HOLY SEE: MGR. MIGLIORE TO THE UN, "ERADICATING POVERTY IS A MORAL DUTY"

"Eradicating poverty and the full development of the basic social rights for all individuals and their families is basically a moral duty". It was said by mgr. Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the UN, during the 62nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which took place in New York yesterday, in the run-up to the 24th special session of the General Assembly. "Eradicating poverty and the full development of the basic social rights for everyone – went on Migliore – must be a goal enclosed in any economic and development policy and be the standard to measure their success or failure". "The international community – stated the Vatican delegate – is called to assist the countries in developing such policies, promote a new culture of solidarity and encourage the poor to take their own development in their hands", so as to "overcome exclusion and lay the grounds for everyone to benefit from economic development" (continued). ” ” ” “