RT null T1 Statement Colombia - Committee of the Permanent Representatives Subcommittee meeting Nairobi, 4 December 2023 A1 Colombia, YR 2023 FD 2023-12-04 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44267 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44267 NO 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. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 19, 2026