Central African Republic Raises Concerns on Resource Governance at UN

The Central African Republic has raised concerns about the relationship between natural resources and armed conflicts during a session of the United Nations Security Council.

Key Points:

• The country’s foreign minister emphasized that it is not seeking to create new international obligations, but rather to improve existing mechanisms for tracking, sanctions, and resource governance.
• The France has called for the implementation of UN resolution 2773 on the east of the Central African Republic. It also urged strengthening of tracking and sanctioning mechanisms.
• The United States has focused on securing supply chains for critical minerals and investing in the sector.
• The China has stressed respect for state sovereignty and against any politicization of the debate.
• The Russia has rejected the idea of a normative gap and believes that conflicts are primarily caused by political instability and external interference, rather than the absence of international rules.