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LOCATION:Online and Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
SUMMARY:UNCTAD&#039\;s 60th anniversary pre-event: Maximizing Africa&#039\;
 s potential
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DESCRIPTION:Leveraging demand for critical minerals to boost inclusive grow
 th and sustainable developmentIn June 2024\, UN Trade and Development (UNC
 TAD) will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a Global Leaders Forum to be
  held in Geneva\, Switzerland\, under the theme “Charting a New Developm
 ent Course in a Changing World”.It will be preceded by a pre-event in Ad
 dis Ababa organized jointly by UN Trade and Development\, ECA and the Afri
 can Minerals Development Center\, which will bring together leaders from A
 frica to discuss the course of development in a world where prosperity for
  all remains central and fundamental. Outcomes and recommendations from th
 is pre-event will inform the discussions at the Global Leaders Forum.The p
 re-event will explore the opportunities and resources in the critical mine
 rals sector for supporting Africa’s development. It will build on establ
 ished frameworks agreed by Member States to maximize the developmental imp
 act of mineral endowments\, namely the Africa Mining Vision\, Africa Green
  Minerals Strategies\, and various sub-regional and national policies.It w
 ill examine the current critical minerals boom to fuel the global energy t
 ransition in the context of Africa’s own energy and mineral industrializ
 ation needs. The event will discuss the challenges associated with raising
  revenues and promoting value addition in the minerals sector and how UN T
 rade and Development\, ECA and other key partners can position themselves 
 to respond to these challenges as they continue to assist African countrie
 s in addressing macro-level development challenges\, making the most of th
 eir natural resource endowments and limiting their exposure to financial v
 olatility and debt.Expected outcomes of the discussionTo reflect on contri
 butions to promote the integration of African countries into the world eco
 nomy in pursuit of sustainable development during the past six decades and
  its future role on the continent.To deliberate on key emerging challenges
  and opportunities for sustainable development and provide recommendations
  on the way forward\, with a special focus on critical ‘green’ mineral
 s. &lt\;h4 class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\n
 https://unctad.org/node/44993
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