BRICS LEADERS have issued a joint declaration covering a wide range of issues from the reform of the United Nations (UN) to ongoing global conflicts, following the association’s summit that took place on Wednesday in Kazan.
The declaration included 134 provisions in total, one of which addressed the reform of the UN.
“We reaffirm our support for a comprehensive reform of the UN, including its Security Council, with a view to making it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient,” the document read. This involves expanding the representation of developing countries to better respond to global challenges.
In addition, leaders reiterated their absolute condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and called for the prompt adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism within the UN.
Alongside essential reforms, BRICS members called for the UN to play an important role in the global governance of artificial intelligence.
The declaration also focused on global conflicts including those in the Middle East and Ukraine. “We remain concerned about at the rise of violence and continuing armed conflicts in different parts of the world,” the declaration read. BRICS leaders reaffirmed their commitment to resolving dispute peacefully through diplomacy.
Xinhua
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