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The implications of critical energy transition minerals for women’s participation in the mining sector

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Rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Namibia

Cover for Rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Zambia

Rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Zambia

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The State of Commodity Dependence 2025

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Trends in natural and man-made fibres trade

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19 February 2026

Presentation of the rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Namibia

Windhoek, Namibia

17 February 2026

Presentation of the rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Zambia

Lusaka, Zambia

13 February 2026

United Nations Cocoa Conference 2026

Geneva, Switzerland

26 January – 6 February 2026

From the valorization of critical minerals to the economy of tomorrow: strategic options and future policies in Madagascar

Antananarivo, Madagascar

9 – 10 December 2025

Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development, 16th session

Geneva, Switzerland

3 – 5 November 2025

2025 Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development

Geneva

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Documents

04 Mar 2026

The implications of critical energy transition minerals for women’s participation in the mining sector

19 Feb 2026

Rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Namibia [ADVANCE COPY]

17 Feb 2026

Rapid assessment of value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain: Zambia

31 Dec 2025

Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development on its sixteenth session

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29 Sep 2025

Strategic diversification for commodity-dependent developing countries

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21 Jul 2025

The State of Commodity Dependence 2025

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