Diplomacy
BRICS Summit Calls for Sweeping Global Reforms, Rejects Unilateral Tariffs
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The 18th BRICS Summit adopted the New Delhi Declaration, demanding structural overhauls of the UN and financial institutions while rejecting unilateral trade protectionism.
- The 18th BRICS Summit in India adopted the New Delhi Declaration, representing nearly half of the world's population.
- Member nations called for a structural overhaul of the United Nations and the UN Security Council to amplify the voice of the Global South.
- Leaders highlighted that no woman has ever been elected as UN Secretary-General and urged an end to the monopoly on senior posts.
- The bloc voiced serious concerns over unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures that violate WTO rules and distort trade.
- BRICS leaders urged quota realignments at the IMF and World Bank to reflect the economic weight of emerging markets.
- The summit called for an immediate, permanent ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access in Sudan under the principle of African solutions to African problems.
- The declaration warned against unilateral acts of war and strikes on IAEA-safeguarded nuclear facilities in West Asia.
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that changing the world requires reforms in representation, responsiveness, and rule-making by outdated institutions.
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