HSE University Hosts the First Meeting of Russian NPO Representatives as Part of BRICS Civil Track

Over 50 representatives of non-profit organizations participated in the meeting, where they discussed the Russia's BRICS Chairship plan for 2024 and subject areas of activity of the working groups of the BRICS Civil Forum, scheduled to be held in Moscow in July 2024. The BRICS civil track’s operations are coordinated by the BRICS Russia Expert Council.

Head of the BRICS Russia Expert Council, Co-сhair of the BRICS Civil Forum, HSE University Vice Rector Victoria Panova delivered a welcoming speech at the meeting. She spoke about the priorities of the Russia’s BRICS Chairship in 2024 on the civil track.

“The motto of Russia’s BRICS Chairship this year is ‘Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security’. I am sure that the role of civil society organizations will only grow, and the new member countries will demonstrate their desire to actively engage in joint work and will be able to formulate a consolidated position on ensuring just, fair and sustainable development. The main outcomes of the civil society’s efforts will be presented in July in Moscow during the BRICS Civil Forum,” Victoria Panova said.

The BRICS Civil Forum is a discussion and presentation platform for civil society of the BRICS members and other countries, which was launched in 2015 on the initiative of Russia. This year it will be held on 3–4 July in Moscow. During preparation for the forum, the international civil society representatives will hold a series of meetings and round tables.

The meeting of Russian NPOs representatives at HSE University is the first event of this series. During the meeting, the participants presented the event plan of the BRICS civil track in 2024 and thematic areas of the forum’s working groups. Co-chairs of the BRICS Civil Forum Elena Peryshkina, Director of the AIDS Infoshare Foundation, and Elena Topoleva-Soldunova, Director of the Social Information Agency, member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation spoke at the meeting.

The BRICS Expert Council under the auspices of HSE University acts as the national coordinator of the expert and civil tracks on behalf of Russia, which is responsible for preparing and organizing the BRICS Academic and Civil Forums.

The BRICS Russia Expert Council was established on the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on the basis of HSE University at the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. The Council will be engaged in expert, analytical and scientific activities on topical issues of political, socio-economic, and humanitarian cooperation within the association

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

Source: National Research University Higher School of Economics