692 Acta Apostolicae Sedis - Commentarium Officiale

Maria Santissima, icona sublime dell'umanità redenta, modello missio-

nario per la Chiesa, insegni a tutti, uomini, donne e famiglie, a generare

e custodire ovunque la presenza viva e misteriosa del Signore Risorto, il

quale rinnova e riempie di gioiosa misericordia le relazioni tra le persone,

le culture e i popoli.

Dal Vaticano, 15 maggio 2016, Solennità di Pentecoste

FRANCISCUS PP.

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Ad Generalem Secretarium Consilii Unitarum Nationum (O.N.U.) occasione primi Congressus « World Humanitarian Summit », Constantinopoli.

To His Excellency Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations

I wish to greet all those taking part in this first World Humanitarian

Summit, the President of Turkey together with the organizers of this meet-

ing, and you, Mr Secretary-General, who have called for this occasion to

be a turning point for the lives of millions of people who need protection,

care and assistance, and who seek a dignified future.

I hope that your efforts may contribute in a real way to alleviating

the sufferings of these millions of people, so that the fruits of the Summit

may be demonstrated through a sincere solidarity and a true and profound

respect for the rights and dignity of those suffering due to conflicts, vio-

lence, persecution and natural disasters. In this context, the victims are

those who are most vulnerable, those who live in conditions of misery and

exploitation.

We cannot deny that many interests today prevent solutions to conflicts,

and that military, economic and geopolitical strategies displace persons

and peoples and impose the god of money, the god of power. At the same

time, humanitarian efforts are frequently conditioned by commercial and

ideological constraints.

For this reason, what is needed today is a renewed commitment to pro-

tect each person in their daily life and to protect their dignity and human