November 29, 2022
Statement of Dr. Francesca Di Giovanni, Undersecretary for the Multilateral Sector, Section for Relations with States and International Organizations, Head of Delegation of the Holy See to the High-Level Segment on “The intersection between climate change, food security, migration and displacement” – 113th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
November 29, 2022
the Holy See wishes to reiterate that the migration debate is not only about migrants. Rather, as Pope Francis reminds us, it is about all of us, and about the present and future of the human family. The challenges posed by climate change to humanity and to our common home have “not only environmental, but also ethical, social, economic, and political relevance, affect[ing] above all the life of the poorest and most fragile. In this way they appeal to our responsibility to promote, through collective and joint commitment, a culture of care, which places human dignity and the common good at the center”