Faith in the Youth: Meet the Team Behind the 11th BRICS Youth Summit
Youth leadership invigorates public debate and helps build more inclusive, participatory, and pluralistic societies. That belief is shared by the BRICS countries, which will host the 11th BRICS Youth Summit in Brasilia next week, on June 9 and 10.
The Brazilian delegation is made up of nine members (a Presidency, Executive Coordinators, and Delegates), joined by elected observer-guests from the regional seminar phase . Together, they are undertaking — for the first time — a formal, decision-making process to bring together young people from across the Global South, following the bloc’s expansion.
Considering that the previous full configuration of the group (Brasil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) lasted fourteen years, the recent growth in member and partner countries formally committed to Global South cooperation represents a 300% increase.
English version: Judas Tadeu de Azevedo Neto (POET/UFC) Proofreading by: Kelvis Santiago do Nascimento (POET/UFC)