BRICS Seminar on Population Matters Held in Moscow

The BRICS Seminar on Population Matters was held online at the World Trade Centre in Moscow on 25 June 2024 as part of Russia’s BRICS Chairship.

Seminar participants were welcomed by Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation Alexey Vovchenko, Head of International Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Denis Gulayev, Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Mikhail Pushkin, Coordinator of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) for Eurasia and BRICS Project Manager Dmitry Karasev, and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Florence Bauer.

The speakers touched on the special role of the Seminar as a place for sharing experience and best practices and finding the best possible solutions for overcoming the demographic challenges facing BRICS.

The main topics of the 2024 Seminar were ‘Demographic Challenges and Possible Solutions’ and ‘The Prosperity of Households with Children’.

The ILO, ISSA, and UNFPA representatives provided the event with expert support, providing their BRICS counterparts with information on international practice for these issues and the measures required to overcome the demographic challenges facing BRICS and ensure the prosperity of households with children.

The participants from BRICS also reported on the measures that were taken in these areas.

The Russian side is to prepare a Chair’s Summary of the discussion.

The Roscongress Foundation manages the events of Russia’s BRICS Chairship.