BRICS launches partnership on socially determined diseases

Finance ministers and central bank governors addressed development finance, international tax cooperation and IMF governance ahead of the leaders’ summit.

Leaders of the expanded group adopted a wide-ranging declaration on cooperation, more representative governance, sustainable development and peace.

The summit called for more equitable access to artificial intelligence and stronger representation for developing countries in global rules.

Leaders endorsed support for Brazil’s proposed Tropical Forests Forever Fund as a way to reward forest conservation; support was distinct from a fund already paying out.

The leaders called for fairer financing and more support for adaptation in developing countries, including reforms to the international financial system.

India presented its 2026 logo and theme, Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability, setting priorities for its chairship.

The first two-day meeting in New Delhi started preparations across political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. The date records its opening day.

The two-day foreign ministers’ meeting opened under India’s chairship, addressing multilateral cooperation and international issues. The date records its opening day.

The New Development Bank’s Board of Governors met on 14–15 May around development financing during technological change. The date records its opening day.

The bank’s annual meeting held a governors’ seminar on development financing in a technological revolution, connecting its development mandate to new technologies.