Ramaphosa puts Gaza at centre of BRICS call for equal justice

Source: Mail & Guardian | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 13:10:23 UTC

Key Points

• At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the equal application of international law and accountability for atrocities in Palestine, Sudan and Iran.
• Ramaphosa warned that violations of the UN Charter and the use of war to settle disputes were weakening the United Nations and the international rules-based system.
• The New Delhi Declaration noted the International Court of Justice’s provisional measures in South Africa’s case against Israel and called for a ceasefire, full humanitarian access and an end to forced displacement in Gaza.
• BRICS leaders reaffirmed support for an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and backed full Palestinian UN membership.
• The declaration called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Sudan and a peaceful settlement based on African solutions to African problems.
• Ramaphosa pressed for comprehensive UN Security Council reform to give developing countries, and Africa in particular, a more meaningful role in global decision-making.
• He cited the New Development Bank and other BRICS cooperation mechanisms as tools for advancing infrastructure, sustainable growth, food security, health, industrialisation and climate resilience.