North Korean child wanders the streets of Pyongyang. July 1, 2012.

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There are millions of photos of poverty. This one is not exceptional. But what's most depressing is how preventable the poverty is. North Korea sits adjacent to the 2nd, 3rd, and 15th largest economies in the world. In the DPRK, so many millions of children suffer due to the ignorance and despotism of so few.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Pyongyang, North Korea
Photo credit: © Sean Quirk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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