International Day for South-South Cooperation

Session 2: Case Studies: Implementing UNFC and UNRMS in Practice. Session 2: Case Studies:  Case Studies and Global Best Practices in Sustainable Resource Governance (Moderator: Dave MacDonald) Knowledge Partnerships for enhancing Sustainable Resource Management in Developing Asia - Annika Seiler, Principal Energy Specialist, Asian Development Bank Using UNRMS for a Responsible Nickel Roadmap for the Philippines - Tom Bide, Senior Scientific Officer, British Geological Survey Principles of Approaching the G Axis of UNFC in the Context of the Armenian Classification of Solid Mineral Reserves and Forecast Resources – Suren Mamyan, Chairman, ICE-SRM Armenia Embedding UNRMS in Research and Education: The Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials - Matthew Jackson, Co-Director, Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials CVORR+ Systems Approach: Plastics Value Chains in the UK and Indonesia - Eleni Iacovidou, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management & Loula Gerasimidou, Evidence, Metrics...

Session 6: Driving Innovation in Resource Governance: International Centres of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management. 10:00 - 10:15: Opening Session Karen Hanghøj, Chair, Expert Group on Resource Management Charlotte Griffiths, Secretary, Expert Group on Resource Management Dario Liguti, Director, Energy, Housing and Land Management Division, UNECE 10:15 - 13:00  Session 1: Driving innovation in resource governance: International Centres of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management Moderator: Karen Hanghøj Progress and Achievements of ICE-SRMs Overview of the ICE-SRM Network - Nadejda Khamrakulova, Economic Affairs Officer, UNECE Central Asia – Damir Narynbayev, Executive Director, ICE-SRM Central Asia UK – Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Co-Director, ICE-SRM UK Mexico and Latin America - Ulises Neri, Advisor, ICE-SRM Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean Russia - Aleksei Gribanov, Head, ICE-SRM registered in Ru...

 Session 5: Advancing global resource governance: Progress in developing and implementing UNFC and UNRMS – Part. 15:00 - 18:00: Advancing global resource governance AI, Innovation and Youth Workshop (Moderator: Carolina Coll) Transformational leadership in the Age of AI - Sara Amar, Chief AI Officer, Aker Solutions Application of AI in critical mineral sustainability - Peng Wang, Professor in AI & Mineral Sustainability, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China AI and Delivering on the 2030 Agenda - Julian Hilton, Chairman, Aleff Group and Chair, SDG Delivery Working Group Digital Management Construction and Innovative Practice of Oil and Gas Resources in CNOOC - Xu Zhongbo, Deputy Director, China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) UNFC-UNRMS Toolkit – the roadmap for digital transformation - Yang Hua, China National Oil & Gas Strategic Research Centre; RIPED PetroChina Youth, AI and Innovation - Abdulhameed Raji – Member, IEEE Young Profession...

Session 4: Principles to practice: Implementing CETM-aligned strategies for responsible critical mineral development. 10:00 - 13:00: Principles to practice: Implementing Critical Energy Transition Minerals-Aligned strategies. Segment 1: From global principles to operational priorities on CETMs (Moderator: Dario Liguti) Introduction Welcome Remarks - Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary, UNECE UN CETM Task Force overview - Clovis Freire Junior, Chief, Extractive Commodities Section, UNCTAD Environmental issues - Angela Kariuki, Programme Management Officer, UNEP Draft policy brief on midstream value addition – Hari Tulsidas, Economics Affairs Officer, UNECE ESCAP CETM Activities - Matthew Wittenstein, Chief, Energy Connectivity Section, UN Segment 2: Regional pathways, investment choices and implementation partnerships (Moderator: David MacDonald) Introduction Case Study, Jordan - Radia Sedaoui, Chief of Energy Section, UN ESCWA and Yassine Belkabir, ESCWA Consultant Financing/invest...

- Session 2: Advancing global resource governance: Progress in developing and implementing - UNFC and UNRMS - TAG Annual report - Renewable Energy Segment  - Session 3: Central Asia's Critical Minerals: Pathways to Sustainable Value Chains Watch the 4th Meeting, 17th Session of the Expert Group on Resource Management! Meetings & Events

  United Nations Framework Classification for Resources and United Nations Resource Management System for national policy implementation and circular resource systems. Item 3a: Strenghtening the UNFC - Toolkit (continued) United Nations Framework Classification for Resources and United Nations Resource Management System for national policy implementation and circular resource systems Related Sites and Documents:  Learn More Watch the 3rd Meeting, 17th Session of the Expert Group on Resource Management! Meetings & Events

UNFC and the European Union Critical Raw Materials Act: Practical implementation. Watch the 2nd Meeting, 17th Session of the Expert Group on Resource Management! Meetings & Events

   Advancing sustainability, equity and resilience in global resource governance - UNFC and the European Union Critical Raw Materials Act: Practical implementation. Adoption of the agenda Opening remarks: Advancing sustainability, equity and resilience in global resource governance, The opening remarks will highlight how sustainability, equity, and resilience are becoming the defining pillars of modern resource governance. As countries navigate the clean-energy transition and rising demand for critical minerals, frameworks such as the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC), the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS), and the UN Secretary-General's Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETM) Principles provide the foundation for transparent, just and future-ready resource systems. The remarks will emphasize the role of governments, industry, capital allocators, youth, and the International Centres of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management ...

  Demand for these minerals is projected to rise dramatically as renewable energy and technology use grows. Supply chains are often geographically concentrated, making them susceptible to geopolitical tensions, trade policies, and disasters. The inability to acquire these materials can cause massive disruptions to key industries, including defense and technology manufacturing. Watch the UNECE - Press Conference: Critical Minerals! Press Conferences

Countries face growing pressure to mobilize domestic resources while navigating more complex tax and financial environments. As governments work to implement the Sevilla Commitment and reinforce their fiscal resilience, the case for practical, results-oriented international cooperation is more clear than ever. Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint OECD-UNDP initiative launched at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and included in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, has shown the powerful results of effective multilateral cooperation in practice. By pairing tax administrations through hands-on, casework-focused collaboration, TIWB supports countries strengthen institutional capacity, secure tangible revenue gains and improve the integrity of their tax systems At Forth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla, OECD and UNDP launched TIWB 2.0 under the Sevilla Platform for Action - an expanded, more flexible model designed for today...

This session will explore the governance, policy, and institutional frameworks needed to steer the transition toward a new development model that moves beyond dependence on economic growth. Watch Governing the transition! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

This session will situate post-growth approaches within a decolonial and global justice perspective, examining how debt, trade and international finance shape development pathways in the Global South. Watch the Post growth perspectives! Agencies, Funds & Programmes