The moment to see the poor
Joachim von Braun, Stéfano Zamagni, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has illuminated inequities that have put poor people—in both low-income nations and in rich countries—at the greatest risk of suffering. Pope Francis recently pointed to that in an interview: “This is the moment to see the poor.”
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