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In 1992, the General Assembly, welcoming the fact that certain non-governmental orginizations, on the initiative of one of them had, in many States, observed 17 October as World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, declared that date the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The observance aims to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destruction in all countries, particularly in developing countries- - a need that has become a development priority.