THE Archbishop of York made a keynote speech on conquering world hunger by ending tax dodging while on a visit to Northern Ireland yesterday ahead of the G8 summit.
Dr John Sentamu was speaking at a service in Enniskillen focussing on global hunger as the town prepares to welcome eight of the world’s most powerful leaders to the nearby Lough Erne Golf Resort to discuss the major issues affecting our global community.
He said: “I hope that 2013 will be the year that goes down in the history books as the one where Enniskillen hosted the decisions that would mean that children all over the world, whatever their nationality or ethnicity, could grow up well-fed, healthy and able to build their own future.
“It is our moral responsibility to pray, campaign and work together to ensure our leaders understand that all deserve justice regardless of international boundaries. Did you know that even though there is enough food in the world for everyone, one in eight people will go to bed hungry tonight? That is nothing less than a scandal.”
His message was that the problem could not be ignored. “There is enough food for all our hungers and not for our greed and hoarding. Empty your purses, store-houses and barns and feed the hungry: our brothers and sisters.”
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