NEW DELHI — The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum ended on Oct. 27 with a joint declaration calling for reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council, Devdiscourse reported, citing ANI.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla opened the two-day forum on Oct. 26, the outlet reported. Its theme was “Fostering Parliaments For People-Centric Development,” All India Radio’s News on AIR reported.
Key facts
- Parliaments of Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates took part, the outlets reported.
- The declaration condemned terrorism and called for zero tolerance, the outlets reported.
- It opposed unilateral coercive measures and secondary sanctions, the outlets reported.
- It urged maximum restraint and protection of civilians in the Middle East, the outlets reported.
- News on AIR, India’s public broadcaster, reported the declaration was adopted unanimously. The other outlets did not say so.
What Birla said
“Global peace truly means security, respect, justice, and the assurance of a better future for everyone,” Birla said, Devdiscourse reported.
Birla congratulated China on taking the BRICS chair for 2027, The Morung Express reported, citing IANS.
The declaration also backed climate action, a repository of digital public infrastructure and India’s 2026 BRICS chairship, Republic reported.
Related coverage
- BRICS news
- Ghana Seeks BRICS Partner Status as Russia Pledges Support
- Malaysia’s Trade With BRICS Countries Rises 20% to RM481 Billion
Sources
- Devdiscourse (ANI), “12th BRICS parliamentary forum concludes in New Delhi, with adoption of joint declaration,” Oct. 27, 2026
- News on AIR, “12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum concludes with unanimous joint declaration,” Oct. 27, 2026
- Republic (ANI), “BRICS Parliamentary Forum Adopts New Delhi Joint Declaration,” Oct. 27, 2026
- The Morung Express (IANS), “12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum concludes with Joint Declaration,” Oct. 27, 2026
Top photo: Sansad Bhavan, the former Parliament House of India in New Delhi (file photo). David Castor via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
Read next in World News
Most read this week
- Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood Claims: What’s Confirmed and What Isn’t
- Stock Futures Erase a 2.4% Overnight Drop as Markets Digest Democrats’ Sweep of Congress
- Spain Transport Minister Óscar Puente Quits 26 Days Before Election Over Crash That Killed 69
- GM Korea’s Sales Jump 26.6% on Chevrolet Exports as Hyundai Slips 6.3% and Korean Factory Growth Cools
- Boston Plans to Close 3 Schools in 2028 as Enrollment Drops as Much as 58%
Latest
- Jordan and IMF Reach Staff-Level Deal That Could Unlock $294 Million
- World Bank Adds $140 Million for Chattogram Water Supply in Bangladesh
- African Union Hails Kenya’s Okowa After United Nations Vote for ICJ Term
- African Union and European Union Security Bodies Weigh AI, Terrorism
- G20 Miami Summit Gets Top Security Status as Doral Plans Closures