Pope Francis has warned that planet earth could
face a doomsday scenario if the world does not
stop abusing its resources for profit.
The
disturbing predictions were made by the pointiff
during the three-day meeting aimed at tackling
malnutrition.
Pope Francis has warned that planet earth would
not forgive the abuse of its resources for profit,
and urged the world’s leaders to rein in their
greed and help the hungry
The meeting organised by the UN food agency
(FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO)
was attended by representatives from 190
countries. Francis once again urged the world’s
population to have ‘mutual respect, instead of
fighting between themselves, damaging and
impoverishing the planet.
The 77-year old said the world had “paid too
little heed to those who are hungry. It is also
painful to see the struggle against hunger and
malnutrition hindered by ‘market priorities’, the
‘primacy of profit’, which reduce foodstuffs to a
commodity like any other, subject to speculation
and financial speculation in particular.”
The number of undernourished people dropped by
over half in the past two decades, 805 million
people were still affected in 2014
‘The hungry remain at the street corner… and ask
for a healthy diet. We ask for dignity, not for
charity. Feed the hungry, save life on the
planet,” Francis said at the end of his speech
which was met with a standing ovation.
While the number of undernourished people
dropped by over half in the past two decades, 805
million people were still affected in 2014. Two
billion people suffer from deficiencies in nutrients
such as vitamin A, iron and zinc – a condition
known as ‘hidden hunger’ by experts – while 42
million children and 500 million adults are
overweight or obese.
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