Poverty had continued to increase, and the ranks of the unemployed and underemployed continued to grow, especially in the developing countries, while progress towards social integration remained painfully slow and uneven.

Arriving at Katsikas in mid April, I was immediately struck by the contrast in settings picturesque, snow capped mountains dominate the horizon, with rolling green foothills in the foreground while the camp is a dusty sea of large jagged rocks and row upon row of identical triangular tents.