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IPIS is pleased to announce its contribution to a new book on the Arms Trade Treaty published by Larcier. Weapons and International law: The Arms Trade Treaty gives a thorough legal and practical analysis of this important new legal instrument to regulate the global trade of the most commonly-used conventional arms. Amongst our IPIS personnel, Brian Wood has co-edited the book, co-authored the key

This is an A0 map of the Lubutu, Punia and Pangi Territories in Maniema Province, DRC

Ce guide a pour but de sensibiliser les acteurs de terrain à l’importance du droit à l’eau et à l’assainissement. Il s’adresse à tous ceux qui travaillent sur le terrain et vise à les aider de manière concrète face aux défis de l’eau et de la pauvreté. Il adopte une approche qui part de la base afin de mettre en exergue les différentes initiatives que peuvent prendre les citoyens et les communauté

Between 22–23 April 2015 IPIS was invited to participate in a two-day informal expert group meeting for UNIDIR’s project “Examining Options and Models for Harmonization of End Use/r Control Systems” (http://www.unidir.org/programmes/process-and-practice/examining-models-for-harmonization-of-end-use-r-control-systems). The objective of the informal expert meeting was to review common positions on p

Burundi is located in the centre of Africa’s Great Lakes Region, a region that has seen a gold rush during the last decade, with both artisanal and industrial mining operations expanding substantially in neighbouring Tanzania and the DR Congo (DRC). At the same time, the illegal taxation and trade of artisanal gold in the eastern DRC forms an increasingly important contribution to financing the pr

On 18 and 19 August 2014, IPIS organised a workshop on Business and Human Rights in close cooperation with the Tanzanian national human rights institution, the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance. The workshop, which took place in Dar es Salaam, was designed and facilitated by IPIS researchers, Anna Bulzomi and Gabriella Wass, together with Business & Human Rights Resource Centre r

Idjwi Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Idjwi Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Kabare Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Kabare Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Kalehe Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Kalehe Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Mwenga Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Mwenga Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Shabunda Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Shabunda Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

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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,

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

Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories, North Kivu Province, DRC Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)

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