BRICS Women Ministerial Meet in Kochi to Boost Women-Led Development

The Women Working Group Meeting will provide an opportunity for Member Countries to deliberate and build consensus that advance women-led development.

BRICS comprises 11 countries - Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, which together account for around 40 per cent of global GDP.

BRICS represents about 49.5 per cent of the global population. Within this, women's political, social, and economic development shapes outcomes across every sector, making the Women Track a strategically vital track in BRICS 2026.

The Working Group Meeting builds upon the extensive consultations held through three virtual preparatory meetings convened virtually earlier. These engagements have enabled Member Countries to advance discussions ahead of the meetings in Kochi.

Guided by India's BRICS Chairship theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability", reflecting a people-centric and humanity-first approach, the BRICS Women Track has focused on four priority areas — women in governance and leadership; women's digital and financial inclusion; women's entrepreneurship and skill development; and women's role in climate action, food security and nutrition.

Earlier, the government convened the third preparatory meeting of the BRICS Women Track under India's BRICS Chairship to prepare for the BRICS Women Working Group Meeting and the BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting from July 6 to July 9.

—IANS