Archive · 13 Sep 2026
BRICS Declaration Calls for Trade Flow and UN Reform
BRICS leaders met in New Delhi and agreed on a document called the New Delhi Declaration.
The document asks for changes to important international institutions.
It specifically calls for the United Nations Security Council to give more representation to developing countries.
These countries would come from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The leaders also strongly condemned terrorism.
They rejected unilateral acts of war and asked for safer shipping and seafarers.
The declaration also encouraged BRICS countries to trade more using their own currencies instead of the US dollar.
China and Russia supported Brazil and India seeking larger roles at the United Nations.
BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi.
The declaration called for reforms to multilateral institutions, including a structural update of the United Nations Security Council.
BRICS strongly condemned terrorism and denounced unilateral acts of war.
The document stressed protecting seafarers and commercial navigation amid military aggression in the Middle East.
It urged greater use of local currencies in intra-BRICS trade instead of the US dollar.
- Who
- BRICS leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and representatives of China, Russia, Brazil and India.
- What
- They adopted the New Delhi Declaration, calling for global institutional reforms, stronger condemnation of terrorism and expanded use of local currencies in trade.
- When
- Saturday, according to the article.
- Where
- At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- The declaration sought greater representation for developing countries, smoother global trade and safer maritime navigation amid ongoing conflicts.
- Declaration
- New Delhi Declaration
- Adopted by
- BRICS leaders
- Main institutional reform
- A structural update of the United Nations Security Council
- Proposed representation
- Greater representation for developing countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Trade currency policy
- Intra-BRICS trade should increasingly use local currencies rather than the US dollar
- Security positions
- The declaration condemned terrorism and unilateral acts of war
- Maritime concern
- It called for the safety of seafarers and commercial navigation