Delegates to consider UN development draft

The draft agreement for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was finished early on Tuesday, leaving a day for delegates to consider it before the opening of the high-level segment of the meeting.

Delegates showed extraordinary flexibility and political will during the three days of informal consultations coordinated by Brazil, Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said on Tuesday.

The text attempted to incorporate "the maximum" amount of concerns and suggestions made by participants, including last-minute negotiations on outstanding issues, said Patriota.