BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af0f77776eae DTSTART:20261022T123000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261022T160000Z LOCATION:Online and Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:United Nations Task Force on Critical Energy Transition Minerals: T C-AR1 and TC-AR2 expert consultations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:[Private event\, by invitation only]The United Nations Secretar y-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals released its re port\, Resourcing the Energy Transition: Principles to guide critical ener gy transition minerals towards equity and justice\, in September 2024. The report sets out seven Guiding Principles covering the whole critical ener gy transition minerals value chain\, from human rights and environmental i ntegrity to justice and equity\, benefit-sharing and responsible investmen t\, finance and trade. It also sets out five Actionable Recommendations to put these Principles into practice and to close gaps in international min erals governance. The Secretary-General endorsed the Panel'\;s finding s.In October 2025\, the Secretary-General endorsed the creation of the Uni ted Nations Task Force on Critical Energy Transition Minerals. The Task Fo rce is composed of over 20 entities and co-chaired by UN Trade and Develop ment (UNCTAD)\, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Un ited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)\, with the support of the Execut ive Office of the Secretary-General. It coordinates United Nations work to implement the Guiding Principles and Actionable Recommendations\, with a focus on strengthening support for developing countries.The Task Force wor ks through five Technical Clusters\, one for each Actionable Recommendatio n. Each Cluster produces analytical work and knowledge products and is sup ported by a voluntary Network of Experts drawn from governments\, internat ional organizations and non-State actors. Alongside the Clusters\, the Cou ntry Support Mechanism\, led by UNDP with the United Nations Development C oordination Office\, is the Task Force'\;s operational instrument for coordinated UN support at country level. Its first cohort of beneficiary c ountries is Guinea\, Indonesia\, Madagascar\, Nigeria\, Zambia and Zimbabw e.Technical Cluster on Actionable Recommendation 1 (TC-AR1) Consultation o n taxation and fiscal policyActionable Recommendation 1 calls for accelera ting benefit-sharing\, value addition and economic diversification in crit ical energy transition mineral value chains. Co-led by UNCTAD and the Unit ed Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)\, in collaboration with UNDP\, TC-AR1 is holding a series of consultations with its Network o f Experts. They cover four areas: value addition and economic diversificat ion\; trade\; benefit-sharing\; and enforcement of human rights\, environm ental\, governance\, social and climate safeguards. This consultation fall s under the benefit-sharing area and focuses on taxation and fiscal policy .Strong demand for critical minerals has not always brought matching gains in public revenue\, industrial development\, jobs or diversification for producing countries and their communities. Many fiscal frameworks are poor ly suited to volatile prices\, changing value chains and shifting rent dyn amics. As a result\, governments can struggle to secure a fair share of mi neral rents\, encourage domestic value addition and manage revenue volatil ity. They also lose public resources through unjustified tax incentives\, illicit financial flows\, tax avoidance and evasion\, and abusive transfer pricing.The consultation will bring experts together to identify practica l\, context-specific policy options. It will look at:fiscal regime reforms that raise revenue and reduce leakage.fiscal and tax instruments that sup port domestic processing\, value addition and industrial upgrading.how to align fiscal\, industrial and trade policies for structural transformation and a just transition.ways to capture windfall gains while remaining attr active to investors.good practices from country experience.how fiscal fram eworks can support States'\; human rights obligations\, transparency a nd meaningful participation of affected people and communities\, including Indigenous Peoples\, and how to address gender and distributional impacts .Open remarks: Nicolas Maennling\, UNIDOScene-setting: Rachid Amui\, UNCTA D\, and Igor Gryshko\, OHCHRInteractive debate moderated by Clovis Feire\, UNCTADClosing remarks: Clovis Feire\, UNCTADTechnical Cluster on Actionab le Recommendation 2 (TC-AR2) Midterm ConsultationActionable Recommendation 2 calls for a multi-stakeholder expert process to develop a global tracea bility\, transparency and accountability framework along the entire minera l value chain\, from mining to recycling. The framework is meant to streng then due diligence\, support corporate accountability and build a global m arket for critical energy transition minerals\, without being used as a un ilateral trade barrier. TC-AR2 is co-led by UNCTAD and the United Nations Regional Commissions — Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)\, Economic C ommission for Europe (ECE)\, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)\, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacif ic (ESCAP)\, and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).T C-AR2 is running a phased consultation process:Global Consultations (May –June 2026) gave a first overview of what a global framework could invol ve.Ad hoc consultations with stakeholder groups (July–December 2026) all ow more targeted discussion of specific issues.Thematic consultations and Regional Consultations are planned for 2027.The Midterm Consultation offer s a structured opportunity to take stock halfway through the process. The Co-Leads will present a synthesis of emerging findings\, followed by an in teractive dialogue in which experts will:validate and refine the findingsi dentify where stakeholder views converge and divergeflag issues that remai n unresolved or underexploredassess whether any stakeholder groups\, regio ns or value-chain segments are under-representedset priorities for the res t of the consultation processParticipationPrivate event\, by invitation. T he consultations will bring together experts from the Clusters'\; Netw orks\, including nominated experts from governments\, United Nations entit ies\, international and regional organizations\, industry associations\, p rivate sector actors\, civil society organizations\, Indigenous Peoples an d other rights holders\, academia\, research institutions and technical st andard-setting bodies. Participation will aim to ensure balanced geographi cal representation and broad coverage of stakeholder perspectives across c ritical energy transition mineral value chains.https://www.un.org/sites/un 2.un.org/files/report_sg_panel_on_critical_energy_transition_minerals_11_s ept_2024.pdf\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/uni ted-nations-task-force-critical-energy-transition-minerals-tc-ar1-and-tc-a r2-expert DTSTAMP:20261108T222807Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR