Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday expressed concern over the uneven achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) across different regions of the world.
Addressing a meeting of the 132nd Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) here, she reiterated India's commitment to working with the international community to craft an ambitious, comprehensive and equitable development agenda with poverty eradication at its core.
Stating that development at the cost of cultures is not sustainable, Mahajan urged the international community to evolve indigenous ways of achieving sustainable goals.
She affirmed that the Indian parliament was ready to play its role in the noble endeavour towards achieving sustainable development goals.
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