The Pope Francis asks for a solidarity vaccination where the law of the market does not prevail

Pope Francis asked today for a solidarity vaccination in which the law of the market does not prevail, in a letter sent on the occasion of the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that were held they are doing these days and it was published today.
“We especially need a solidarity vaccination, financed with justice, because we cannot allow the law of the market to prevail over the law of love and the health of all,” wrote Jorge Bergoglio.

To the highest world economic institutions, he reiterated his recent call in the Easter message “to government leaders, companies and international organizations to work together in the provision of vaccines for all, especially for the most vulnerable and needy.”
On the other hand, he also asked to recognize “that markets, especially financial ones, are not governed by themselves”, so laws are needed that guarantee “that finance, instead of being merely speculative or financing itself, works for the social goals that are sorely needed in the context of the current global health emergency. ”
In his letter, Francis emphasizes the need, especially at this time, for “at least a significant reduction in the debt burden of the poorest nations, aggravated by the pandemic.”

Because he recalled that “there is still an urgent need for a global plan that can create new institutions or regenerate existing ones, particularly those of global government, and help build a new network of international relations to promote the integral human development of all peoples” .
This “necessarily means giving the poorest and least developed nations effective participation in decision-making and facilitating access to the international market” and this requires “a spirit of global solidarity” that “requires at least a significant reduction in the debt burden of the poorest nations. “

For Francisco “alleviating the debt burden of so many countries and communities today is a deeply human gesture that can help people to develop, to have access to vaccines, health, education and employment.”

The Argentine pontiff also advocated in his letter that in these times of global crisis due to the pandemic, discussions in these forums “contribute to a recovery model capable of generating new, more inclusive and sustainable solutions to support the real economy, helping to individuals and communities to achieve their deepest aspirations and the universal common good. “

“The notion of recovery cannot be content with returning to an unequal and unsustainable model of economic and social life, where a small minority of the world’s population owns half of its wealth,” he said.

And he concluded by hoping that these days of meetings will produce “wise solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future. A future in which finances are at the service of the common good, where the vulnerable and the marginalized are at the center and where the earth, our common home, be well cared for. “