New Delhi: The 17th BRICS Summit has strongly advocated for the inclusion of India and Brazil as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), underlining the need to make the global body more democratic, representative, and effective.
In a joint declaration, the leaders of the BRICS nations reaffirmed their commitment to comprehensive reforms of the United Nations, particularly the Security Council. The declaration emphasised the urgent need to enhance the representation of developing countries, especially from the Global South, to ensure that the Council can respond more adequately to current global challenges.
Push for a more representative UN
“We reiterate our support for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, to make it more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient,” the declaration stated. “We emphasise the need for greater representation of developing countries in the Council, including emerging economies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.”
The document explicitly backed the legitimate aspirations of African countries as highlighted in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, calling for their rightful representation in international decision-making processes.
Condemnation of terror attacks
The BRICS nations also condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India, in the strongest terms. The declaration stressed a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and rejected the use of double standards in combating the menace.
“We emphasise the primary responsibility of states in countering terrorist threats and call on all countries to fulfil their obligations under international law,” the leaders said.
