India’s poverty removal pitch wins the day in Rio
NEW DELHI: India won the day, with the 192 countries gathered at Rio de Janeiro agreeing that eradicating poverty should be given the highest priority, overriding all other concerns to achieve sustainable development.
After a bitter fight with the developed countries, who wanted the objective of poverty eradication be made subservient to creating a 'green economy', India's demand to put the goal of removing poverty above all other objectives in the final Rio+20 declaration — called "The Future We Want" — was agreed to. The proposal found the unwavering backing of the G77 countries. The document, agreed upon on Tuesday and presented to the heads of states on Wednesday for final approval, says, "Eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an indispensible requirement for sustainable development."
After a bitter fight with the developed countries, who wanted the objective of poverty eradication be made subservient to creating a 'green economy', India's demand to put the goal of removing poverty above all other objectives in the final Rio+20 declaration — called "The Future We Want" — was agreed to. The proposal found the unwavering backing of the G77 countries. The document, agreed upon on Tuesday and presented to the heads of states on Wednesday for final approval, says, "Eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an indispensible requirement for sustainable development."
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