Addressing the panel session, Nobel Prize Winner in Literature Wole Soyinka said more and more people are becoming refugees and IDPs.
“We’re faced with the refugee problem because we had not predicted it. Chances of deception are decreasing and the population of our continent is beginning to ask more and more questions. We need to ask the demagogs what they have done for humanity. We must make joint efforts to solve problems,” he said.
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry Rudolph Arthur Marcus, in his speech, said he believes science will find solutions to all problems.
Speaking at the event, Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine Richard John Roberts stressed that genetically modified organisms (GMO) have been prevailing since the 1980’s.
“In fact, GMOs are healthy products. GMOs were prohibited in some countries. GMOs are important for developing countries,” he said.
Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Robert Betts Laughlin, in turn, noted that today’s is a period of chap energy.
“Energy resources are unearthed and used only once. Despite the fact that today the influence of energy on global processes is not enough, we must think out grandchildren – in 200-1000 years ahead. Energy is not entirely an economic issue, because the economy could not solve it,” he said.
In his speech, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Edward Prescott said assessing economic development only with GDP is insufficient to come to a proper conclusion.
Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Finn Kydland, in turn, touched upon the global economic crisis.
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry Dan Shechtman addressed the session saying that the fertility rate in Singapore is one child per woman, while 7 children per woman in Algeria, Mali. “If a woman gives birth to a child, the population in that country will decrease twice. However, it is obvious that human is a main resource. Therefore, the solution of the problems is complicated. The main thing is to achieve an education opportunity and even free education for all”, Shechtman said.
The 5th Baku International Humanitarian Forum kicked off at the Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku on Sep.29.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended the official opening ceremony of the forum.
The Baku International Humanitarian Forum was initiated in 2010 by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and former Russian President, current Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.
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