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Le commerce illicite des armes légères et de petit calibre (ALPC) et de leurs munitions, pièces et éléments reste un problème international grave dans de nombreux États. Pour prévenir le commerce illicite des armes classiques et empêcher leur détournement vers le marché illicite, tous les États se sont engagés depuis 2001 à mettre en place des systèmes plus solides qui garantiront un contrôle resp

In May 2021 CNN reported that Eritrean troops in coordination with the Ethiopian military were blocking aid deliveries to parts of Tigray not under Ethiopian government control. In an exclusive interview with Reuters a senior UN official alleged that starvation was being used as a weapon of war. U.N. humanitarian coordinator Mark Lowcock told Reuters that Eritrean forces were “trying to deal with

Ce document, fruit d’une collaboration entre Eric G. Berman (directeur de l’initiative « Sauvegarde des Stocks du Secteur de la Sécurité» (S⁴)) et de IPIS, montre que les niveaux de perte de personnel en uniforme servant dans des opérations soutien de la paix dans la région du bassin du lac Tchad sous l’égide de la Force multinationale mixte (FMM), ainsi que la saisie de matériel létal p

Le 1er janvier 2021 marqua l’entrée en vigueur du Règlement européen sur l’Approvisionnement responsable en Etain, Tungstène, Tantale et Or (minerais connu en anglais sous l’abréviation 3TG) provenant de zones affectées par des conflits et à haut risque (ci-après dénommé CMR de l’UE ou règlement). L’objectif du règlement est de contraindre les entreprises européennes à effectuer des contrôles de d

‘Matokeo’ (meaning ‘impact’ in Swahili) is a data-driven platform operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the ability to reach last mile artisanal miners, enabling them to ping the latest international price of gold. Conceptualized by Ulula and the International Peace Information Service (IPIS), the project won a Conservation X grant in October 2020 for its ability to remotely col

Over  the  years,  IPIS  has  systematically  collected  mine  site  and  trade  hub  level  data  on  artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in eastern DRC. This data collection has enabled IPIS to generate a sizable database of more than 3,000 ASM sites that draws  both  on  sites  visited  by  IPIS  and  data  from  third  party  sources  including  the  Congolese  mining  cadastre and the Mini

2021 has proven to be a fundamental year for IPIS. In the background of the global health crisis and its various impacts on partner organisations and multilateral frameworks, IPIS continued to fulfill its role in investigating armed conflict and human rights violations, addressing business practices, and being present in networks and platforms with information and advice. This annual report gives

IPIS has created large format maps of known past and present ASM sites in eastern DRC. These A0 maps cover the provinces of Haut Uele, Maniema, Ituri and North and South Kivu. Each map details the type of minerals, the qualification status by official authorities, the mining titles and provide with an overview of armed presence in and around the mines as reported during field visits conducted by I

This paper aims to explain how small arms and light weapons (SALW) proliferation leads to extreme violence by children using guns against other children, a shocking indictment on the failure of governments to ensure strict control of such weapons. The paper will draw on examples from different countries where such incidents have occurred. It will focus on cases relating to school shootings, child

aSmall arms and light weapons are widely available and easy to use, so they are the most prominent tools in contemporary armed conflicts as well as in armed criminal and interpersonal violence in non-conflict settings. To grasp the global scale of SALW proliferation and the patterns of violence committed with SALW, this briefing paper summarizes the available data which is considered reliable from

The international crisis and threat to world peace presented by the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 has thrown up difficult questions, not least of which is how the international community can assist the Ukrainian armed forces defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In doing so, it is tempting to think of the situation only in military terms, leaving aside wha

In this Insight, IPIS provides background and analysis on several aspects of the Russian diamond sector, what links it has to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and how the international business and political community is seeking an adequate response to the challenges this raises.   The Russian invasion of Ukraine, that started on 24 February 2022, has led to international outrage. Russ

A controlled impact study will be conducted by IPIS to evaluate the net effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCT) on the socio-economic well-being of recipients. A controlled study approach allows potential effects of the intervention to be assessed by monitoring specific indicators in the group of people receiving cash transfers (inhabitants of the UCT village), in comparison with a comparabl

Coopération régionale pour améliorer la mise en œuvre du Processus de Kimberley en Afrique centrale En décembre 2021, le Groupe de travail sur la production artisanale et alluviale (GTPAA) du Processus de Kimberley (PK) et le gouvernement camerounais ont organisé à Yaoundé le deuxième atelier de coopération régionale en Afrique centrale afin de renforcer la compréhension, de partager les expérienc

Au cours de l’année 2021, IPIS a soutenu les membres de la Coalition de la Société Civile du Processus de Kimberley (CSC KP) dans une série d’enquêtes de terrain sur les droits de l’Homme et l’impact socio-économique et environnemental de l’extraction des diamants dans huit pays africains. IPIS a fourni des formations en ligne sur la méthodologie des enquêtes de terrain ainsi qu’un soutien éditori

Le présent document d’information examine la relation entre les régimes fiscaux applicables aux minerais et la contrebande de minerais dans la Région des Grands Lacs (RGL), tant à l’intérieur des pays qu’entre eux. Il présente une vue d’ensemble et une analyse comparative des régimes fiscaux applicables à la production artisanale et à petite échelle (EMAPE) d’étain, de tungstène, de tantale et d’o

Dans cette publication des Voix du Congo, l’organisation de la société civile congolaise Action pour la Paix et le Développement (APDE) analyse les incidents liés à l’exploitation minière signalés dans zone de Misisi via la plateforme « Kufatilia » entre juillet 2020 et juin 2021.

A selection of key maps that accompany the 2021 publication « Checkpoint economy: the political economy of checkpoints in South Sudan, ten years after independence ». Interactive webmap of road-and river checkpoints in South Sudan: A static overview map of all road- and river checkpoints in South Sudan (2020 – 2021 data): A static map with details of all checkpoints, per route (2020 – 2021 data): A

Ten years after independence, the world’s youngest country is home to an entrenched political economy of conflict premised on checkpoint taxation. Humanitarian aid is not exempt, reveals a major new mapping report by DIIS and IPIS. When South Sudan became independent ten years ago, oil revenues were supposed to fuel the economy of the world’s newest country. But two years later in 2013, oil prices

Brian Wood and Peter Danssaert recently contributed a chapter on Africa’s illicit arms trade to ‘Gun Trafficking and Violence. From the Global Network to the Local Security Challenge’ edited by David Pérez Esparza, Carlos A. Pérez Ricart, and Eugenio Weigend Vargas (2021). Abstract: In this chapter the authors consider major structural factors contributing to the illicit trade of small a