Address by his holiness, pope francis of the holy see on the occasion of his visit to the United Nations. Your holiness, heads of state and and governments, mr. Secretary general, excellences, ladies and gentlemen, its my great honor to welcome you. Pope francis, issuer of rome, to the General Assembly of the United Nations, as head of the Roman Catholic church and as a defender of the dignity of humanity and the life support systems of our planet. When you recall previously how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitments to society and peace, you spoke directly to the three pillars of the United Nations and to the and interdependency and him and interconnectedness between those three pillars. That is the message at the heart of the new and very ambitious agenda of sustainability development. Here we confront the injustices of poverty, and discrimination. We recognize the need to reduce inequalities and to protect our common home by changing un
Social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom risks becoming an unattainable illusion, or even worse, just idle chatter which serves as a cover for all kinds of abuse and corruption. Or for carrying out an ideological colonization by the imposition of anomalous models and lifestyles which are alien to peoples identity and in the end, are irresponsible. [applause] war is the negation of all rights and its a dramatic assault on the environment. If we want true integral Human Development for all, we must work tirelessly to avoid war between nations and between peoples. [applause] to this end, there is a need to ensure the uncontested rule of law and tireless recourse to negotiation, mediation and arbitration, as proposed by the charter of the United Nations, which constitutes truly a fundamental juridical norm. The experience of these 70 years since the founding of the United Nations in general, and in particular the experience of these first 15 years of the third millenn
To enable these real men and women to escape from extreme poverty, we must allow them to be dignified agents of their own destiny. Integral Human Development and the full exercise of Human Dignity cannot be imposed. They must be built up and allowed to unfold for each individual, for every family, in communion with others, and in a right relationship with all those areas in which human social life develops friends, communities, towns and cities, schools, businesses and unions, provinces and nations. Now, this proposes the right to education, also for girls who are excluded in certain places. [applause] the right to education which is ensured first and foremost by respecting and reinforcing the primary right of the family to educate its children as well as the right of churches and social groups to support and assist families in the education of their boys and girls. Education conceived in this way is the basis for the implementation of the 2030 agenda and for reclaiming the environment
We are less than a day away from Pope Franciss planned arrival in the city of brotherly love. It will be the first papal visit in 36 years in philadelphia. Tomorrow afternoon the pope will celebrate mass in center city. Years of plan willing start paying off. Meanwhile, the pope has a business say day in new york today. He began at the United Nations. Secretary general ban kimoon of south korea greeted the pontiff around 8 30 this morning. Pope francis then addressed the u. N. Staff before speaking to the general assembly. Translator we christians together with the other monotheistic religions believe that the universe is the fruit of a loving decision by the creator who permits man respectfully to use creation for the good of his fellow men and for the glory of the creator. But he is not authorized to abuse it, much less is he authorized to destroy it. The pope touched on two key topics during his speech preserving the environment and fighting poverty. He called for u. N. Members to a
Presently celebrating its 70th anniversary is one of important common achievements over a period of unusually fast paced changes. Without claiming to be exhaustive, we can mention the codification and development of enter natural law, the establishment of International Norms regarding human rights, advances in humanitarian law, the resolution of numerous conflicts, operations of Peace Keeping and reconciliation, and any number of other accomplishments in every area of International Activity and endeavor. Lights which help to dispel the darkness of the disorder caused by unrestrained ambitions and collective forms of selfishness. Certainly many great problems remain to be resolved, yet it is clear that without all those interventions on the international level, mankind would not have been able to survive the unchecked use of its own possibilities. Every one of these political duritical and technical advances is a part of obtaining mean for greater realization. So for this reason i pay h