76^th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Second Committee

India’s Explanation of Position after adoption of Resolution A/C.2/76/L.9/Rev.1

Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for  

Sustainable Development

by Ms. Sneha Dubey, First Secretary

22 November, 2021

Thank you Madam Chair. 

I am taking the floor to explain my delegation’s position on the resolution just adopted. 

Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a very important and critical issue for my delegation and my country.

In India, we are implementing a comprehensive development strategy to eradicate poverty through accelerated economic growth and broader social safety nets, lifting millions out of poverty in the last decade. During COVID-19 pandemic, we have undertaken an unparalleled social protection response that has been pro-poor and broad-based in outreach. 

We support the resolution and have voted in favour. 

However, we have reservations about the language used in Operative Para 19. We had raised them during negotiations and suggested deletion of the same. 

The phrases mentioned in this para, represent a worrying phenomenon of pushing a language germane to a particular member state without any convincing rationale or acceptance by the larger membership. 

Therefore, we disassociate from operative paragraph 19 of the resolution “Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

I thank you, Madam Chair.

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