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LOCATION:\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Expert Group on Trade\, Critical Minerals\, and the Clean Energy Tr
 ansition: Navigating Sustainability\, Development and Security Objectives
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:On 11 June 2026\, UNCTAD and the Forum on Trade\, Environmen
 t\, &amp\; the SDGs (TESS) will convene the first meeting of an Expe
 rt Group on trade\, critical minerals\, and the clean energy transition\,
  focusing on sustainability\, development\, and security objectives. The
  meeting will be held amid rising tensions at the intersection of trad
 e\, critical minerals\, and the clean energy transition\, where growing de
 mand and concentrated supply chains are reshaping global dynamics. It aim
 s to discuss challenges faced by resource-rich developing countries in
  leveraging opportunities for value addition and industrialization in t
 he context of constrained policy space and trade fragmentation. Against
  this backdrop\, the meeting provides a dedicated platform for more cohere
 nt\, trade-focused dialogue on international cooperation. Objective of
  the meeting To explore how trade can support resilient supply chains\, p
 romote sustainable and inclusive development\, and contribute effectively 
 to the global clean energy transition. Format and participants The event
  will be held virtually. The meeting convenes a small group of inter
 national experts from policy\, research\, and stakeholder communities to 
 contribute independent\, high-level insights.  &lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;span data
 -contrast=&quot\;auto\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me
 eting/expert-group-trade-critical-minerals-and-clean-energy-transition-nav
 igating-sustainability
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