Bottlenecks to Compassion

Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis: Lesley-Anne Knight

In a recent visit to Australia, the Secretary General of the Caritas Internationalis network, gave a series of talks on how Australians can break ‘bottlenecks to compassion’ and take action to end the terrible scourge of global poverty.

Watch her talks below and find out what you can do to help end poverty. Download the full transcript for the video clips (157Kb PDF).
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1: Bottlenecks

In this video Lesley-Anne talks about the progress being made through the Millennium Development Goals and looks at the bottlenecks we need to act on to end poverty in our lifetime. The three bottlenecks that need to be addressed are: 1. Political will – does it reflect the will of the people?; 2. Prioritising financial resources, putting the Global Financial Crisis in perspective; and 3. Implementing policies that will help the poor.

2: Foreign aid in perspective

Ms Knight helps put the Global Financial Crisis in perspective and talks about how foreign aid budgets play a crucial role in the fight to end poverty.

3: The right policies and climate change

Ms Knight talks about how the right policies need to be implemented to ensure ending poverty remains high on the international agenda. She also talks about the rising challenge posed to development work by climate change.

Caritas Internationalis has also released a Climate Change paper - advocating for worldwide solidarity to help find sustainable solutions that put people first. Download it here >>