Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

I wish everybody a Merry Christmas and happy New Year. May 2012 be a year full of emotional, physical and psychological well-being for you and your family and friends.

Poverty and social inequalities are still rising and global climate change is still not under control.
Let's hope that in 2012 there will be more genuine attention for people living in poverty and social exclusion and for the future of our planet. Let's hope 2012 will bring the policies that are needed to address and tackle poverty and global climate change.