(Resumed) Natural resources governance: the foundation of peace, security and prosperity - Security Council, 10200th meeting

Resumed open debate of the Security Council under the agenda item "Maintenance of international peace and security".

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:54:26
• Production Date: 22 July 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MOHAMED FATHI AHMED EDREES; STAVROS LAMBRINIDIS
• Corporate Name: AFRICAN UNION - AU; EUROPEAN UNION - EU
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; NATURAL RESOURCES
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA; GREAT LAKES REGION
• MAMS Id: 3611846
• Parent Id: 3611430
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10200 NATURAL RESOURCES 22 JUL 2026 PM PART 2

Description

Countries and communities, especially in resource-rich Africa, must benefit most from the minerals in their own backyards, speakers affirmed today at a Security Council debate on “Natural resources governance: the foundation of peace, security and prosperity”.

The demand for critical energy transition minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements is set to almost triple by 2030. In its March briefing on energy, critical minerals and security, the Council heard that mining has been linked to human rights abuses and conflict. Ministers and delegates today stressed the importance of ensuring that these resources support development, even as they differed on what resource governance should look like.

Statements delivered:

• Ukraine
• Germany
• India
• Egypt
• Morocco
• South Africa
• Brazil
• Zimbabwe
• Viet Nam
• European Union - His Excellency Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations (Rule 39)
• Cuba
• Spain
• Australia
• Saudi Arabia
• Poland
• Sierra Leone
• Paraguay
• Türkiye
• Ethiopia
• Suriname
• Timor-Leste
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
• Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
• Japan
• Maldives
• African Union - His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations (Rule 39)
• Guatemala
• Burundi
• Belgium
• Nigeria
• Thailand
• Turkmenistan
• Portugal
• Mexico
• United Republic of Tanzania
• Argentina
• Uganda
• Further statement: Pakistan

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