Publications
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Uvira Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 mars 2015
Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Annual report 2014
- IPIS | 1 janvier 2015
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IPIS Insights: The Arms Trade Treaty. Prospects and Challenges as it “enters into force”
- Brian Wood | 23 décembre 2014
The entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 24 December 2014 is seen as a sign of hope that irresponsible transfers of conventional arms will at last begin to be eradicated. Declarations of commitment by states around the world to implement the ATT have snowballed over the past year since the UN General Assembly voted decisively on 2 April 2013 to adopt the treaty. In this IPIS Insight,
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IPIS Insights: Diamonds in the Central African Republic
- Filip Hilgert, Fiona Southward, Lotte Hoex, Yannick Weyns | 22 décembre 2014
Since May 2013 the Central African Republic has been suspended from the Kimberly Process (KP) – a measure maintained by the mechanism’s annual plenary in Guangzhou, China, this November. The CAR’s transitional authorities have been seeking at least a partial lifting of this export ban so that the country might benefit from the much needed revenues its diamonds can generate.1 However, the authoriti
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Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 décembre 2014
Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories, North Kivu Province, DRC Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Masisi Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 décembre 2014
Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Rutshuru Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 décembre 2014
Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Walikale Territory – A0 Map
- Alexandre Jaillon | 5 décembre 2014
Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)
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Cartographie des motivations derrière les conflicts: la République centrafricaine
- Filip Hilgert, Lotte Hoex, Steven Spittaels, Yannick Weyns | 25 novembre 2014
En 2009, l’International Peace Information Service (IPIS) a publié un rapport et une série de cartes analysant la situation de la République centrafricaine en termes de sécurité, notamment la composition, les actions, les motivations et les intérêts des groupes armés et autres parties au conflit.1 Cinq ans plus tard, après la prise de pouvoir temporaire par la Séléka, le conflit de faible intensit
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The Adverse Human Rights Risks and Impacts of European Companies: Getting a glimpse of the picture
- IPIS | 20 octobre 2014
This report presents the findings of a study undertaken by IPIS and commissioned by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice on the extent to which European companies are identified in concerns about adverse human rights risks and impacts. Gathering concerns raised regarding the human rights risks and impacts of companies listed on the UK’s FTSE 100, France’s CAC 40 and the German DAX 30, the
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Working paper on China North Industries Group Corporation
- IPIS | 14 octobre 2014
The International Peace Information Service (IPIS) and the Omega Research Foundation (Omega) have undertaken a comprehensive review of one of China’s largest state-owned companies. Norinco – known formally as China North Industries Group Corporation (CNGC) was established in 1999 and consists of at least 46 member units which then have several subordinate companies, joint ventures and associate co
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Carburante Usa ai jet israeliani
- Peter Danssaert, Sergio Finardi | 4 août 2014
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Supply Chains and Transport Corridors in East Africa
- Anna Bulzomi, Ken Matthysen, Peter Danssaert, Sergio Finardi | 1 juin 2014
Transport infrastructure plays a key role in boosting a country or region’s economic development. IPIS and TransArms have ascertained on several occasions that the underdevelopment or degeneration of transport infrastructure is a problematic issue across a number of African countries and regions. This report analyses the current logistics situation in Eastern Africa, and the logistic challenges fa
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La coopération belge au développement et les états fragiles: un écart entre politique et pratique
- Ken Matthysen, Thijs van Laer | 8 mai 2014
Près de la moitié des fonds de l’aide au développement belge prend la direction de pays partenaires dont les autorités n’ont pas la capacité, la volonté et / ou la légitimité de gérer efficacement les affaires publiques, d’assurer la sécurité et de sortir la population de la pauvreté. Dans la mesure où les recettes traditionnelles de l’aide atteignent leurs limites dans ces « États fragiles », une
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Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in Eastern DRC – May 2014 Update
- Anna Bulzomi, Filip Hilgert, Ken Matthysen, Steven Spittaels, Yannick Weyns | 30 avril 2014
In collaboration with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI), mining service SAESSCAM and representatives from local civil society organisations, IPIS organised a series of field visits to monitor artisanal mining activities and the involvement of armed groups and criminal networks in mineral exploitation and trade. This resulted in the publication of an interactive web map providing information on
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IPIS Insights: The EU draft law on conflict minerals due diligence: a critical assessment from a business & human rights standpoint
- Anna Bulzomi | 4 avril 2014
On the 5th of March 2014, the European Commission proposed a responsible trading strategy for minerals from conflict zones. The proposal took place within a specific and timely context. As IPIS has long documented, the exploitation of natural resources can have adverse human rights impacts. Businesses operating in conflict-affected or fragile regions should therefore ascertain whether their direct
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Business & Human Rights in Uganda: What’s on the Agenda?
- Anna Bulzomi, Gabriella Wass | 5 mars 2014
A few days after attending the annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, IPIS Business & Human Rights Analysts Anna Bulzomi and Gabriella Wass boarded a plane to Kampala, Uganda, to run a two-day training with ActionAid Uganda for businesses and NGOs on “What does business & human rights mean, and how can we bring about a healthy relationship between the two?” This document s
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Wereldbeeld: Nieuwste VN-vredesmissie start in de Centraal- Afrikaanse Republiek: Geweld, een zwakke veiligheidssector en de rol van de internationale gemeenschap. Lotte Hoex. pp 6-13
- Lotte Hoex | 3 mars 2014
Om burgers te beschermen tegen het aanhoudende geweld in de Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek (CAR), ging op 15 september 2014 de nieuwste vredesmissie van de Verenigde Naties (VN) van start. De CAR ligt in centraal Afrika, telt vijf miljoen inwoners en is één van de armste landen ter wereld. Sinds de onafhankelijkheid van Frankrijk in 1960 kampt de CAR met een onstabiele politieke situatie en regelma
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IPIS Insights: Pentagon Accidentally Arms Al Qaeda Affiliate
- Brian Johnson-Thomas, Peter Danssaert | 20 février 2014
A confidential report to the UN Security Council last week revealed that some of the weapons and ammunition supplied to the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces appears to have been diverted to the Al Qaeda affiliate known as Al Shabaab. It seems clear that at least some of the weapons and ammunition so diverted were paid for by the US Government directly – through cash deliveries –
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Boundary spanning: moving towards strategic stakeholder engagement
- Anna Bulzomi | 3 février 2014
In today’s globally expanded production and supply chains, most companies have a hard time living up to their commitment to operationalize business & human rights principles. Countless multinational companies, State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in different countries, and across all industry sectors, have faced allegations of labor rights violations, human r