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Presenter warns geopoliticization of minerals could fuel conflict; urges enforcement actions
Summary
The presenter told the Security Council that as critical minerals become strategic assets, exclusive supply deals and market coercion risk fueling conflict, and urged the Council to sustain sanctions enforcement and regional due diligence to choke illegitimate mineral channels.
The Presenter warned that critical minerals are "increasingly viewed as strategic assets" and that major powers seeking exclusive supply arrangements could raise the risk of conflict by locking developing economies into low-value extraction. He warned of resource capture and urged the Security Council to help "choke off the illegitimate channels for critical minerals" by supporting regional due diligence and enforcing sanctions against armed groups.
He linked enforcement to peacebuilding, saying that traceability and enforcement mechanisms, alongside political backing for regional cooperation frameworks, are needed to stop armed groups profiting from smuggled minerals. The Presenter also said existing initiatives like the Kimberley Process and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative have helped but are insufficient on their own.
