La crisis de la COVID-19 es una señal de alarma que exige un cambio de sistema

Friends of the Earth International asserts that the COVID-19 crisis exposes and exacerbates systemic inequalities driven by a neoliberal, capitalist, and patriarchal system. The statement links the pandemic's severity to the destruction of ecosystems by agribusiness and extractive industries, the weakening of public health through privatization, and the disproportionate burden of care work on women. It demands a transition away from fossil-fuel-dependent economies, the abolition of investor-state dispute mechanisms, and the suspension of intellectual property rights for medical supplies to ensure global health equity.

• The current political-economic system, specifically neoliberalism and the free-market economy, is identified as the primary cause of the pandemic's severe impacts, having weakened public health systems and social security through privatization.
• Corporate control of food, energy, forests, and biodiversity is cited as the main driver of ecosystem destruction, which facilitates the spread of pathogens and increases public health risks.
• The pandemic has highlighted a 'crisis of care' rooted in patriarchal and capitalist systems, where women—particularly those facing racism—bear the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work and face increased exploitation in the health sector.
• Climate injustice and the inaction of wealthy nations exacerbate the vulnerability of the Global South to COVID-19, as seen in the compounding effects of climate disasters like the cyclone in Vanuatu.
• The document warns of a deep food crisis in countries dependent on imports and those where land has been seized for agribusiness commodities, further aggravated by financial speculation.
• The author demands that economic recovery packages prioritize a 'just transition' away from capitalism and fossil fuels, explicitly opposing the use of public funds to bail out polluting industries such as airlines and fossil fuel companies.
• To ensure global health equity, the document calls for the suspension of all intellectual property rights for medical treatments, devices, and vaccines.
• The statement advocates for the abolition of investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms that allow transnational corporations to sue governments for implementing public interest protections.

APA

admin (2020). La crisis de la COVID-19 es una señal de alarma que exige un cambio de sistema. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/la-crisis-de-la-covid-19-es-una-senal-de-alarma-que-exige-un-cambio-de-sistema/

Chicago

admin. La crisis de la COVID-19 es una señal de alarma que exige un cambio de sistema. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/es/la-crisis-de-la-covid-19-es-una-senal-de-alarma-que-exige-un-cambio-de-sistema/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2020crisis, author = {admin}, title = {{La crisis de la COVID-19 es una señal de alarma que exige un cambio de sistema}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/la-crisis-de-la-covid-19-es-una-senal-de-alarma-que-exige-un-cambio-de-sistema/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }