United Arab Emirates becomes an NDB member

The virtual summit maintained cooperation in public health, economic recovery and multilateral governance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Delhi Declaration sought a more inclusive and representative multipolar order with the United Nations at its centre.

The declaration welcomed the signed remote-sensing cooperation agreement and plans for agricultural and innovation cooperation. It recorded multiple tracks beyond finance.

Bangladesh deposited its accession instrument and became the bank’s first effective member beyond the five founding countries. This was NDB membership, not BRICS membership.

The bank and Shanghai municipal government held a handover and move-in ceremony for the headquarters building.

Health and science authorities launched the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre online. The initiative sought cooperation on vaccine research and more equitable access.

Presidents of five national science academies met at a forum on using data and scientific cooperation to support sustainable development.

The bank’s governors approved a plan to scale up infrastructure and sustainable-development finance and continue gradual membership expansion.

The ministers called for stronger multilateral cooperation and a greater role for emerging and developing countries while addressing public health and security.

At its first meeting, the committee adopted rules and technical procedures for exchanging satellite-observation data under the 2021 agreement.