises: The End Game

http://www.thoughts.com/GeorgesBlog/blog/land-and-wealth-vs-debt-and-p…

Historical commentary on the relationship between debt and poverty

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Ronzig

When will we move beyond a Stone Age mentality?

http://downbutnotout.synthasite.com/economics.php

The best way to eliminate world poverty is to eliminate the secrecy and immunity of off shore banks.

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Flowell

Ang silbi ng 45 pesos at ang isyu ng kahirapan

http://www.angsawariko.com/2009/10/ang-silbi-ng-45-pesos-at-ang-isyu-n…

The immersion I did in coordination of United Nation Development Program

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Flowell

Stand Up and Take Action to End POVERTY

http://www.angsawariko.com/2009/10/stand-up-and-take-action-to-end-pov…

UNDP's campaign

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Flowell

War against POVERTY

http://www.angsawariko.com/2008/10/ang-sa-wari-ko-supports-blog-action…

I discuss the faces of poverty

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Jonathan2Rivers

Can We End Poverty In Our Generation?

http://jonathan2rivers.blogspot.com/2009/10/can-we-end-poverty-in-our-…

Imagine yourself living in an isolated village surrounded by barren fields and wilted crops, with the seasons bringing nothing but drought and mosquitoes carrying malaria.

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  • The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

    Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our sol

    The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations in 1992, but the first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear.