Stock Photos of International Development: World Poverty

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With all of the advancements in science and technology over the last forty years; with vast improvements in communication, medicine, and food production; with abundant prosperity all around us, it would seem that world poverty, should by now, be history. The sad truth is that over half Earth’s population is still considered poor—attempting to survive on about two dollars a day—or less. Approximately one-billion people are trapped in what is termed "absolute", or "extreme poverty", with little chance of escape, without outside assistance. The images in this gallery depict the sadness and hopelessness of people trapped in poverty.

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