Forty Years of the ‘Right to Development’: When Growth Excludes, Is It Still Development? By Busani Bafana Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Forty Years of the ‘Right to Development’: When Growth Excludes, Is It Still Development? By Busani Bafana UNITED NATIONS & BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Sep 25 2026 (IPS) - World leaders have warned that the most vulnerable people have been left behind as the right to development has promised more than it has delivered, with development seemingly the preserve of the superrich and powerful. Addressing a session on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York to commemorate the occasion, global leaders marked the 40th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development with a call to do more to eliminate deep inequality resulting from uneven development in the world. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/09/forty-years-of-the-right-to-development-when-growth-excludes-is-it-still-development/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Forty_Years_of_the_Right_to_Development_When_Growth_Excludes_Is_It_Still_Development_Floods_Hunger_a Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -