Pope calls on Davos participants to fight poverty
Published: Wednesday, Jan 17th 2024, 12:30
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Pope Francis has called on business and politics to make greater efforts in the fight against poverty, which is widespread worldwide.
In a letter to participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, the head of more than 1.4 billion Catholics warned that the world was "increasingly threatened by violence, aggression and fragmentation". For the "common good of our human family", companies and states must work together for far-sighted and ethically justifiable models of globalization. In particular, the interests of the poor and needy must be taken into account.
According to the Pope's letter, hunger is one of the worst injustices today. "Hunger continues to afflict entire regions of the world, while others are characterized by excessive waste of food," Francis criticized. "The exploitation of natural resources continues to enrich a few. By contrast, entire population groups, who would be the natural beneficiaries of these resources, are left in a state of poverty." Entrepreneurs and politicians from all over the world are taking part in the economic forum in Graubünden.
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