United Nations: A person of Indian descent, Salil Shetty, preceded Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the podium in the opening session of the UN summit.
Mr Shetty, the secretary general of Amnesty International, spoke at the opening plenary session on Friday, calling for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in line with human rights obligations.
"You cannot claim to support sustainable development when you are reluctant to reduce the consumption of the rich or transfer technology," he said.
Mr Shetty, the secretary general of Amnesty International, spoke at the opening plenary session on Friday, calling for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in line with human rights obligations.
"You cannot claim to support sustainable development when you are reluctant to reduce the consumption of the rich or transfer technology," he said.
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