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South American States Frustrated in Rio
With just two days left there is a feeling of frustration on the part of many governments here at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in Rio. And many of those are from South America.
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Victor Inchausty is Director of IUCN's Regional Office for South America. He takes a look at the reaction so far from delegates.
The draft document, finalized on Tuesday, has laid out aspirations, rather than mandatory goals, on issues like food security, water and energy. It also called for countries to pursue "sustainable development goals," a set of UN objectives built around the environment, economic growth and social inclusion.
Victor Inchausty tells us more about the important issues as seen by the South American delegations.
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So with the deal on the table falling short of the deal hoped for where will this leave South America.
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