Statement Colombia - Committee of the Permanent Representatives Subcommittee meeting Nairobi, 4 December 2023

This statement, delivered by Colombia at the Committee of Permanent Representatives Subcommittee meeting on 4 December 2023, comments on the Global Resources Outlook 2024. It notes rising global demand and use intensity of materials, highlighting unequal distribution of benefits and severe impacts on human well-being, ecosystem health, and communities facing historical discrimination. It stresses that natural resource extraction overlaps fragile, biodiverse regions inhabited by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities.