DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: South-South Cooperation

Deviation from planned target to actual achievement 2021/22

Audited actual performance 2018/19

Audited actual performance 2019/20

Planned annual target 2020/21

**Actual achievement 2020/21

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Outcome

Output

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6. The BRICS Sherpa/Sous Sherpa meeting, under the Chairship of the Russian Sherpa, Deputy Foreign Minister, took place on 11 September 2020 The Chair reiterated the proposed date for the holding of the 12th BRICS Summit virtually on 17 November 2020 and requested member states to provide feedback on the suitability of the date and the proposed format • The Chair reiterated that the 12th BRICS Summit should portray BRICS unity and a firm commitment to UN principles • The BRICS Young Diplomats Forum was held physically in Kazan, Russian Federation, from 21 to 24 October 2020 • the expansion of the New Development Bank (NDB), which the process had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. • the importance of a BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre • the importance of developing an integrated early warning system was highlighted in order to mitigate the effects of future pandemics

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