Leaders throughout the world have reached an agreement on a document specifying the goals of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

The document, named by UN officials by such titles as Rio+20 and Agenda 21, is a global agreement to "shape new policies to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and environmental protection."

The announcement of an agreement came late Tuesday in a UN news release emailed to journalists from Brazil.

In the weeks ahead of the conference, there was serious doubt nations would reach an agreement.

The vote on the document is expected Friday in Rio de Janeiro.

"We now have a text which will be adopted at the Conference,” Rio+20’s Secretary-General, Sha Zukang, said in a prepared statement. “We think the text contains a lot of action, and if this action is implemented, and if follow-up measures are taken, it will indeed make a tremendous difference in generating positive global change.”

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A copy of the agreement was not immediately available, but the UN said "the agreed-outcome document spells out action points such as the need to establish sustainable development goals and mobilize financing for sustainable development, as well as the promotion of sustainable consumption and production, among others."

In May, the UN appointed the "High-level Panel of Eminent Persons" to plan Agenda 21's implementation.

Appointed were President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom.