In 2023, global military spending was 52 times greater than Official Development Assistance. Investment in weapons amounted to 10.9 trillion dollars, while all net disbursements of credits and donations directed towards development projects reached just 2.10 trillion dollars.
The current development style and market rules are based on a false ethic in which the desire for profit predominates, says Sebastián Tobar. Pope Francis points out that it is necessary to abandon the individualistic nature of modern man and the inability to think about future generations.