NEW DELHI, May 15. /TASS/. Participants in the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi have reaffirmed their commitment to reforming and improving global governance, according to the final statement issued by India that currently chairs BRICS, published by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
"The ministers reiterated their commitment to reforming and improving global governance by promoting a more just, equitable, agile, effective, efficient, responsive, representative, legitimate, democratic and accountable international and multilateral system in the spirit of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits," the document reads.
They also "reiterated their commitment to ensuring greater and more meaningful participation and representation of Emerging Markets and Developing Countries, as well as Least Developed Countries, especially from Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, in global decision-making processes and structures and making them better attuned to contemporary realities." "The ministers noted that the current global challenges are complex and interlinked and impede economic growth and sustainable development of countries while accentuating persistent development gaps across countries and regions. They agreed that, in the context of the contemporary realities of the multipolar world, it is crucial that developing countries strengthen their efforts to promote dialogue and consultations for more just and equitable global governance and mutually beneficial relations among nations," according to the statement.
They also called for "achieving equitable geographical representation in the Secretariat of the UN and other international organizations in a timely manner, as well as increasing the role and share of women, especially from Emerging Markets and Developing Countries, at all levels of leadership and responsibilities in these organizations," the document said.