BRICS ministers pledge enhanced cooperation to promote sustainable urbanization

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BRICS ministers pledge enhanced cooperation to promote sustainable urbanization

STORY: BRICS ministers pledge enhanced cooperation to promote sustainable urbanization DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the BRICS ministers in a meeting 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Ministers and senior officials from BRICS member states on Tuesday pledged enhanced partnership aimed at promoting sustainable urban development in the face of multiple challenges including pollution and climate emergencies. The ministers and senior officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa who met on the sidelines of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly, underway in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, resolved to share best practices that seek to hasten urban renewal. The informal meeting for high-level representatives from relevant ministries of BRICS member states sought to rally ministers, diplomats and experts toward a shared vision of renewing their rapidly growing urban centers. Xinhua News Agency corre

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