The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has called the rich countries of the world responsible for the difficult life of the citizens of the poor countries.
He said that rich countries and big energy companies are 'hunting' poor countries by raising interest rates.
According to the news agency AFP, while addressing a conference in Qatar's capital Doha on Saturday, the Secretary General of the United Nations said that there are more than 40 countries in the world that are suffering from extreme poverty.
He said rich countries should help others with $500 billion a year because these countries are being shut out of the capital market by high-interest rates and big energy companies are making record profits.
According to Antonio Guterres, this is a "vicious cycle" in which the economies of poor countries are trapped and which hampers efforts to improve health and education in these countries.
The summit of the world's 46 least developed countries normally takes place every 10 years but has been delayed twice since 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The two poorest countries, Afghanistan and Myanmar, are not participating in the meeting in Doha because their governments are not recognized by UN members.
The leaders of any major economy of the world did not participate in the current meeting.
At the opening of the summit, Antonio Guterres said that the economic development of poor countries is a difficult phase at a time when resources are scarce, debt is increasing and developed countries are facing an unfair response in dealing with the global epidemic. Is.'
The poorest countries have long complained that they did not get their fair share of the Covid vaccine. The rich countries focused on Europe and North America.
