Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
New Delhi, India
12 September 2026
We, the Leaders of BRICS countries, met in New Delhi, India, from 12 to 13 September
2026 for the XVIII BRICS Summit held under the theme: “Building for Resilience,
Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”.
We reaffirm our commitment to the BRICS spirit of mutual respect and understanding,
sovereign equality, solidarity, democracy, openness, inclusiveness, collaboration and
consensus. Building on two decades of BRICS, we further commit ourselves to
strengthening cooperation in the expanded BRICS under the three pillars of political and
security, economic and financial, cultural and people-to-people cooperation, and to
enhancing our strategic partnership for the benefit of our people through the promotion of
peace, a more representative, fairer international order, a reinvigorated and reformed
multilateral system, sustainable development and inclusive growth.
We recognise the valuable contribution of Partner countries to BRICS cooperation. We
underscore our strong belief that advancing the BRICS partnership with Emerging Markets
and Developing Countries (EMDCs) will further contribute to strengthening the spirit of
solidarity and international cooperation for the benefit of all. We reaffirm our commitment
to fostering inclusive, mutually beneficial and development-oriented partnership with
Partner countries. We encourage their increasing participation in BRICS engagements and
practical cooperation in areas of shared interest.
We commend India for hosting the Outreach/BRICS Plus Dialogue segment of the 18th
BRICS Summit, which injects new impetus to strengthen international cooperation and
solidarity.
15. 6. 7. 8. We commend the significant progress achieved under India’s BRICS Chairship in 2026,
under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”,
which reflects our shared commitment to strengthening BRICS cooperation in addressing
common challenges with a balanced, practical, actionable, inclusive, development-oriented
and people-centered approach. We reaffirm our commitment to advancing cooperation on
the thematic priorities, particularly through strengthening capacities, promoting innovation,
and advancing sustainable development and resilience.
We welcome the convening of over four hundred meetings and engagements at the level of
Ministers, Parliamentarians, Heads of Agencies, Officials, Experts, Businesses and People
in thirty cities across India under the BRICS cooperation framework, which have
contributed to strengthening the BRICS strategic partnership. We welcome the progress
made in enhancing collective resilience, promoting innovation-driven economic growth,
advancing sustainable development, deepening people-to-people exchanges, and
amplifying the voice of BRICS for greater representation in global governance.
Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism
On the landmark occasion of the 20th anniversary of BRICS, we reiterate our commitment
to reforming and improving global governance by promoting a more just, equitable, agile,
effective, efficient, responsive, representative, legitimate, democratic and accountable
international and multilateral system in the spirit of extensive consultation, joint
contribution and shared benefits. Bearing in mind the need to adapt the current architecture
of international relations to better reflect the contemporary realities, we reiterate our
commitment to strengthening multilateralism and multipolarity and to upholding
international law, including the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United
Nations (UN) in their entirety and interconnectedness in a balanced and inclusive manner,
as its indispensable cornerstone, and the central role of the UN in the international system
in which sovereign states cooperate to maintain peace and security, advance sustainable
development, ensure the promotion and protection of democracy, human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all, and promote cooperation based on the spirit of solidarity,
mutual respect, justice and equality while respecting national circumstances, diversity of
national systems and development pathways, with the aim to build a brighter shared future
for the international community based on mutually beneficial cooperation.
We reiterate our commitment to ensuring greater and more meaningful participation and
representation of EMDCs, as well as Least Developed Countries (LDCs), especially from
Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, in global decision-making processes
and structures and making them better attuned to contemporary realities. We also call for
29. 10. 11. achieving equitable geographical representation in the Secretariat of the UN and other
international organizations in a timely manner, particularly by addressing the persistent
underrepresentation of developing countries, including at senior and decision-making
levels, as well as increasing the role and share of women, especially from EMDCs, at all
levels of leadership and responsibilities in these organizations. We stress the need for the
selection and appointment process of the UN executive heads and senior positions to be
guided by the principles of transparency and inclusiveness, and carried out in accordance
with all the provisions of Article 101 of the UN Charter, with due regard for recruiting staff
on a geographical basis as wide as possible and the increased participation of women, and
adhere to the general rule that there should be no monopoly on senior posts in the UN
system by nationals of any State or group of States. We also deplore attempts, including by
deliberately withholding assessed contributions, to unilaterally undermine the work of
global multilateral institutions and impair the implementation of their respective mandates.
In light of the ongoing selection process of the next Secretary-General of the UN and
bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the UN Charter, we note that no woman has ever
been elected for the role of Secretary General, and only one national from Latin America
and Caribbean, and only two nationals from Africa and Asia each have ever occupied this
position.
We agree that, in the context of the contemporary realities of the multipolar world, it is
crucial that developing countries strengthen their efforts to promote dialogue and
consultations for more just and equitable global governance and mutually beneficial
relations among nations. We acknowledge that multipolarity can expand opportunities for
EMDCs to develop their constructive potential and enjoy universally beneficial, inclusive,
sustainable and equitable economic globalization and cooperation. We highlight the
importance of the Global South as a driver for positive change, especially in the face of
significant international challenges, including deepening geopolitical tensions, rapid
economic downturns and technological changes, protectionist measures, migratory
challenges, and climate change. BRICS countries will continue playing a pivotal role in
voicing the concerns and priorities of the Global South, as well as promoting a more just,
sustainable, inclusive, representative and stable international order based on international
law.
We welcome the adoption of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution
80/250 on the declaration of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel
enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. We advocate the prompt
312. 13. 14. 15. and full implementation of UNGA Resolution 79/115 of December 2024 in order to
eradicate colonialism in all its forms and manifestations.
We reiterate the need to intensify the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance as well as discrimination based on religion, faith or belief, and all
their contemporary forms around the world, including the alarming trends of rising hate
speech, disinformation and misinformation.
Recognizing the 2023 Johannesburg-II Leaders’ Declaration, we reiterate 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, and to increase the representation
of developing countries in the Council’s memberships so that it can adequately respond to
prevailing global challenges and support the legitimate aspirations of emerging and
developing countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America, including BRICS countries, to
play a greater role in international affairs, in particular in the UN, including its Security
Council. We recognize the legitimate aspirations of African countries, as reflected in the
Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration. We stress that the UN Security Council reform
is to lead to the amplified voice of the Global South. Recalling the 2022 Beijing and 2023
Johannesburg-II Leaders’ Declarations, China and Russia, as permanent members of the
UN Security Council, reiterate their support to the aspirations of Brazil and India to play a
greater role in the UN, including its Security Council.
We reiterate our commitment to provide the United Nations with all the required support it
needs to discharge its mandate and achieve concrete progress. We should continue the work
to revitalize the General Assembly and strengthen the Economic and Social Council. We
look forward to the full implementation of the 2025 Review of the Peacebuilding
architecture.
We reaffirm the commitment to working tirelessly for the implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and its far-reaching and people-centred Goals and
targets in a balanced and integrated manner, in line with national policies and regulations,
and recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme
poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable
development. We further recognise the importance of promoting the 2030 Agenda in an
innovative, coordinated, environmentally sound, open and shared manner. We take note of
ongoing high-level discussions on global inequality and we recognize that inequality within
and among countries is at the root of most challenges addressed by the 2030 Agenda,
including by specifically addressing the drivers of inequality and prioritizing its reduction
416. 17. 18. (SDG 10) in all its forms and dimensions. Expressing our resolve to act in a collective
manner and take concrete steps to tackle inequality, we take note of the proposal of South
Africa and Brazil to establish an international panel on inequality. We also look forward to
close cooperation and substantive contribution of BRICS Countries to shaping the global
agenda for the sustainable development beyond 2030.
We recall 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Indonesia that proclaimed general
principles, including equality, independence, non-intervention, and mutual benefit. We
stress that the Bandung Spirit serves as a reference in the pursuit of a fairer, more inclusive,
and representative multilateral system.
With the growing share of EMDEs in global output and growth, reform of global economic
governance remains a consistent BRICS priority. We will continue to strengthen
coordination among BRICS members to make international financial institutions more
representative, transparent and accountable. We reiterate the urgent need to reform the
Bretton Woods Institutions (BWI) to make them more agile, effective, credible, inclusive,
fit for purpose, unbiased, accountable, and representative, to enhance their legitimacy. BWI
governance structure should be reformed to reflect the transformation of the global
economy since their establishment. The voice and representation of EMDEs in the BWI
must reflect their relative position in the global economy. We also reiterate our call for
improved management procedures, including through a merit-based, inclusive and
transparent selection process that would increase regional diversity and representation of
EMDEs in the leadership of the IMF and the World Bank.
We reaffirm the BRICS Rio de Janeiro Vision for IMF Quota and Governance Reform and
the need for a strong, quota-based and adequately resourced IMF at the centre of the global
financial safety net to effectively support its members, particularly the most vulnerable
countries. We urge entry into effect of the quota increases agreed under the 16th General
Review of Quotas (GRQ) with no further delay and call for the development of approaches
to meaningful quota realignment under the 17th GRQ at the earliest. We welcome the
Diriyah Guiding Principles for Quota and Governance Reforms and reiterate that quota
realignment should reflect countries’ relative positions in the global economy, increase the
quota and voting shares of EMDEs and should not come at the expense of developing
countries, while ensuring that a new, simple, and transparent quota formula protects the
quota shares of the poorest members and guides but does not constrain access to Fund
resources. We also believe that any voluntary financial contributions should not influence
quota allocation, governance representation and voting power. In line with the BRICS Rio
de Janeiro Vision for IMF Quota and Governance Reform, we stand ready to engage
519. 20. constructively with other IMF members to guarantee that meaningful quota share
realignment and governance reforms are included in the 17th GRQ.
We reaffirm that the 2025 World Bank Shareholding Review is a critical tool to strengthen
multilateralism and enhance the legitimacy of the World Bank Group, as a better, bigger,
and more effective development finance institution. In line with the Lima Principles, we
reaffirm that BRICS countries should continue to advocate for the increased voice and
representation of developing countries, underpinned by a shareholding realignment that
corrects their historic underrepresentation.
Recalling the 2026 Statement on Preserving and Revitalizing the Multilateral Trading
System and 2025 BRICS Declaration on World Trade Organization Reform and
Strengthening of the Multilateral Trading System, we reaffirm our unwavering support for
reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to strengthening a non-discriminatory,
open, equitable, transparent, fair, inclusive, predictable and rules-based multilateral trading
system, with the WTO at its core, while upholding the foundational principles, such as
Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment and Special and Differential Treatment for developing
members, particularly LDCs. We remain committed to active engagement in multilateral
negotiations in Geneva, especially in the debates regarding the reform of the WTO. We will
advance efforts and enhance coordination under the BRICS Informal Consultative
Framework on the challenges undermining the effectiveness and credibility of the WTO
and solutions to these challenges. We will ensure the implementation of the MC14
outcomes and continue to engage constructively towards the resolution of outstanding
issues. We will engage constructively in the WTO reform to enhance the WTO’s authority,
effectiveness, inclusiveness, and relevance, and build an open world economy. In this
regard, we recognise that it is important to identify appropriate pathways for plurilateral
initiatives into the WTO legal framework including on development-oriented issues, and to
explore the formulation of forward-looking rules in the WTO. We strongly advocate for the
immediate restoration of an accessible, effective, fully functioning, two-tier binding WTO
dispute settlement mechanism as a foundation for trust and predictability for all WTO
members, and the appointment of new Appellate Body members without further delay. We
look forward to working towards strengthening the organization through the necessary
reform while upholding the foundational principles of the WTO and facilitating the
negotiation process within the WTO framework, and to restoring the credibility of the
multilateral trading system. Echoing the aspirations of the Global South to fully integrate
into the multilateral trading system, we strongly support Ethiopia and Iran’s bid for
accession to the WTO. We acknowledge China for expanding its zero-tariff treatment to
cover 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic ties.
621. 22. 23. We note that the multilateral trading system has long been at a crossroads. The proliferation
of trade-restrictive actions that are inconsistent with WTO rules, whether in the form of
indiscriminate rising of tariffs and non-tariff measures, or protectionism under the guise of
environmental objectives, threatens to further reduce global trade, disrupt global supply
chains, and introduce uncertainty into international economic and trade activities,
potentially exacerbating existing economic disparities and negatively affecting prospects
for global economic development. We voice serious concerns about the rise of unilateral
tariff and non-tariff measures which distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO rules. We
will work together to enhance the WTO’s responsiveness to trade disruptions and the needs
and priorities of emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), as well as advance
discussions on outstanding issues, and support balanced, inclusive and concrete outcomes
that strengthen the multilateral trading system and enable it to better address evolving
global challenges.
We condemn the imposition of unilateral coercive measures that are contrary to
international law, and reiterate that such measures, inter alia in the form of unilateral
economic sanctions and secondary sanctions, have far-reaching negative implications for
the human rights, including the rights to development, health and food security, of the
general population of targeted states, disproportionally affecting the poor and people in
vulnerable situations, deepening the digital divide and exacerbating environmental
challenges. We call for the elimination of such unlawful measures, which undermine
international law and the principles and purposes of the UN Charter. We reaffirm our
opposition to unilateral coercive measures that are contrary to international law and the
Charter of the United Nations, including non-UN Security Council authorized sanctions.
International and Regional Peace and Security
We note the current global context of polarization and distrust and encourage global action
to strengthen international peace and security. We call on the international community to
respond to these challenges and associated security threats through politico-diplomatic
measures to lower conflict potential and stress the need to engage in conflict prevention
efforts, including through addressing their root causes. We underscore that security among
all countries is indivisible and reiterate our commitment to the peaceful resolution of
international disputes through dialogue, consultation and diplomacy. We encourage the
active role of regional organizations in conflict prevention and resolution and support all
efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of crises. We highlight, in the context of
international disputes, the importance of preventive diplomacy and mediation, with the
consent of relevant parties, as essential tools to avoid crises and prevent their escalation, in
accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter. In this regard, we agree to
724. 25. 26. 27. explore avenues for cooperation on the prevention of armed conflicts, UN peacekeeping
missions, African Union peace support operations, and mediation and peace processes.
We express concern about ongoing conflicts in many parts of the world and the current
state of polarization and fragmentation in the international order. We express alarm at the
current trend that has seen a critical increase in global military spending, to the detriment
of the provision of adequate financing for development to developing countries. We
advocate for a multilateral approach that respects diverse national viewpoints and positions
on crucial global issues, including sustainable development, the eradication of hunger and
poverty and contributing to the global response to climate change, while expressing deep
concern over attempts to link security with the climate change agenda.
We express concern about the growing risks of nuclear danger and conflict. We reiterate
the need for invigorating the system of disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation
and for preserving its integrity and effectiveness to achieve global stability and international
peace and security. We stress the significant contribution of nuclear-weapon-free zones to
the strengthening of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, reaffirm our support for and
respect towards all existing nuclear-weapons free-zones and their associated assurances
against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, and acknowledge the paramount
importance of the efforts aiming at accelerating the implementation of the resolutions on
the Establishment of a Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass
Destruction in the Middle East, including the Conference convened pursuant to UN General
Assembly Decision 73/546. We call on all invited parties to participate in this conference
in good faith and engage with this effort constructively. We note the adoption of the UNGA
Resolution 79/241 “Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in
all its aspects” as well as the successful conclusion of the study, which was adopted by the
Group by consensus.
We reiterate our commitment to the full implementation of United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions and to the advancement of the Women,
Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. We further reiterate the importance of ensuring the full,
equal, safe, and meaningful participation of women in decision-making at all levels of
peace and security processes, including conflict prevention and resolution, humanitarian
relief, mediation, peace operations, peacebuilding, and post-conflict reconstruction and
development.
Underlining the character of Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace, built on
mutual respect, peaceful settlement of disputes and non-intervention, we express deep
828. 29. 30. 31. concern on the situation relating to Cuba due to the tightening of unilateral blockade
measures against the country, their adverse effects on the Cuban economy, energy supplies
and the worrying humanitarian impact on the Cuban people. In this regard, we reiterate the
necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial measures against Cuba in
accordance with UNGA Resolution A/RES/80/4.
We express deep concern over the continued escalation of tensions in Middle East/West
Asia and, recalling our respective national positions, call for exercising maximum restraint,
as well as avoiding actions that could further aggravate the situation. Furthermore, we urge
to ensure the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure in accordance with the
purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations in their entirety and
interconnectedness, including respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the
States. We encourage increasing efforts, through dialogue and diplomacy, towards a long-
term understanding that will contribute to lasting peace, security and stability in the region.
We stress the need to work together to maintain smooth flow of global trade, supply chains
and energy, in accordance with applicable international law.
We express serious concern over deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful
nuclear facilities under full safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
in violation of international law and relevant resolutions of the IAEA. Nuclear safeguards,
safety, and security must always be upheld, including in armed conflicts, to protect people
and the environment from harm.
We take note of the adoption of UNSC Resolution 2803. We call for the implementation of
the relevant UNGA and UNSC Resolutions and urge all parties to ensure the maintenance
of ceasefire and full and unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip. In this context,
we express deep concern on the continued violence in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement
of October 2025. We call for halting any policies aimed at forced displacement of
Palestinians from Gaza Strip and express concern regarding arrangements that may
prejudice the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and legitimize or prolong
occupation.
We reaffirm that a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be
achieved by peaceful means and depends on the fulfilment of the legitimate rights of the
Palestinian people, including the rights to self-determination and return. We affirm the need
for adequate representation of Palestine in all relevant international organizations,
including multilateral financial institutions, and access to their resources. We reaffirm our
support for the State of Palestine’s full membership in the UN in the context of the
unwavering commitment to the two-state solution, in accordance with international law,
932. 33. 34. 35. including relevant UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, and the Arab
Peace Initiative, that includes the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable
State of Palestine within the internationally recognized 1967 borders, which included the
Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in order to achieve the
vision of two States living side by side, in peace and security.
We express our firm opposition to the forced displacement, temporary or permanent, under
any pretext, of any of the Palestinian population from the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
as well as any geographic or demographic changes to the territory of the Gaza Strip. We
reiterate that international law and international judicial bodies demand the end of the
illegal occupation and the immediate cessation of all practices that undermine legal norms
and obstruct a just and lasting peace.
We reiterate our grave concern about the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including the humanitarian situation in Gaza. We call for adherence to international law, in
particular to international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and
condemn all their violations, including the use of starvation as a method of warfare, attacks
targeting civilians and civilian objects, including healthcare facilities and other civilian
infrastructure, as well as the unlawful obstruction of humanitarian access. We also condemn
attempts to politicize or militarize humanitarian assistance. We reassert our steadfast
support for UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(UNRWA) and stress the need to fully respect the mandate, bestowed on it by the UNGA,
for the provision of basic services to Palestine refugees in its five fields of operations. We
call on all relevant parties to respect their obligations under international law and act with
utmost restraint and to avoid escalatory actions and provocative declarations. We note, in
this regard, the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice in the legal
proceedings instituted by South Africa against Israel, which, inter alia, reaffirmed Israel’s
legal obligation to ensure the provision of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
We reject any unilateral measures that seek to alter the legal and historical status of
occupied Jerusalem. We urge full respect for the sanctity of all religious sites and holy
places in the city and for the rights of all to access and to observe their religious rites without
hinderance.
We welcome the ceasefire in Lebanon and call on all parties to strictly adhere to its terms
and to fully implement UNSC Resolution 1701. We condemn the continued violations of
the ceasefire and of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon. We call on Israel
1036. 37. 38. to respect the terms agreed with the Lebanese government and to withdraw its occupying
forces from all of the Lebanese territories, in which they remain.
We highlight the vital role played by United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
and agree it is imperative to ensure the safety, security, and freedom of movement of all
UN personnel and equipment, as well as to respect the integrity of UN premises. We
condemn all attacks against UNIFIL installations and personnel and emphasize that such
attacks are a violation of international law and UN Security Council Resolution 1701
(2006). We also extend our deepest condolences for the loss of four Indonesian as well as
other peacekeepers serving under UNIFIL and express solidarity with all Troop
Contributing Countries affected. We express our condemnation of the incidents that led to
these fatalities and reiterate that the safety and security of UN peacekeepers are non-
negotiable. We underscore the importance of respecting the role and mandate of UNIFIL
in supporting the Government of Lebanon and in creating space for a political solution. In
this regard, we call for those responsible for these attacks to be held accountable, and further
call on all parties to guarantee the safety and freedom of movement of UNIFIL personnel
and assets, as well as the inviolability of UN premises.
We express grave concern over the deteriorating situation in Sudan, including the
worsening humanitarian crisis and the growing risk of proliferation of extremism and
terrorism. We reiterate our positions in this regard and call for an immediate, permanent
ceasefire and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue. We also stress the
need for sustained, urgent and unhindered access to humanitarian assistance for the
Sudanese population, and for the scaling up of humanitarian aid to Sudan and neighbouring
countries. We reiterate the principle of “African solution to African problems” should
continue to serve as the basis for conflict resolution and call for a coordinated approach
among peace efforts.
We reaffirm our commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial
integrity of Syria and call on all parties to ensure a peaceful and inclusive political
transition, in a manner that ensures the security and well-being of the civilian population
and upholding the rights of all components of Syrian society, including minorities. We
encourage the international community to support the post-conflict reconstruction and
rehabilitation of Syria. We stress our continued support for the efforts for an inclusive
Syrian-led and Syrian-owned, UN facilitated political process, free from foreign
interference, based on the principles of UNSC Resolution 2254 (2015), where all political
and social components of Syria’s society are represented and protected. We highlight the
urgency of addressing the issue of foreign terrorist fighters given the serious risk they pose
1139. 40. to Syria’s and regional stability and security. We urge Syria to firmly oppose all forms of
terrorism and extremism and take concrete actions to respond to concerns of the
international community about terrorism. We further reaffirm the necessity of the
withdrawal of occupying forces from Syria.
We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation to address
humanitarian crises worldwide and express concern at the dwindling of international
responses, including the acute shortage in funds allocated to humanitarian action, and call
for urgent mobilization of adequate resources, and upgrading concerted efforts at various
regional and international levels to that end, while affirming the central role played by the
United Nations. We strongly condemn all violations of international humanitarian law,
including deliberate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as the denial
or obstruction of humanitarian access and the targeting of humanitarian personnel. We
underline the need to address accountability for all violations of international humanitarian
law. We recognize international efforts undertaken by BRICS members to promote respect
for, adherence to, and effective implementation of international humanitarian law.
We express strong condemnation of any acts of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable,
regardless of their motivation, whenever, wherever and by whomsoever committed. We
condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April 2025,
during which 26 people were killed and many more injured. We reaffirm our commitment
to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the cross-border
movement of terrorists, terrorism financing and safe havens. We reiterate that terrorism
should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group and that
all those involved in terrorist activities and their support must be held accountable and
brought to justice in accordance with relevant national and international law. We urge to
ensure zero tolerance for terrorism and reject double standards in countering terrorism. We
emphasize the primary responsibility of States in combating terrorism and that global
efforts to prevent and counter terrorist threats must fully comply with their obligations
under international law, including the Charter of the UN, in particular the purposes and
principles thereof, and relevant international conventions and protocols, in particular
international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian
law, as applicable. We welcome the activities of the BRICS Counter-Terrorism Working
Group (CTWG) and its five Subgroups based upon the BRICS Counter-Terrorism Strategy,
the BRICS Counter-Terrorism Action Plan and the CTWG Position Paper. We look
forward to further deepening counter-terrorism cooperation. We call for an expeditious
finalization and adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in
1243. the UN framework. We call for concerted actions against all UN designated terrorists and
terrorist entities.
41. 42. We also emphasize the importance of countering extremism and radicalization specially
among the younger generations and further stress the need to enhance cooperation among
the BRICS countries and their competent authorities, including through sharing of best
practices.
We express our concerns about illicit financial flows including, financing of terrorism,
trafficking of firearms, trafficking in persons, the laundering of drug related crimes
proceeds, use of ICTs for criminal purposes illegal virtual asset flows, corruption and
related illicit activities, money laundering, financial fraud through organized crimes and
circumvention of domestic regulatory frameworks that have adverse impact on economic
stability, sustainable development and the integrity of the international financial system and
organized crime. We also express concern about financing of terrorism. We recognize that
these activities, including the illicit use of virtual assets and violations of domestic
regulatory frameworks, may adversely affect economic stability, sustainable development
and the integrity of the international financial system. We express serious concerns over
the proliferation of organized scam networks, including cross-border fraud operations and
so-called scam compounds, which exploit digital technologies, payment systems and
individuals in vulnerable situations. We underline the importance of coordinated
international action to dismantle these illegal networks, trace and recover criminal
proceeds, protect victims, and prevent the misuse of financial institutions and emerging
payment methods for large-scale fraud. We further stress the need to enhance cross-border
cooperation among customs authorities, financial intelligence units, law enforcement
agencies, tax authorities and supervisory bodies, including through relevant existing
BRICS Working Groups and based on the documents adopted in BRICS, as well as the
relevant international legal instruments to which the BRICS countries are parties,
telecommunication providers and technology platforms including through improved
information-sharing, risk-based approach, use of data analytics and capacity-building, to
effectively identify, detect and disrupt money laundering schemes involving both goods
and services, including those exploiting the misuse of invoicing practices, professional
services and cross-border contractual arrangements. We encourage enhanced cooperation
in strengthening digital financial security, including prevention of fraud in cross-border
payment systems.
We reaffirm our commitment to promote BRICS cooperation in the preventing and
combating corruption and to the continued implementation of relevant international
13agreements in this regard, in particular the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
In that context we recognize the progress achieved under the BRICS Anti-Corruption
Working Group in strengthening international cooperation on asset recovery and combating
cross-border corruption. We welcome the establishment of BRICS Expert Network on
Asset Recovery to enhance cooperation among focal points and experts and encourage
competent authorities to make active and effective use of practical tools developed by the
Network. We also welcome the BRICS Repository on Informal Cooperation for Tracing
Fugitive Offenders Sought for Corruption and Supporting Extradition. We acknowledge
ongoing discussions on the proposal of developing a Network of Law Enforcement
Practitioners for enhancing international cooperation on Fugitive Offenders, in accordance
with our respective domestic legal frameworks. We also acknowledge the initiatives of
BRICS countries aimed at promoting transparency, integrity and accountability in
governance and the exchange of good practices related to ethical governance and
technology-driven systems. We encourage continued cooperation among BRICS countries
to strengthen anti-corruption frameworks and institutional capacities. We stress the
importance of effective criminal asset recovery in combating corruption and encourage
BRICS countries to strengthen cooperation, including through asset tracing networks and
other practical mechanisms, with a view to facilitating the recovery and the return of assets
in accordance with UNCAC and domestic laws.
44. We express concern over the situation with illicit drug production, trafficking and abuse
worldwide, and recognise that it seriously threatens public security, health safety and well-
being of humankind and undermines the sustainable development of States. In this regard,
we welcome the Guwahati Declaration issued by the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies
that would facilitate operational and technical cooperation among BRICS Anti-Drug
Agencies.
45. We appreciate the achievements of the BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation
(RSSC) in harnessing space technology for addressing global challenges and fostering
socio-economic development. We recognise the importance of international cooperation in
the peaceful exploration and use of outer space, including the peaceful use of space systems,
and reiterate our commitment to reducing existing asymmetries in space capabilities among
BRICS countries. We welcome the discussions in the BRICS Heads of Space Agencies
meeting held in Bengaluru that emphasised the importance of space debris mitigation for
ensuring the long-term sustainability of outer space activities. We also appreciate the
significant progress in finalising the amendment to the BRICS RSSC Agreement for
making provision for inclusion of new BRICS Space Agencies and in drafting the Terms
of Reference for the BRICS Space Council. We also warmly welcome the 65th jubilee of
14the first human space flight of Mr. Yuri Gagarin on 12th April 1961, which marked a
historic milestone in the exploration of outer space and opened new frontiers for all
humankind.
46. 47. We recognize the need to ensure the use of space systems, as well as the achievements of
space science and technologies, for peaceful purposes. We also reassert our support for
ensuring the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and prevention of an arms
race in outer space (PAROS) and of its weaponization, as well as the threats or use of force
against outer space objects, including through negotiations to adopt a relevant legal
multilateral instrument to ensure global security. We recognize the submission of the
updated Draft Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the
Threat or Use of Force against Outer Space Objects (PPWT) to the Conference on
Disarmament in 2014 as an important step towards this goal. We stress that practical and
non-binding commitments such as Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures
(TCBMs), and universally agreed norms, rules, and principles may also contribute to
PAROS. We note the initiative of some BRICS Members at the General Assembly to create
a single Open-Ended Working Group to enable coherent, inclusive and effective
discussions that serves such purpose and undertake to engage constructively in the process,
on the basis of existing achievements, including on substantial elements on a legally
binding instrument on PAROS.
We recognize the transformative impact of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) as a key driver of socio-economic growth and digital transformation in BRICS
countries and reaffirm our commitment to further strengthening collaboration in this regard,
based on each country’s national priorities and international commitments. We reaffirm our
support for an open, safe, secure, stable, accessible, peaceful, and interoperable ICT
environment while respecting sovereignty and national security of each country and
welcome the operationalization of the Global Mechanism on Developments in the Field of
ICTs in the Context of International Security and Advancing Responsible States Behaviour
in the Use of ICTs. We underscore the central role of the UN in fostering constructive
dialogue to forge common understandings on security in the use of ICTs including
discussions on developing a universal legal framework in this realm, further observation of
universally agreed norms, rules and principles for responsible behaviour of States in the
use of ICTs. We encourage all States to consider signing and ratifying the UN Convention
against Cybercrime, in accordance with domestic laws, processes and procedures, in order
to ensure its rapid entry into force to enhance international cooperation in combating
cybercrime. We call upon all States to continue their engagement in the Ad Hoc Committee,
in accordance with General Assembly Resolutions 74/247, 75/282 and 79/243, with a view
1548. 49. 50. to negotiating a protocol supplementary to the Convention addressing, inter alia, additional
criminal offences, as appropriate, and to preparing the draft rules of procedure for the
Conference of the States Parties.
We recognise the progress made in promoting BRICS cooperation in accordance with the
Roadmap of Practical Cooperation on Ensuring Security in the Use of ICTs, and its progress
report. We acknowledge the important role of the BRICS Working Group on Security in
the use of ICTs in fostering cooperation among BRICS members in areas such as policy
exchanges, sharing of best practices among Computer Emergency Response Teams
(CERTs), law enforcement cooperation and joint research and development. We
underscore the importance of BRICS academic and research exchanges. We emphasize the
importance of promoting the use of ICT for peaceful and developmental purposes and in a
more inclusive, accessible, sustainable and interoperable manner, and ensuring that its
applications remain people centered. We call for concerted and inclusive efforts to address
the challenges stemming from and within the digital realm such as threat to security in the
use of ICTs, malicious software, data security, and the misuse of technologies including
cybercrime, misinformation, hate-speech, disinformation and deepfakes. We call for a
comprehensive, balanced, and objective approach to the development and security of ICT
products and systems as well as for the development and implementation of globally
interoperable common rules and standards for supply chain security. We emphasize the
growing importance of telecommunications for the preservation of peace and the economic
and social development.
Sustainable and Inclusive Global Economic Growth
We note that the current global challenges are complex and interlinked and impede
economic growth and sustainable development of countries while accentuating persistent
development gaps across countries and regions. We acknowledge that practical and
actionable responses, taking into account national priorities, national ownership and
different stages of development, are key to addressing these challenges and reiterate the
particular importance of sustainable development and inclusive growth in the UN agenda.
In this context, we reaffirm that BRICS remains an important platform for dialogue,
diplomacy and cooperation in advancing practical solutions to common challenges.
We welcome the deepening of cooperation in global health initiatives and reaffirm our
commitment to advancing universal health coverage through resilient, inclusive, and
people-centred approaches. We recognize the significance of continued cooperation among
the BRICS members and the necessity of sharing valuable experiences, innovations and
best practices for improving health outcomes across the BRICS countries. We reiterate our
1651. 52. 53. shared conviction that multilateral cooperation in health must be preserved and reinforced,
emphasizing the vital coordinating role of the World Health Organization. In this context,
while reaffirming sovereign rights of States over their biological resources as well as the
sovereign right to legislate and implement laws, including national access and benefit-
sharing legislation, we encourage continued constructive engagement on the negotiations
of the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) Annex to the WHO Pandemic
Agreement in support of a safe, equitable, transparent and effective multilateral framework.
We welcome the outcomes of the 16th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting held in
Chandigarh. We recognize tuberculosis as a critical global public health challenge requiring
coordinated action, sustained investment on research and effective mechanisms for cross –
learning and innovations. We reiterate that individual countries and institutions have a key
role to play in the path to end TB, which is possible through mutual collaboration, shared
technology, and a unified front to foster TB research. Acknowledging that infectious
disease outbreaks, zoonotic threats, antimicrobial resistance and other public health
emergencies transcend national borders and require strengthened international cooperation,
timely information sharing and coordinated collective action, we underscore the importance
of enhancing global health security through resilient surveillance systems, effective early
warning mechanisms, and strengthened preparedness and response capacities. Recognizing
the central role of the World Health Organization and the amended International Health
Regulations (2005), we underscore the importance of enhancing global health through
resilient surveillance early warning and rapid response systems and coordination. In this
regard, we welcome the establishment of a dedicated Sub-Working Group to advance the
BRICS Integrated Early Warning System for the prevention and response to Mass
Infectious Diseases, and its Terms of Reference.
We encourage strengthened collaboration among BRICS Medical Products Regulatory
Authorities by extending the scope of the existing Memorandum of Understanding on
cooperation in the field of medical products regulation to the Regulatory Authorities of all
BRICS Member countries, and reiterate the importance of strengthening collaborative
regulatory approaches to ensure the continued availability and accessibility of quality, safe
and efficacious medical products. In this regard, we welcome the collective efforts of
BRICS Regulatory Authorities in developing the BRICS GxP White Paper, consolidating
best practices of regulatory experience and technical approaches.
We further reaffirm our commitment to strengthening cooperation on people-centred digital
healthcare systems and welcome the BRICS Compendium on Digital Health Architecture
1754. 55. 56. for Continuum of Care, including Access to Healthcare in Remote Areas, as a valuable
knowledge resource.
We recognise that obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as major
global public health challenges and reaffirm our commitment to strengthening preventive
and promotive healthcare through whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches.
In this regard, we endorse the launch of the BRICS Mission for Healthy Lifestyle and the
BRICS Roadmap for the Joint Initiative on Healthy Lifestyle Promotion (2026–2029). We
also welcome the Compendium of Replicable Best Practices on Healthy Lifestyle. We
recognise the promotion of mental well-being as a vital pillar of health and sustainable
development and support the establishment of a BRICS Training Hub Network and a
BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence (CoE) with National Institute of Mental Health
and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) being the coordinating CoE. The Network of CoEs could
also serve as a platform to facilitate collaborative research, policy dialogue, exchange of
best practices, and the co-development of evidence-based mental health promotion
strategies across BRICS countries. A designated group of representatives from each BRICS
Member State shall jointly govern the coordination of the Centre of Excellence/Network of
CoEs, ensuring balanced decision-making and shared accountability to achieve deep
scientific and technical cooperation and ensure the sustainable and scalable integration of
mental well-being into primary healthcare. We also welcome the Compendium of Best
Practices on Promotion of Mental Wellness.
We emphasize the importance of addressing the mental health consequences of crises and
are committed to providing timely, accessible, and sustained mental health and psycho-
social (MHPSS) interventions to affected populations, particularly people in vulnerable
situations, including children and adolescents.
We acknowledge the growing relevance of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative
Medicine (TCIM) to strengthening health systems and contributing towards Universal
Health Coverage (UHC). We welcome the proposed establishment of the BRICS Expert
Working Group on TCIM under the BRICS Health Track as a platform for dialogue,
collaboration and exchange among Member States. We underscore the value of coordinated
research on medicinal plants and herbal preparations of therapeutic and preventive use, so
that the shared traditional pharmacopoeias of Member Countries may serve as a foundation
for developing safe, effective, and affordable therapeutic products. We reaffirm the
importance of ensuring quality, safety and efficacy of TCIM practices and products through
evidence-informed approaches and appropriate regulatory frameworks in accordance with
the national contexts.
1857. 58. 59. 60. We emphasize the importance of strengthening the health workforce to ensure the resilient
and advanced health system in developing countries and LDCs. In this regard, we call for
expanded BRICS cooperation in capacity building, training, and research, among others.
We acknowledge the vital role of National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) in
strengthening public healthcare systems through policy guidance, workforce development,
disease surveillance, preparedness and response, public healthcare laboratory systems and
applied research. We acknowledge the importance of addressing the diseases driven by
social determinants of health (DD-SDH) through multisectoral collaboration, exchange of
best practices, and innovative health technologies, including digital health, to strengthen
collective capacities and accelerate progress towards reducing inequities in health
outcomes. We, therefore endorse the “operational frameworks” on NPHIs & DD-SDH as
collaborative platforms according to national contexts to strengthen the collective actions
by BRICS member countries. We support the activities of BRICS Vaccine R&D Centre
and recognize the importance of collaboration in nuclear medicine. We welcome the
activities of the BRICS Nuclear Medicine Working Group, to further strengthen
cooperation among BRICS Member States and advance continued collaboration in the
field. We note the importance of the BRICS Health Journal for disseminating research
findings and promoting scientific cooperation within the BRICS framework, and encourage
continued engagement of BRICS countries in its development.
We emphasize the importance of strengthening health infrastructure and local production
of medical products, enhancing preparedness for future health emergencies through
stronger surveillance systems, laboratory networks, leveraging digital health technology
and Artificial Intelligence, integrating traditional medicine in health systems, technical
cooperation among public health institutes, development of robust regulatory frameworks,
skilled health workforces, and collaborative research and development, capacity building
and training to ensure timely, affordable, and equitable access to healthcare services,
vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
We recognize that BRICS countries are key players in world food production and, as such,
have a critical role in enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability, and ensuring
global food security and nutrition. We emphasize the importance of ensuring food security
and nutrition and mitigating the impacts of acute food price volatility, as well as abrupt
supply crises, including fertilizers shortage. In this regard, we acknowledge the importance
of continued elaboration of the initiative to establish a grain trading platform within BRICS
(the BRICS Grain Exchange) and welcome further discussions on the modalities of its
1961. 62. 63. functioning and its subsequent development, and expanding into other agricultural products
and commodities. We support further discussions on national policies and on international
coordination that enhance food availability, accessibility, utilization, stability and
affordability, as well as relevant agricultural and food production inputs in BRICS and other
developing countries – including those that strengthen national capacities to respond to
supply disruptions, such as national food reserve systems, and drought resilient and climate
adaptive seed systems. Building on the Deccan High-Level Principles on Food Security
and Nutrition, we also recognize the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty as an
important initiative to promote international cooperation. We also look forward to
discussions on facilitating intra-BRICS trade of agricultural products, and agricultural and
food production inputs, including by promoting resilient and non-discriminatory supply
chains, and improve value chains and sustainable agricultural practices. We also recognize
that family farmers, including smallholders, pastoralists, artisanal and small-scale fishers
and aquaculture producers, indigenous peoples and local communities, women and youth
in accordance with national legislation, are essential stakeholders of agriculture and food
systems.
We welcome the outcomes of the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting, held in
Indore. We agree to the establishment of a collaborative, non-binding, and farmer-centric
BRICS AGRIN (Agro-Inputs, Genetic Resources, and Information Network), drawing
upon relevant national, regional, and international practices. We also welcome the launch
of a Global Forum on Farmers’ Rights in Seed Systems to address shared challenges,
promote effective policies, and encourage the documentation and exchange of traditional
knowledge related to agriculture and seed systems.
We further welcome the strengthening of cooperation in agriculture through the
establishment of a BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agroecology and
Regenerative Agriculture for Climate Resilience and Productivity, and a BRICS Network
on Digital Agriculture, including agroforestry, fisheries, and aquaculture. We also
encourage further cooperation under the BRICS Dialogue on Development of Fisheries and
Aquaculture.
We reaffirm our commitment to advancing agriculture negotiations at the WTO, in
accordance with existing Ministerial mandates and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
(AoA), with a view to achieving progress on long-standing mandated issues and promoting
a fair, balanced and development-oriented agricultural trading system, while recognizing
that evolving policy and regulatory developments increasingly affect agricultural
production and trade, food security and the livelihoods of smallholders and family farmers.
2064. 65. 66. We also welcome ongoing efforts to promote sustainability, inclusivity, and equitable
market access in the global sustainable vegetable oils sector.
We recognize that energy security is a crucial foundation for social and economic
development, national security and the welfare of all nations. We highlight the need to
enhance energy security by ensuring energy market stability and maintaining undisrupted
flows of energy from diverse sources, strengthening value chains, ensuring resilience and
protection of critical energy infrastructure, including cross-border infrastructure. We
acknowledge fossil fuels will still play an important role in the world’s energy mix,
particularly for emerging markets and developing economies, and we recognize the need
to promote just, orderly, equitable and inclusive energy transitions and reduce GHG
emissions in line with our climate goals and observing SDG7, and the principles of
technological neutrality and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective
capabilities taking into account national circumstances, needs and priorities. We welcome
the work of the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform (ERCP) and the convening
of the BRICS Youth Energy Summit to facilitate greater participation of women and youth
in BRICS energy discourses.
We highlight the growing role of digitalization in energy systems including technologies
such as artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics that offer significant potential to
improve system planning, grid management, renewable integration, operational efficiency
and a strengthened cyber-resilient energy infrastructure. In this regard, we welcome the
BRICS Guiding Principles on Smart Grids and Energy Storage. We note the Chairship
initiative on establishing the BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and
Energy Storage under the Smart Grids Workstream of the BRICS ERCP as an enabling
voluntary dialogue mechanism to advance cooperation.
We underscore the importance of balanced and diversified energy mixes reflecting national
circumstances and recognize that the widest variety of energy sources and technologies
including but not limited to renewable energy, bioenergy, fossil fuels, nuclear energy,
hydropower, hydrogen, low carbon technologies, energy storage technologies, which play
an important role in achieving the SDGs and energy security. We underscore the role of all
available energy sources, resilient energy supply chains and enhanced cooperation among
BRICS countries through deliberations in the energy track. In this regard, we encourage
BRICS collaboration on interoperable standards and certification frameworks for zero/ low-
emissions hydrogen and appreciate the ongoing work on the BRICS Joint Report on
Hydrogen Value Chains in this regard.
2167. 68. 69. 70. We affirm the need to promote reliable, responsible, diversified, resilient, fair, sustainable,
and just supply chains of critical minerals to guarantee benefit sharing, value addition and
economic diversification in resource-rich countries, while fully preserving sovereign rights
over their mineral resources, as well as their right to adopt, maintain and enforce measures
necessary to pursue legitimate public policy objectives. We recognize the key role of
critical minerals for the development of zero- and low- emission energy technologies,
energy security, and resilience of energy supply chains.
We reemphasize the importance of strengthening cooperation under the Partnership on the
New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) which serves as a guiding platform to identify
interests, challenges, and opportunities in the rapidly evolving industrial landscape. We
underscore the important role of BRICS economies in fostering innovation, advancing
technological cooperation, including in areas related to Industry 4.0, and promoting deeper
engagement among start-ups and SMEs through intra-BRICS initiatives and exchanges.
We reaffirm our support for the ongoing efforts of the sectoral working groups under the
framework of PartNIR. We encourage BRICS members to leverage established
mechanisms to advance cooperation in areas of mutual interest. We appreciate the efforts
of the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center (BPIC) in organising events in 2026, including
but not limited to the BRICS Forum on PartNIR. We welcome the establishment of the
BRICS Incubator Network and further consideration of a BRICS Startup Innovation Fund,
as a potential mechanism to catalyse startups for innovation-led growth. We also appreciate
the strengthening of the BRICS Startup Knowledge Hub and the BRICS Startup Forum.
While recognizing the key role of the industrial sector to realize economic growth and
structural transformation, we agree to foster entrepreneurship and startup-led innovation,
including through industrial park developments and other national initiatives for
industrialisation to facilitate input linkage, increase manufacturing industry exports, market
access to MSMEs, technology transfer and cooperation, productivity, and ensure
environmental sustainability.
We acknowledge the work of seven specialized Working Groups of BRICS Industrial
cooperation and commend their achievements. We welcome the adoption of the Terms of
Reference and Action Plan of the Photovoltaic Industry Working Group and encourage
each BRICS member to develop its respective knowledge portal for sharing policy updates
and best practices, and support the development of the BRICS Solar Photovoltaic
Cooperation Roadmap to identify priority areas for technology cooperation, financing and
capacity building. We acknowledge the efforts undertaken by the Intelligent Manufacturing
and Robotics Working Group to formulate its action plan to identify initiatives on smart
factory development, solution sharing, standard cooperation and talent cultivation. We
2271. 72. 73. acknowledge the importance of promoting digitalisation, sustainability and innovation in
the chemical production sector within the Working Group on Chemical Industry for the
benefit of the BRICS countries.
We acknowledge the initiatives undertaken by the SME Working Group and commend the
Indian Chairship for convening the inaugural BRICS SME Forum in Agra and its report
titled “Advancing MSME Competitiveness in BRICS: Strengthening Access to Finance &
Technology and Sustainable Growth”, recognizing its scope in relation to fostering
cooperation, exchange of best practices and inclusive growth among MSMEs across BRICS
countries and support the convening of second SME Forum. In this regard, we welcome
the Framework for Cooperation in the SME Working Group.
We appreciate the operationalisation of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies
established in cooperation with UNIDO and the work undertaken to support manufacturing
companies including SMEs in BRICS countries in the adoption of Industry 4.0 and
advanced digital production technologies. We note that the platform facilitates targeted
exchanges on new industrialisation through emerging frontier technologies, including
Artificial Intelligence, as appropriate and in accordance with each member state’s national
priorities. We note the initiative of China Centre for BRICS Industrial Competences
(CCBIC) to release a compendium on BRICS Industrial Cooperation and welcome the
establishment of the India Centre for BRICS Industrial Competencies (ICBIC). We
encourage the BCIC to strengthen its engagement with all BRICS countries.
We underscore the importance of cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
as a key driver for sustainable economic and social development and commend the work
of the 14 thematic BRICS STI Working Groups and the BRICS STI Steering Committee in
this regard. We reaffirm our commitment to sustainable development, developing new
quality productive forces, fostering more resilient and high-quality growth, social
inclusiveness and promoting innovation and technology as catalysts for improving the
welfare and quality of life of the people across BRICS countries. We welcome the Chennai
Consensus Joint Declaration of our STI Ministers and acknowledge the BRICS Science and
Research Repository envisaged as a structured platform for knowledge storage and sharing
among BRICS countries on a voluntary basis and in accordance with national laws and
regulations, while respecting data security, intellectual property rights and relevant national
policies and take note of its draft Framework Document. We also appreciate the cooperation
in emerging spheres such as quantum technologies. We welcome the adoption of the BRICS
Working Group on Research Infrastructure and Megascience Projects Action Plan and the
proposal to create BRICS Global Research Advanced Infrastructure Network (GRAIN)
Centres and Joint Coordination Committee.
2374. 75. 76. 77. We acknowledge that submarine cable infrastructure for BRICS countries is an important
foundation for international digital connectivity and network resilience. We appreciate the
coordination of a dedicated Task Force that concluded the document “BRICS Cable
Requirements: directive brief”, following the Rio de Janeiro Declaration of 2025, which
welcomed the discussion of undertaking a “Technical and Economic Feasibility Study” for
establishing a high-speed communication network through submarine cables between the
BRICS countries. In this regard, we support continued dialogue and cooperation on
voluntary basis among BRICS countries, in accordance with national circumstances and
priorities. We further encourage the BRICS STI Steering Committee to continue this
dialogue within the Task Force and propose the next steps for the feasibility study
respecting national priorities and regulations and look forward to enhanced coordination
between the BRICS ICT track and the STI track and prevent duplication of work for further
progress.
We celebrate the ten-year milestone of the BRICS STI Framework Programme, which
serves as the main mechanism of funding joint scientific research. We note the dedicated
event in Russia in October 2026 to mark this occasion. We also welcome the launch of the
first Innovation Call, Pilot Flagship Call, as well as the 7th Regular Call for Research
Projects and look forward to their results.
Recognizing the important role of youth in driving innovation and contributing to our
collective prosperity, economic growth and future competitiveness, we encourage BRICS
members to promote the engagement of young researchers and startups through established
mechanisms, including the Young Scientists Forum and the Young Innovators Prize. We
also acknowledge the initiatives aimed at strengthening innovation ecosystems and
promoting sustainable and inclusive growth, including the proposed Virtual Platform for
BRICS Youth Startups to enable engagement and networking among the BRICS Young
Scientists and Young Innovators alumni and to facilitate dialogue, networking and
voluntary exchange among them.
We recognize that digital and ICT ecosystems are a critical foundation for economic
development, social inclusion, improved service-delivery, sustainable growth, resilience
and innovation and emphasize deepening BRICS cooperation towards a sovereign and self-
reliant digital ecosystem. In this regard, we underscore the transformative potential of
resilient, safe, secure, inclusive and interoperable digital public infrastructure and digital
public goods, based on national priorities and circumstances to strengthen digital
ecosystems and to deliver services at scale and increase social and economic opportunities
for all. We note the proposal to launch the digital public infrastructure repository for BRICS
24countries and pilot projects of digital public infrastructure solutions for digital
transformation for BRICS countries.
78. 79. 80. 81. We recognize that future networks research and development is of great significance to the
promotion of digital transformation and connectivity among BRICS countries, and
encourage all BRICS members to nominate a national branch for BIFN. In this regard, we
note the proposal of the establishment of a digital ecosystem cooperation network for
BRICS countries, including proposal on relevant information portal.
We encourage enhancing cooperation in digital skilling, research cooperation and capacity
building through scalable, context-responsive and collaborative approaches. In this regard,
we note the proposal for the capacity building centres for BRICS member states as a
commendable effort towards fostering a future-ready workforce. We also appreciate efforts
in developing a Compendium on Universal and Resilient Digital Connectivity for sharing
policy experiences with BRICS countries. Further, we welcome the convening of the
Digital BRICS Forum 2026. We also note the holding of the meeting of Focus Group on
Digital Public Infrastructure.
We emphasize our commitment to ensuring a safe digital environment for children,
including through proactive measures, awareness-raising, prevention, exchange of best
practices, capacity-building and user-centric protection. We further emphasize our
commitment to ensuring a safe digital environment for senior citizens, as well as for people
in vulnerable situations, for whom targeted preventive and awareness-raising measures are
required.
We recognize that Artificial Intelligence presents immense opportunity to stimulate
economic growth and sustainable development for all. We further note that international
cooperation in enhancing accessibility of AI resources while ensuring its safety, security,
inclusiveness and reliability, for promoting energy efficiency of AI systems, fostering AI
Science and Innovation, developing trustworthy AI technologies, leveraging AI for
economic growth and social good and mitigating potential risks would be essential for
promoting a just, fair, equitable and prosperous future of all countries, especially those of
Global South. We congratulate India on the successful holding of the AI Impact Summit in
February 2026 and acknowledge that the Summit will contribute to strengthening
international cooperation to advance common priorities. We also acknowledge the World
AI Conference & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai and its
contribution in strengthening AI international cooperation for good and for all. We commit
to implement the BRICS Leaders’ Statement on the Global Governance of Artificial
Intelligence.
2582. 83. 84. 85. While acknowledging the growing complexity of disaster risks, including those related to
climate change especially for the Global South, we reaffirm our commitment to BRICS
cooperation to improve national disaster risk reduction systems and capacities to reduce
disaster-related damage and protect infrastructure, human lives and livelihoods; to share
traditional, indigenous, local knowledge and community-based approaches, to ensure
preparedness and self-reliance; as well as to mobilize adequate, predictable and accessible
financing, including public and private investment, for comprehensive infrastructure
development. In this context, we welcome the BRICS Guidelines for Disaster Management
Early Warning Data Integration and the BRICS Voluntary Principles for Climate-Resilient
Urban Infrastructure.
We underscore that strengthening the resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and
disaster risks is vital for achieving sustainable development. In this regard, we acknowledge
the role of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as an international
partnership for supporting member and partner countries in integrating resilience across
infrastructure systems through technical assistance, knowledge exchange, enabling policy
and financing approaches. We underscore the importance of investing in building
sustainable resilience, prioritising prevention and taking anticipatory action, rooted in
evidence-based policy making. We also underscore the importance of enhancing early
warning systems and risk-informed planning to strengthen preparedness and response
capacities.
We acknowledge that BRICS members represent a broad diversity of societies and
civilisations that are affected differently by unjustified unilateral protectionist measures
inconsistent with WTO rules, and that BRICS should focus on promoting a just and fair,
stable and predictable environment for mutually beneficial sustainable development. We
emphasize the importance of creating more resilient, reliable and stable supply chains, with
particular attention to the needs of developing countries for their modernization efforts. In
this regard, we agree that BRICS should work towards broader and more equitable
participation of developing countries and emerging markets in higher-value added
segments of global manufacturing and production, including through promoting trade and
investment initiatives, technical cooperation, promotion of productive capacities and
technology transfer in line with each members’ respective laws, regulations and policies.
We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening the internationalization of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as a driver of economic growth and prosperity. We
acknowledge that access to affordable finance remains a primary bottleneck and structural
2686. 87. 88. constraint, limiting MSMEs’ participation in trade and integration into Global Value Chains
(GVCs). We welcome the BRICS Guiding Principles for Credit Assessment Frameworks
for Export-oriented MSMEs that leverage diverse and relevant data sources to reduce
information asymmetries, improve risk assessment and expand access to formal finance for
underserved MSMEs. We understand the importance of promoting innovative financing
mechanisms, including digital and platform-based multistakeholder solutions for
facilitating easier access to trade finance for MSMEs. We welcome the Jaipur Consensus
to study the establishment of an Invoice Discounting Mechanism for BRICS members
aimed at facilitating invoice discounting, enabling MSMEs to unlock working capital and
strengthen their participation in international trade.
We reiterate the importance of cooperation to ensure that Global Value Chains (GVCs) are
resilient, efficient, predictable, productive, transparent, secure, fair, stable and inclusive.
We welcome efforts towards digitization in the GVCs. In this regard, we encourage
technical cooperation to foster opportunities for trade facilitation, capacity building, critical
infrastructure, industrial capacities, enhanced connectivity, intellectual property protection,
and promotion and acceleration of safe, secure and affordable access to technology in a
manner that contributes to sustainable growth consistent with domestic priorities, national
laws and each Member’s international obligations, as applicable. We intend to explore the
potential of mutually reinforcing policy levers to enhance intra-BRICS trade. We support
the implementation of the Workplan on BRICS Shared Understanding on GVCs and
welcome the further development of the BRICS GVC Action Plan 2026-2030 and all the
initiatives mentioned therein. We also emphasize the need for this Action Plan to
specifically address the challenges faced by EMDCs in moving up the value chain.
We share the willingness to harness the potential of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) of
the BRICS Members as well established mechanisms for promoting trade, investment,
industrial cooperation, innovation, and integration into resilient and sustainable GVCs, by
providing enterprises with an enabling business environment, efficient infrastructure,
streamlined regulatory procedures, and other facilitative measures that enhance ease of
doing business. We aim to build cooperation in connectivity and trade facilitation inter alia
digitisation of trade documentation for stakeholders to operate in a more efficient,
transparent, and seamless environment, taking into consideration different capacities of
each BRICS Member.
We reaffirm our support of the Kimberley Process as the sole global intergovernmental
certification scheme, regulating trade in rough diamonds and emphasize our commitment
to preventing conflict diamonds from entering the markets. We welcome India’s Chairship
2789. 90. 91. 92. of the Kimberley Process in 2026. We note the Informal BRICS Cooperation Platform with
the participation of African diamond-mining nations to ensure free trade in rough diamonds
and the sustainable development of the global diamond industry. We will continue to
examine viable mechanisms to promote trade in diamond and precious metals within
BRICS and in the global market.
We reaffirm our commitment to deepening pragmatic economic cooperation and advancing
a closer economic partnership among BRICS members. We recognise that the Strategy for
BRICS Economic Partnership continues to serve as the overarching framework guiding our
cooperation, providing the basis for the further development of sectoral strategies,
programmes and roadmaps under the ownership of member countries. Recognising the
progress made towards the conclusion of the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership
during Brazil’s Chairship in 2025, we commend India for its leadership in 2026 in fulfilling
the mandate given by Leaders in 2025, by successfully steering the progress of the Strategy
for BRICS Economic Partnership 2030.
We acknowledge the efforts of the BRICS Payment Task Force (BPTF) towards exploring
pragmatic solutions for efficient cross-border payment mechanisms, drawing on the
guidance, provided by us in the Kazan and Rio Declarations, on the BRICS Cross-Border
Payments Initiative. In this regard, we acknowledge the work done to study the cross-border
interoperability of payment and messaging channels, and the discussions on promoting
trade settlements and investments using BRICS local currencies, while respecting national
priorities and acknowledging that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. We encourage the
BPTF to continue discussions, building on the ongoing work, to facilitate practical solutions
for cross-border payments among BRICS countries, which are fast, low-cost, more
accessible, efficient, transparent, and safe.
We welcome the work of the Task Force on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and
Infrastructure. We welcome the Task Force’s Technical Report on PPP models and
modalities, and de-risking mechanisms, which will serve as a valuable knowledge resource
for member countries in strengthening their PPP ecosystems and improving risk allocation
frameworks.
We recognise the need for harnessing the collective potential of BRICS to build a more
self-reliant BRICS insurance ecosystem to support trade among members, and further
discussion on enhancing reinsurance capacities. Building on the work of previous
Chairships, we welcome continued discussions among interested members on exploring the
concept of a BRICS Insurance Resilience Centre (BIRC) as a voluntary shared capability
2893. 94. 95. platform for developing common risk models, exchanging best practices and building
specialist capabilities. In this regard, members expressed interest in taking forward the
discussions on India’s proposal to host a BRICS Risk Lab, open to participation by
interested members, at the GIFT City International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in
Gujarat. We look forward to further discussions regarding enhancing BRICS members’
(re)insurance capacity, with the voluntary participation of relevant stakeholders,
comprising regulators, and reinsurance companies from BRICS countries.
We reiterate our encouragement to continue technical-level efforts on the New Investment
Platform (NIP) and building on the guidelines finalised under the Brazilian Chairship. We
also welcome the progress achieved under the Indian Chairship in advancing discussions
on the NIP. We note the constructive technical discussions held among members on the
establishment of a dedicated Study Group under the BRICS Finance Track as a platform
for technical dialogue and knowledge-sharing. We acknowledge the broad support
expressed by members for continuing the work on a consensus-based, phased and member-
driven approach, while respecting national sovereignty, diverse regulatory frameworks and
existing institutional mandates. We encourage the continuation of technical engagement,
including further refinement of the Study Group’s Terms of Reference, to advancing shared
understanding on operational modalities and the role of relevant BRICS institutions.
Reiterating our encouragement to explore potential appropriate formats for dialogue on
settlement and depositary infrastructure, we take note of the technical workshop that
explored the diverse legal, institutional, regulatory, and technical dimensions of settlement
and depositary systems across members, which will deepen the understanding across
BRICS jurisdictions and provide a basis for continued voluntary exchange of knowledge,
experiences and technical dialogue and cooperation among interested stakeholders.
We welcome the sharing of experiences on areas of cybersecurity developments and
trends, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies such as quantum computing
for the financial sector. We acknowledge the work done under the BRICS Rapid
Information Security Channel (BRISC) and BRICS Fintech Working Group in adopting an
EMDE-centric approach to assess the opportunities and risks posed by new technologies.
We recognize the importance of conducting the BRICS Cyber Exercises and Drills on an
annual basis, which underscore the importance of collective and coordinated approaches,
mutual learning and practical cooperation in strengthening cyber resilience in the financial
sector. We welcome the BRICS Central Bank Hub for Capacity Building aimed at building
expertise in emerging areas of central banking.
2996. 97. 98. 99. We recognise the disproportionate burden imposed by climate change across countries,
with EMDEs facing particular challenges in addressing climate-related risks and
vulnerabilities, as well as the substantial gaps in funding needs, particularly for adaptation
measures. In this context, we welcome the report on the “Role of Central Banks towards
optimising Sustainable and Green Finance, including Adaptation”, which examines central
bank measures and sustainable finance trends, including efforts to explore the possibility
of making climate finance projects more bankable, globally as well as within BRICS
countries.
We acknowledge the efforts of the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA)
Technical Team towards enhancing the CRA’s operational resilience and making it more
responsive during times of crises. Amendments to the CRA Treaty will help the CRA
function with greater flexibility and responsiveness as a BRICS financial safety net. We
look forward to timely completion of the ninth CRA Test Run, and release of the seventh
edition of the BRICS Economic Bulletin on the theme “Global Economic Uncertainties and
Implications for BRICS”. We value the participation of new BRICS members who have
expressed interest in joining the CRA and we look forward to timely completion of
discussions on onboarding them on a voluntary basis and according to country specific
circumstances.
We reaffirm our commitment to a fair, inclusive, stable, and efficient international tax
system and to strengthening cooperation among BRICS members in addressing evolving
international tax challenges. We further reaffirm our commitment to strengthening BRICS
Tax Cooperation through resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, while
promoting knowledge sharing and capacity building, constructive engagement in
international forums like the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax
Cooperation and its protocols. We welcome the initiatives undertaken during India’s
Chairship to deepen institutional cooperation among BRICS tax authorities, including
through establishment of Working Groups on International Taxation & Transfer Pricing
and on Revenue Statistics. We welcome the in-person capacity building programme for
Young Tax Professionals and the advancement of the BRICS Women in Tax Network. We
further appreciate the continued efforts to promote innovation and knowledge sharing
through existing and new mechanisms, welcoming the initiatives on the establishment of
the BRICS Tax Support Network and the launch of the BRICS Tax Cross-Learning Lab, as
well as the further development of the BRICS Tax Collaboration Tool.
We acknowledge the deepening of customs cooperation among BRICS countries since its
inception in 2012. We encourage the BRICS Customs Centres of Excellence to undertake
targeted training and technical cooperation programmes responsive to Members’ needs. We
30100. welcome the convergence achieved on the BRICS Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual
Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters, the willingness of Members ready to
proceed with its signing, subject to completion of the necessary national processes and
efforts to secure participation of all BRICS countries. We acknowledge the endeavour to
continue strengthening cooperation on Authorized Economic Operators (AEO)
programmes through voluntary implementation of the BRICS AEO Action Plan 2026,
information exchange, capacity building, sharing of best practices and mutual recognition,
taking into account national frameworks and priorities; to work towards conducting the
BRICS Joint Customs Enforcement Operation, as an annual initiative, where appropriate,
in consultation with BRICS members, coordinated by the respective BRICS Chairship,
based on mutually identified cross-border smuggling trends, shared priorities and
operational feasibility; and building on the experience of the first Joint Customs
Enforcement Operation to improve operational coordination and address mutually
identified and emerging customs threats.
We welcome the initiative of the Indian Chairship to establish a BRICS Task Force on
Growth and Development as a dedicated platform to address shared growth and
development challenges of relevance to BRICS and other EMDEs. We recognise the Task
Force as a platform that provides BRICS countries a space to discuss growth models suited
to their own national contexts and development priorities. We note with appreciation the
work done under the two workstreams of the Task Force covering the Resilience,
Innovation, Cooperation and the Sustainability pillars. We welcome the Chair’s Summary
of the Task Force and the Technical Notes that identify areas of convergence on the
development finance architecture reform agenda, facilitate shared understanding of the
macroeconomic and financial implications of digital transformation, AI, and structural
reform, and inform BRICS members’ engagement in relevant multilateral forums. We
acknowledge the Discussion note reflecting shared perspectives on climate finance,
drawing on the principles of UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. We encourage the
continuation of work of the Task Force in alignment with the workstreams of Ministries of
Finance and Central Banks. We also take note of the Compendium on Financing
Mechanisms for Lifestyle for Sustainable Development and the Review of Climate-Related
Vulnerabilities highlighting BRICS countries’ approaches to mobilising finance for
sustainable development. We also welcome the Discussion Paper on Artificial Intelligence
and the Green Economy, which highlights opportunities to leverage AI for sustainable
growth.
101. Recognising the challenges of population ageing and large informal workforces, we
welcome the workshops held during India’s Chairship in a BRICS forum of pension
31102. 103. 104. 105. regulators and supervisors, to strengthen cooperation on pension regulation and retirement
income security.
We welcome the progress made in advancing the BRICS Multilateral Guarantees (BMG)
initiative in line with the guidance provided in Rio Declaration in 2025. We recognise the
potential of the initiative to mobilise private capital, improve creditworthiness and reduce
financing costs for development projects in BRICS and the Global South. We encourage
continued technical work and the development of pilot transactions.
Recognising its role in policy research and intellectual resource sharing, we welcome the
continued contribution of the BRICS Think Tank Network for Finance under India’s
Chairship in leveraging fintech for inclusive development and financing resilient
infrastructure. We support efforts to strengthen its research output and dissemination.
We welcome the outcomes of the BRICS Transport Ministers’ Meeting held in Nagpur and
look forward to further promoting transport dialogue, including in civil aviation, to meet
the demand of all stakeholders and to enhance the BRICS countries’ transport potential
while also respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all member states, while
carrying out transport cooperation. We reaffirm the commitment of BRICS countries to
deepen cooperation in the areas of transport policy, investment, technological and capacity
building with a view to develop sustainable and resilient transport infrastructure,
recognizing its critical role in economic growth, connectivity, and environmental
sustainability. In this regard, we acknowledge the importance of embedding circular
economy principles into the development and maintenance of transport infrastructure
across BRICS countries, and promoting Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Low-Carbon
Aviation Fuels as means for reducing carbon emissions in international aviation. We
welcome the BRICS Forum on Sustainable Aviation Fuels, the BRICS Framework of
Cooperation for Exchange of Knowledge on Transport Decarbonisation while leveraging
our renewable energy potentials, and the establishment of BRICS Urban Mobility Hub for
knowledge exchange and cooperation in accessible, affordable, inclusive, and smart urban
transport solutions. We welcome the establishment of the BRICS Logistics Supply-Chain
Cooperation Framework and encourage discussion on the BRICS Railway Research
Network proposal.
We welcome the entry into force of the 2016 amendment to Article 50(a) of the Convention
on International Civil Aviation, expanding membership of the ICAO Council by adding
four seats to underrepresented regions, including Africa and Asia Pacific and welcome the
candidatures of Ethiopia, endorsed by the African Union as the sole African candidate, and
32106. 107. 108. 109. Indonesia to assume the additional seats in the Council in the upcoming elections taking
place during the 43rd (Extraordinary) ICAO Assembly.
We welcome the convening of the BRICS Urbanisation Forum in New Delhi and the
adoption of the Ministerial Declaration. We reaffirm our commitment to advancing people-
centred urban development and creating inclusive, sustainable, resilient and liveable cities
through strengthened cooperation on adequate, safe and affordable housing, water and
sanitation, sustainable mobility, harmonised and efficient mobility, waste management and
other essential urban services. We also commend the establishment of the BRICS Urban
Research and Knowledge Network as a platform for applied research, knowledge-sharing
and capacity-building to support resilient and sustainable urban development.
We reiterate our commitment to uphold multilateralism as necessary to address challenges
threatening our shared planet and future, such as climate change. We resolve to remain
united in the pursuit of the purpose, principles, and objectives of the UNFCCC and its Paris
Agreement and call on all countries to uphold their existing commitment as Parties to these
instruments and to maintain and scale up their effort to combat climate change. We further
reaffirm our steadfast commitment, in pursuit of the objective of the UNFCCC, to tackle
climate change by strengthening the full and effective implementation of the Paris
Agreement, including its provisions related to mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage and
the provision of means of implementation to developing countries, reflecting equity and the
principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in light
of different national circumstances. We also recognize that high debt burdens further
constrain climate and development investment in many developing countries and called for
coordinated international action to enhance debt sustainability, expand fiscal space, and
support sustainable development and climate financing. We encourage BRICS cooperation
in this regard in the Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. We
commend the successful conclusion of the Brazilian COP30 presidency and express support
for Ethiopia’s UNFCCC COP32 presidency.
We oppose unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist measures that are not in
line with international law, such as carbon border adjustment mechanisms, and express
concern that such measures undermine efforts by countries, specifically the developing
countries, aimed at addressing the adverse impacts of climate change, increasing adaptive
capacity and resilience.
We highlight the potential of the BRICS Climate Research Platform and the BRICS
Laboratory for Trade, Climate Change and Sustainable Development for promoting climate
33action and building resilience in the BRICS Member Countries and we look forward to
their further development. Recalling 2025 Leaders’ Framework Declaration on Climate
Finance we support promoting cooperation in the field of carbon markets, with a specific
focus on capacity building and exchange of experiences and look forward to the
implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on the BRICS Carbon Markets
Partnership as a cooperative approach to support members in their climate strategies,
including in complementing mitigation efforts and mobilizing needed resources. We
appreciate knowledge sharing through the BRICS High-level Dialogue on People-Centric
Community-based Adaptation Approaches and the Dialogue on Aligning Carbon Markets
with Adaptation Goals.
110. We encourage enhanced cooperation among BRICS countries on people-centric and
community-based adaptation as an important pathway to strengthening climate resilience
and sustainable development. Developed countries shall provide additional, adequate,
predictable, accessible financial resources, capacity building support, technology
development and transfer to developing countries for adaptation. We recognise the value
of traditional knowledge systems, indigenous and local communities’ practices, local
innovations, and community experiences in enhancing adaptive capacity and addressing
climate challenges, and encourage the exchange of experiences, knowledge, and best
practices, including on the integration of traditional knowledge with scientific knowledge
and technological innovation. In this regard, we welcome the BRICS Principles for
advancing Climate Resilience through People-Centric and Community-based Adaptation
based on Traditional Knowledge. We underscore the importance of nationally determined
just transitions and balanced mitigation and adaptation actions. We also highlight the
importance of all available and accessible solutions and technologies that contribute to
emission reduction and enhance adaptive capacity, including the critical role of ecosystems
as carbon stocks and sinks, providers of ecosystem services, and contributors to climate
resilience.
111. We underscore the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, of
the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources
and of the effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and its
Protocols, and its Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We appreciated the
establishment of the Kunming Biodiversity Fund and the contribution made by China and
recognized its significant role in supporting developing countries for their biodiversity
conservation. We also note BRICS countries’ initiatives including the Action Initiative for
the KMGBF. We urge developed countries to ensure the provision of adequate, effective,
and predictable, timely and accessible financial resources to developing countries as well
34as to improve capacity building, development and transfer of technology to developing
countries for the conservation, sustainable use and fair and equitable sharing of benefits
arising from the use of biodiversity. While appreciating the efforts of our countries to
preserve rare species and noting the high vulnerability of big cats, we take note of the
Republic of India’s initiative to create an International Big Cats Alliance and encourage
BRICS countries to work together for the conservation of big cats.
112. We underscore the critical role of all types of forests, including boreal and tropical forests,
for conserving biodiversity, water basins and soils and providing timber and non-timber
forest products of high value for economic sectors, regulating hydrological cycles, as well
as combatting desertification, land degradation and drought and serving as vital carbon
sinks. We encourage the sharing of best practices supporting sustainable forest management
and restoration. We further underscore their role in supporting livelihoods, including those
of indigenous peoples and local communities, through sustainable use. We also welcome
the adoption of the BRICS Principles for Integrated Landscape-Based Greening and Land
Restoration and the Common Understanding for Wildfire Preparedness & Response across
BRICS countries. We welcome the launch of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility at the
Belém Climate Summit and recognize it as an innovative mechanism designed to mobilize
long-term, results-based financing for tropical forest conservation. We encourage potential
investor countries to announce ambitious contributions, in order to ensure the Facility’s
capitalization and timely operationalization. We also take note of the “United for Our
Forests” initiative, and acknowledge national large-scale greening initiatives which
promotes the conservation, sustainable management, and restoration of these essential
tropical ecosystems. We take note of the Mangrove Alliance for Climate, co-led by the
UAE and Indonesia, as platforms for international cooperation.
113. We acknowledge critical environmental challenges such as water availability,
desertification, drought, land degradation, as well as sand and dust storms, and wildfire
with significant implications for ecosystems, agriculture, livelihoods of people in
vulnerable situations and socio-economic development. We are committed to integrated
protection and systematic management of mountains, water resources, forests, peatland and
mangroves, farmlands, grasslands and deserts for holistic ecosystem restoration. We
recognize the role of the 2026 United Nations Water Conference, co-hosted by the United
Arab Emirates and the Republic of Senegal to be held in Abu Dhabi from 8 to 10 December
2026, and look forward to advancing progress and discussions to accelerate implementation
of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (ensure availability and sustainable management of
water and sanitation for all) on Clean Water and Sanitation.
35114. 115. We note the growing scale and complexity of waste generation driven by urbanisation,
industrialisation, and evolving consumption patterns. We emphasise the importance of
strengthening integrated waste management frameworks, supported by national policy
instruments such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), eco-design and sustainable
public procurement, enhanced monitoring mechanisms, and investments in recycling and
recovery infrastructure, as per national priorities and capabilities, with a view to improving
material circularity and resource efficiency. We welcome the initiative to establish a
Network of BRICS Institutions to Advance Knowledge Sharing, Research and Innovation
in Sustainable Lifestyles. We welcome the possibility of organising BRICS Sustainable
Lifestyle Week in 2026.
As the New Development Bank embarks on its second golden decade of high-quality
development, we recognize and support its growing role as a robust and strategic agent of
development and modernization in all shareholder countries and in the Global South. We
underscore the growing role of the New Development Bank (NDB) in meeting the
development priorities and infrastructure needs of EMDCs. We encourage further efforts
by the Bank to expand steadily its capacity to mobilize resources, foster innovation, expand
local currency financing, diversify funding sources, and support impactful projects that
advance sustainable development, reduce inequality, and promote infrastructure
investments and economic integration. We recognize NDB as a crucial BRICS institution
for promoting sustainable development, reducing inequalities, and supporting resilience in
emerging economies. We further encourage the NDB to follow the member-led and
demand-driven principle, and the ongoing strengthening of its governance framework,
which enhance the Bank’s institutional resilience and operational effectiveness, to continue
executing its purpose and functions in a fair and non-discriminatory manner. We reiterate
support for the further expansion of NDB membership and expedited consideration of
applications of interested BRICS countries, in line with the NDB General Strategy and its
related policies. We express our appreciation to Russia for holding the 11th NDB Annual
Meeting in Moscow on the 14-15 May 2026 as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the
New Development Bank. We welcome the launch of the BRICS-NDB Knowledge Portal
under the Indian Chairship, developed in cooperation with the NDB. The Portal brings
together development experiences, best practices, policy innovations and lessons from
country programmes and NDB-financed projects across BRICS members. The portal is
designed to serve as a repository of the outcomes of BRICS Finance Track workstreams,
supporting continuity and knowledge exchange across Chairships. We encourage the
further development of the Portal with a view to making it a practical and accessible tool
for BRICS countries.
36116. 117. 118. While emphasizing the need for continued reform of global economic governance to ensure
more effective, equitable and representative participation of developing and emerging
economies, we underscore the key role of the G20 as the premier global forum for
international economic cooperation that provides a platform for dialogue of both emerging
and developed economies on an equal and mutually beneficial footing for jointly seeking
shared solutions to global challenges, fostering a multipolar world and ensuring open, non-
discriminatory, fair, and inclusive international economic system and value chains. We
reaffirm our willingness to work collectively to preserve the legacy of the G20 BRICS
states’ consecutive presidencies – Indonesia, India, Brazil and South Africa – in 2022-2025
and further amplify the voice of the Global South in the global economic governance
system so that G20 adequately reflects EMDEs’ rising weight in the global economy and
integrates their priorities in its agenda. We salute the strengthening of the EMDEs’ voice
in the G20 through the accession of the African Union during India’s Presidency of G20 in
2023 and the invitation to the NDB during the Brazilian and South African presidencies,
including through their closer interaction and alignment. We recognize the importance of
the continued and productive functioning of the G20, based on its economic mandate,
consensus decision making, depoliticized processes, integrity and inadmissibility of
arbitrary revision of its membership. In this regard, we underscore the status of South Africa
as a G20 founding country and a full-fledged member while emphasizing that any change
in membership should be based on consensus of all members and reflect geographical
balance and the growing share of the Global South countries in the world output.
We reaffirm our commitment to deepen cooperation in the field of competition law and
policy among BRICS nations to foster fair, competitive, and resilient market environments
across sectors, including critical and emerging areas while respecting each State’s national
priorities, laws and regulations. We note the discussion under the theme ‘Strengthening
Cooperation to Promote Fair Competition, including in Renewable Energy Markets’, with
a view to support sustainable energy transitions. We further encourage continued
cooperation among BRICS competition authorities to identify and effectively address
emerging competition challenges, with a view to safeguarding contestable and well-
functioning markets that support innovation and promote consumer welfare.
We acknowledge the cooperation among BRICS National Standards Bodies (NSBs) and
welcome the progress for signing of BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on
Cooperation in the Field of Standardization as a milestone in strengthening collaboration,
enhancing information exchange, establishing mechanisms for regular dialogue and joint
activities, and promoting coordinated engagement in international standardization
processes relevant to various sectors. We further welcome initiatives to advance
37cooperation on emerging areas of standardization and capacity building, including the
BRICS Technical Session on Emerging Trends in AI Standardization and the BRICS
Knowledge Exchange Session for Capacity Building and BRICS Economic and Trade
Forum themed on trade development and standardization cooperation. We encourage
continued exchanges among BRICS NSBs on national experiences, best practices and
innovative approaches in the development, adoption and implementation of standards, and
sharing of technical expertise and resources to strengthen cooperation and institutional
capacities across BRICS countries.
119. We reaffirm the importance of strengthening statistical cooperation on policymaking in the
evolving data ecosystem. We encourage the continued cooperation in areas of common
interest, including the modernization of statistical systems, adoption of innovative
methodologies and data sources. We further note the need to compile and periodically
update information on national statistical reforms, including the use of administrative and
alternative data sources, artificial intelligence and capacity building initiatives, to support
knowledge exchange and collaboration among Member Countries. We encourage enhanced
knowledge sharing and capacity-building within BRICS. We support the continuation of
the annual BRICS Joint Statistical Publication and BRICS Joint Statistical Publication
Snapshot as a valuable instrument for transparency, mutual learning, and cooperation
among BRICS members.
120. We underscore the pivotal role of intellectual property in underpinning high-quality
economic development, encourage the substantial cooperation among the BRICS
Intellectual Property (IP) Offices, welcome the update of the Operational Guideline
Framework in 2026 to better guide the implementation of cooperation, and to further
expand exchanges and collaboration in the areas of IP awareness promotion, capacity
building, IP commercialization, patent examination process, traditional knowledge,
Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (GIs) and AI application among the
BRICS IP Offices on mutually agreed terms. We recognize the importance of collaborating
on promoting respect for the intellectual property rights used in the digital environment,
including for artificial intelligence training purposes, as well as fair remuneration to right
holders, while respecting the needs and priorities of developing countries. With the rise of
application of AI, we recognize risks relating to misappropriation and misrepresentation of
knowledge, heritage, and cultural values that are insufficiently represented in data sets and
AI models.
121. We highlight the important role of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in promoting
accountability, transparency, effectiveness, and good governance in public administration.
38We also acknowledge the evolution of SAIs through complementing financial and
compliance auditing with more outcome-oriented, data-driven, and impact-focused
approaches. We welcome the continued exchange of knowledge, experience, and good
practices among the SAIs of BRICS countries, including cooperation in the auditing of
urban mobility systems. Recalling the Bengaluru Declaration adopted at the Fifth BRICS
SAIs Heads’ Meeting, we appreciate efforts to enhance the relevance, impact, and
credibility of SAIs in contributing to better governance and improving the ease of living
for citizens across BRICS countries including through implementation of BRICS SAI’s
Work Plan 2027-2028.
Strengthening Cultural & People-to-People Cooperation
122. We reaffirm the importance of BRICS people-to-people exchanges and initiatives in
enhancing mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation amongst our nations and
peoples. In this regard, we welcome the holding of important engagements such as the
Parliamentary Forum, the BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting, the Business Council, the
Business Forum, the Women’s Business Alliance, the Youth Council, the Youth Summit,
Meeting of the Deans of Diplomatic Academies, the Think Tank Council, the Academic
Forum, the Civil Council and the Civil Forum. We call for more efforts to respect diversity
of cultures, highly value inheritance, innovation and creativity, jointly advocate robust
international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation and recall the adoption of the
UNGA Resolution A/RES/78/286 entitled “International Day for Dialogue among
Civilizations”.
123. We welcome the outcomes of the BRICS Women Ministerial meeting held in Kochi,
anchored in the vision of women-led development and women’s all-round development.
We recognise women as leaders, decision-makers and drivers of economic growth and
social transformation. We affirm that women’s participation in governance; their financial
and digital inclusion; their capacity building, access to skill development and entrepreneurship opportunities, support to entrepreneurship, access to productive and social services and their crucial role in climate action, food security and nutrition, which are interconnected is key for sustainable development. We recognize the vital role of women in peace building process in accordance with global Women, Peace and Security agenda.
We welcome the development of BRICS Women’s Digital Capacity Building Guidelines and take a note of India’s Chairship initiative for creation of a voluntary and non-binding digital repository of best practices. We also recognise the importance of policies that support women’s full participation in economic life, including through appropriate care policies, in accordance with national circumstances.
124. We welcome the outcomes of the 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting in Bhubaneswar and reaffirm our commitment to strengthening cooperation in education as a key driver of sustainable development, inclusive growth, and people-to-people exchanges.
We highly recognize the important role played by the BRICS TVET Cooperation Alliance (BRICS-TCA) in building a multilateral platform for project cooperation, promoting information exchange, resource sharing, and advancing the joint development of TVET among member states. We look forward to the BRICS-TCA Biennial Progress Report and the BRICS-TCA Compendium of Sustainable Skill Initiatives. We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening skill development systems, digital literacy, and enhancing workforce preparedness across BRICS countries, while promoting the alignment of training programmes with evolving market demands and sustainable development priorities through promoting linkage of TVET institutions with industries.
126. We further support continued cooperation through existing BRICS education mechanisms, including the BRICS Network University, and note with appreciation India’s initiative in circulating the BRICS Guiding Principles on strengthening academic collaboration on traditional and indigenous knowledge systems, and encourage the BRICS Network University to consider the possible inclusion of traditional, indigenous and local knowledge systems as an additional International Thematic Group (ITG), in accordance with established governance procedures consistent with the national laws and policies of BRICS countries. We encourage the sharing of best practices, cooperation in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), mutual recognition of qualifications, academic and professional mobility, digital literacy, safe, ethical, human-centred use of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, in education, and stronger institutional partnerships. We also encourage collaborative efforts to improve institutional governance, enhance quality and accessibility in education, and promote exchange and scholarship programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), TVET-industry linkage to foster innovation and expand job opportunities, innovation and knowledge exchange to equip learners and institutions to address future opportunities and challenges.
We encourage continued organizing of BRICS Rectors’ Forum and holding discussions of BRICS Education Olympiad and further exploration for the development of the BRICS University Global Ranking and Evaluation System.
We encourage strengthening BRICS Labour cooperation in stepping up efforts to protect and improve people’s livelihoods, promoting high-quality, full and productive employment investing in human capital and advancing high-quality population development through sustainable development and inclusive, human-centered labour markets. In this regard, we recognise the transformative role of digital technologies in expanding the outreach of social protection and enhancing inclusiveness and accessibility for workers’ welfare, and acknowledge the importance of exploring innovative, nationally tailored policy approaches to increase social protection coverage to workers in the gig and platform economy. We commit to strengthen collaboration in forecasting skills needs by analysing labour market trends in digital, green, care and other priority sectors. We welcome the adoption of BRICS CONNECT (BRICS Cooperation Network for Capacity Building, Employability, and New Skills and Technologies), adding to the existing BRICS VLO (BRICS Virtual Liaison Office) for Social Security Cooperation. We recognise the importance of protecting the rights of workers moving across borders, ensuring portability of benefits, and avoiding double coverage of social security contributions. We reaffirm our collective commitment to building resilient labour markets that are formal, inclusive, responsive, digitally empowered, and future-ready ensuring that no worker is left behind. We note the initiative to establish the “International Digital Platform for Remote Employment” for the BRICS Countries
We welcome the adoption of the Bhopal Declaration at the 11th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting, reaffirming the important role of culture in fostering people-to-people cooperation and strengthening ties among BRICS countries. We call for the protection of cultural heritage, including in regions affected by conflict, to prevent the destruction and illicit trafficking of cultural property, which is vital for preserving the history and identity of affected communities, as well as on the need to ensure the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage, antiquities, and objects of spiritual, ancestral, historical and cultural value, to their country of origin. We further encourage cooperation among BRICS countries through exchange of information, documentation and institutional cooperation among museums, archives, libraries and other relevant cultural institutions. We encourage the exchange of information and sharing of best practices in the cultural and creative industries, including in the areas of training and capacity-building for artists and cultural practitioners.
We take note of the initiative to create and develop an Artist Registry on a pilot basis for voluntarily participating members. In this regard, we acknowledge initiatives, such as Platform on Cultural and Creative Industries and the Creative Economy, identification and documentation of Traditional Knowledge Systems and Traditional Cultural Expressions.
We encourage to explore opportunities for joint multinational nominations under relevant UNESCO Conventions and Programmes on voluntary basis. We encourage further cooperation between BRICS countries including within relevant multilateral fora for the development of cultural industries and resources.
128. We welcome the organisation of BRICS Culture Festival and WAVES Bazaar. We appreciate organisation of the BRICS Theatre Festival and the BRICS Film Festival as important platforms for showcasing the cultural diversity of our nations promoting the circulation of cultural and creative works, and strengthening people-to-people ties. We encourage the expansion of such platforms thereby creating greater opportunities for cultural exchange and collaboration among BRICS countries. We welcome the continued development and strengthening of BRICS Alliances with a view to enriching and broadening cultural exchanges among the peoples of BRICS countries.
129. While recognizing tourism as an important driver of economic growth, employment generation, foreign exchange earnings, inclusive and sustainable development, local livelihoods, economic diversification, heritage preservation, national image building, cultural understanding and people-to-people exchanges, we acknowledge that the BRICS countries have immense potential in the tourism sector and offer significant opportunities for the growth and development of sustainable and resilient tourism, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, including through the promotion of ecotourism. We encourage knowledge exchange on responsible, sustainable and regenerative tourism models. We welcome the initiatives on harnessing Artificial Intelligence and digital tools for smarter, more efficient tourism systems; such as digital payment systems promoting eco-friendly, community-led, sustainable and climate-resilient tourism models; strengthening human capital, training, promotion of investment and institutional capacity across the sector; and facilitating smooth tourism flows. We welcome the Communique of the Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held in Jaipur on strengthening intra-BRICS cooperation to promote sustainable, inclusive, smart and resilient tourism development across BRICS nations and to increase international tourism competitiveness. We also support the development and promotion of diverse tourism products among Member States, including historical, cultural, nature-based, gastronomy and health tourism.
130. We emphasize the importance of sport as a vehicle for social development, people-to-people exchanges and promotion of healthy and active societies. We commend the progress of the BRICS Sports Working Group, including the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Field of Physical Culture and Sport. In this regard, we appreciate organisation of the BRICS Games as a platform for cooperation in the field of high-performance sports, sports for all and leisure sports, as well as development of national, traditional, indigenous and non-Olympic sports of BRICS countries to celebrate our shared diversity. We encourage enhanced cooperation for advancing sports among youth and students in popular sports as well as national, traditional and indigenous sports. We encourage BRICS member countries to facilitate the cooperation in sport technology in the form of exchange of good practices, institutional experiences, technical information and research inputs. We welcome the proposal for the BRICS Sports Goods Manufacturing Conclave to promote cooperation in sports goods manufacturing, research and innovation. We also recognize the growing role of technology in enhancing quality of performance, welfare, governance and inclusion in sports and encourage discussions on the formation of the Working Group on Sports Technology. We welcome a dialogue on the BRICS Sports Cooperation Framework and look forward to its further consideration through the established consultation process among Member States in accordance with their established internal procedures.
We reaffirm the important role of youth as drivers of resilience, innovation, inclusion and sustainable development. We welcome the discussions at the BRICS Ministerial for Youth Affairs and commend the role of the BRICS Youth Council and the BRICS Youth Summit in strengthening BRICS cooperation and meaningful youth engagements. We encourage further cooperation among the youth of BRICS countries in Education, Training and Skills; Youth Entrepreneurship; Science, Technology and Innovation; Social and Cultural Participation; Social Work and Volunteering; Development; Combating Poverty, Hunger and Inequalities; Health, Youth and Sports; Youth, Environment and Sustainability; Interfaith Youth Dialogue; Youth Exchange; and Youth Inclusion. In this regard, we welcome the progress on the BRICS Youth Cooperation Framework that would enhance BRICS cooperation on common priorities on youth cooperation.
We recognise the need to strengthen cooperation in the field of justice and acknowledge the Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Justice, the Meeting of the BRICS Chief Justices and the Meeting of the BRICS Heads of Prosecution Services. We further support greater cooperation in addressing cross border commercial disputes. We acknowledge the importance of efficient and reliable dispute resolution mechanisms for ensuring legal certainty, strengthening investor confidence, and facilitating international trade and investment, and recognise the growing role of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms, including mediation and arbitration, as effective complements to formal judicial processes. We encourage BRICS countries to advance ADR as an accessible and people-centric mechanism, and support capacity-building initiatives for relevant stakeholders across member countries.
We look forward to the convening of the XII BRICS Parliamentary Forum in October 2026, including the Meeting of Women Parliamentarians and the Meeting of International Affairs Committee Chairpersons towards strengthening exchanges and cooperation among our parliaments. We emphasize the importance of these engagements as useful platforms to enhance mutual understanding and trust among nations, drive innovation and strengthen institutional resilience towards building an inclusive, sustainable and equitable future for all.
We welcome convening of the BRICS Business Forum 2026 that facilitated direct business to business engagements among BRICS members. We further welcome initiatives such as the BRICS Solutions Awards 2026 and the BRICS Women’s Start-up Awards 2026 that encouraged innovative, scalable and impactful solutions in achieving sustainable development, technological advancement and inclusive growth in BRICS.
We commend the continued efforts of the BRICS Business Council towards strengthening economic cooperation among BRICS countries and welcome the BRICS Business Council’s Annual Report and its policy recommendations aimed at enhancing trade and investment and resilient supply chains, including through greater business engagements among BRICS members. We further welcome the launch of the Sustainable Development Network.
We commend the important role of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance (WBA) in promoting women’s entrepreneurship, leadership and economic participation across BRICS countries. We welcome the recommendations in the Annual Report of the Women’s
Business Alliance that aims at improving access to finance, markets, technology, skills development and digital opportunities for women-led enterprises. We note the strong engagement achieved to date across BRICS countries in the WBA’s 2026 programmes. We encourage BRICS National Chapters to continue strengthening intra-BRICS cooperation on women’s economic participation, including through knowledge-sharing and joint initiatives.
We acknowledge the outcomes of the Meetings of the BRICS Think Tank Council, BRICS Civil Council, BRICS Academic Forum and BRICS Civil Forum and progress made towards strengthening dialogue and exchange among academic communities and civil society organisations.
We note that the BRICS expansion reflects its influence, credibility, and appeal as an important platform for inclusive global governance. We underscore the need for outcome oriented enhanced coordination, continuity and support for a long-term institutional development. We reaffirm that institutional development is a continuous and dynamic process that should reflect the needs and priorities of BRICS countries. In this regard, we welcome the progress on the establishment of BRICS Online Archival Database and look forward to further discussions for its early operationalisation as well as considering Chair’s initiative of MoU stocktaking exercise contributing to strengthening institutional development.
139. We commend India’s BRICS Chairship in 2026 and express our gratitude to the government and people of India for holding the XVIII BRICS Summit in the city of New Delhi.
140. We extend full support to China for its BRICS Chairship in 2027 and the holding of the XIX BRICS Summit in China.