Archive · 12 Sep 2026
BRICS Backs India’s UN Role, Seeks Greater Global South Representation
BRICS is a group of countries that wants international organizations to better represent today’s world.
Its members adopted a declaration calling for changes to the United Nations.
They said developing countries should have a louder voice in global decisions.
China and Russia supported India and Brazil seeking bigger roles at the United Nations.
BRICS also recognized African countries’ requests for stronger representation.
The group wants more women and developing-country representatives in international leadership.
It also called for changes to institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
BRICS said the World Trade Organization should have a working system for settling trade disagreements.
BRICS adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026 as the grouping marked its 20th anniversary.
The declaration called for comprehensive United Nations reform, including changes to the UN Security Council.
China and Russia backed greater roles for India and Brazil in the United Nations and Security Council.
BRICS sought stronger representation for developing countries, including African, Asian, and Latin American nations.
The bloc also urged reforms to the Bretton Woods Institutions and restoration of the World Trade Organization’s dispute system.
- Who
- BRICS countries, with China and Russia specifically supporting greater roles for India and Brazil.
- What
- The grouping adopted a declaration calling for United Nations, Security Council, global economic institution, and World Trade Organization reforms.
- When
- Saturday, as BRICS marked its 20th anniversary; the declaration is titled the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
- Where
- The declaration concerns the United Nations and other international organizations; the adoption location is not specified.
- Why
- BRICS said global institutions should better reflect present-day political and economic realities and give developing countries a stronger voice.
- Declaration
- New Delhi Declaration 2026
- Occasion
- BRICS’s 20th anniversary
- UN reform
- The bloc called for a more representative and effective United Nations, including Security Council reform.
- Countries supported
- China and Russia backed greater roles for India and Brazil in the United Nations.
- Global South
- BRICS called for amplified representation of developing and emerging economies, particularly from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Economic institutions
- The declaration sought reforms to the Bretton Woods Institutions, including stronger representation in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
- Trade system
- BRICS urged immediate restoration of a fully functioning two-tier World Trade Organization dispute settlement system.