La crise du COVID-19 tire la sonnette d’alarme pour un changement de système

Friends of the Earth International asserts that the COVID-19 crisis is a result of a neoliberal politico-economic system that prioritizes market economies and corporate power over public health and nature. The statement highlights how the pandemic disproportionately affects marginalized groups—including women, indigenous peoples, and the working class—while intensifying climate vulnerabilities and food insecurity. It demands an end to austerity, the cancellation of external debt, and a transition away from fossil-fuel-based capitalism toward a feminist economy and strengthened public services.

• The COVID-19 crisis is fueled by a neoliberal politico-economic system characterized by the concentration of wealth and the privatization of public health and social security services, which has increased global vulnerability.
• The pandemic disproportionately impacts marginalized populations, including the rural and urban working class, indigenous peoples, women, migrants, refugees, and those in conflict zones or under economic blockade.
• Corporate control over food, energy, forests, and biodiversity is identified as a primary cause of ecosystem destruction, which in turn facilitates the spread of pathogens and threatens human health.
• The pandemic exacerbates the vulnerability of populations in the Global South who are already facing climate-related disasters, such as the recent cyclone in Vanuatu, and lack effective healthcare systems.
• A major food crisis is imminent, particularly in import-dependent countries and those where land grabbing for agribusiness has occurred, as food becomes an object of financial speculation.
• The document demands a 'just transition' away from capitalism and fossil fuels, opposing unconditional bailouts for major polluters like airlines and fossil fuel companies.
• To ensure global health equity, the document calls for the immediate international abandonment of intellectual property rights for medical equipment, treatments, and vaccines.

APA

admin (2020). La crise du COVID-19 tire la sonnette d’alarme pour un changement de système. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-crise-du-covid-19-tire-la-sonnette-dalarme-pour-un-changement-de-systeme/

Chicago

admin. La crise du COVID-19 tire la sonnette d’alarme pour un changement de système. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-crise-du-covid-19-tire-la-sonnette-dalarme-pour-un-changement-de-systeme/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2020crise, author = {admin}, title = {{La crise du COVID-19 tire la sonnette d’alarme pour un changement de système}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/la-crise-du-covid-19-tire-la-sonnette-dalarme-pour-un-changement-de-systeme/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }