Pope Francis Quotes

We must embark on a bold new program for ... the improvement and growth of undeveloped areas. More than half the people of the world are living in conditions approaching misery .... For the first time in history, humanity possesses the knowledge and skill to relieve the suffering of these people.

Young people in the third world can participate in global security if they also can participate in global prosperity.

The goal of my work is to help assure that we can create a world of abundance in which we meet the basic needs of every man, woman and child.

In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace.

We know we cannot achieve our twin goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity without ending poverty and creating equality for women and girls.

The Global Poverty Project's mission is to stand up for the world's poorest people. We fight for the full funding of Millennium Development Goals and advocate meaningful change to government and corporate policies that block progress and entrench injustice.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind.

Some policies may promote growth in ways that will increase poverty; others may promote growth in ways that will reduce it. Some growth strategies may be good for the environment; others may not be.

The destiny of world civilization depends on providing a decent standard of living for all mankind …. The first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.

China is a developing country and we regard subsistence as the fundamental human right.

Except for a few oil-rich countries, no developing country has successfully modernized without slowing population growth.

it must be right to suggest that all countries should use their resources so as to advance the right to development for their people in an equitable manner and that all countries should cooperate for the mutual achievement of the right to development. The alternative to such a policy framework is a Darwinian world of market-oriented capitalism with no social or human rights safety nets. How can developing countries survive in such a world?

The primary task of developing countries is to develop the economy and eradicate poverty. Without economic growth, there would be no material basis for a better life or better environment for the people. But economic growth must not be achieved at the cost of environment or resources. In the absence of proper resource and environmental protection, there could be no sustainable economic development.

We will focus on the Zambian people as both the end and the means of development

The social goals are the most difficult to achieve in the development of any country.

It is past time to acknowledge that economic growth … is good, and that what the world needs is more of it.

… authors generally neglect that growth has lifted billions of people out of grinding poverty and that others may remain poor because of the developed world’s environmental concerns …

… of the world’s nearly 200 economies, only 35 have reached developed status and stayed there. The rest are still emerging, and many have been emerging forever.

Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.

Our aid budget has a crucial role to play in shaping the world according to our universal values of democracy, enterprise and justice.

Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human rights issue, not as a question of simply increasing the gross national product (GNP).

To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

We believe that by removing a crippling debt burden we'll help millions of Africans improve their lives and grow their economies.

Our history has shown us that the strongest growth in our economy is inclusive, broad-based growth.