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BRICS at the UN

At the 193 members of the UN had their 72nd meeting.  As part of the UN Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, also known as BRICS, have all had a chance to speak.  The UN had talks on almost all topic from economics to environmental topics. With this happening here is a link to find their speeches.
https://gadebate.un.org/en

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