27 June 2019 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE 41st GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)

Sala Regia

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There is an evident link between environmental instability, food insecurity and
migratory movements. The increased numbers of refugees throughout the world in
recent years – the most recent UN statistics are striking – have shown us that one
country’s problem is a problem of the entire human family. For this reason,
agricultural development needs to be promoted in the most vulnerable regions,
strengthening the resilience and sustainability of the land. This can only be
accomplished, on the one hand, by investing in the development of technology and,
on the other, by coming up with innovative and solidary policies for development.
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