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"Our common values such as freedom, human dignity, equality before the law and democracy, are the essence of the West." Has said this afternoon the Deputy Mayor and Councillor for the Environment of the City of Madrid Ana Botella, during the inaugural conference of the IX Conference on Charities and Volunteers held at the UCAM.

The acts, which are organized by the International Institute of Charity and Volunteer Juan Pablo II, completed on 8 March.

Ana Botella, who has lectured on 'Development and Solidarity', stressed that "unfortunately ideas as solidarity and development aid are often associated with extreme poverty, or extremely traumatic events.

Also added that disasters like the recent earthquake in Haiti, "wake up momentarily good feelings and take the best of a society in which there are sometimes indifferent to what happens to others.

But it quickly produces an oversight, and commitment becomes occasional, variable and poorly staffed. "

The rapporteur has asserted that true solidarity "is more deep rooted in us, is, or should be, a lasting commitment in time, it is assumed thoughtfully, fully conscious," he qualified.

Dignity. The deputy mayor, has highlighted the fundamental value of dignity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death.

"Only on this basis, can be constructed to develop a more humane society," he assured.

Similarly, on the dignity of persons, Ana Botella said that for this value, people "can not be used as a means for any purpose or be currency, its freedom, fundamental rights, especially their own life are not negotiable. "

Ana Botella ended the conference by highlighting the work of the Catholic University in the integral development of academics and practitioners in the field of volunteerism.

On the other hand, have also participated in the opening ceremony the president of Catholic University, José Luis Mendoza, Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes, the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, and Minister of Social Policy, Women and Migration, Joaquín Bascuñana.

Source: UCAM