Publicaties
Towards a Sustainable Cocoa Chain: Power and possibilities within the cocoa and chocolate sector
- Jan Cappelle | 25 december 2008
This report contributes in various ways to the debate on a sustainable cocoa economy. A sustainable cocoa economy is where each person investing time or money into the supply chain would be able to earn a decent income for themselves and their family, work in good conditions, and in a manner which did not harm the environment. It provides an overview of the various stakeholders in the cocoa and th
From conflict resources to sustainable development
- Jan Cappelle | 23 juli 2008
Memorandum by Fatal Transactions on the European Union’s contribution to natural resource management in Africa This Memorandum looks specifically at the European Commission’s contribution to a sustainable exploitation of natural resources in Africa and a sustainable supply chain. It also assesses its approach on conflict resources. The paper provides an analysis of the Commission’s trade policy, d
L’Afrique révise les contrats miniers
- Raf Custers | 23 juli 2008
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Heeft Congo iets aan zijn mijnen?
- Raf Custers | 24 juni 2008
IPIS-MO. Congo beschikt over rijke reserves van erg gegeerde mineralen. Maar ondanks een florerende internationale markt plukt het land daar nauwelijks de vruchten van. Sinds het voorjaar van 2007 werkt Congo op verscheidene fronten tegelijk om die situatie te keren. Het onderhandelt met China over een ruil van Congolese grondstoffen voor Chinese investeringen in het (spoor-)wegennet. Verder overw
Tirana-Kabul, e bufera sulla Rice
- Peter Danssaert, Sergio Finardi | 24 juni 2008
Il dipartimento di stato Usa nella bufera: nascosto al Congresso il trasferimento di tonnellate di munizioni dall’Albania all’Afghanistan, in violazione delle leggi statunitensi. Le pessime condizioni dell’arsenale non preoccupano gli americani: a morire a causa di armamenti difettosi saranno solo i soldati di Kabul. Download in pdf or open with issuu reader. http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/sta
Fatal Transaction’s second submission on EIB Statement of Environmental and Social Principles and Standards
- Jan Cappelle | 23 juni 2008
Fatal Transactions supports the initiatives of the European Investment Bank to revise its “Statement of Environmental and Social Principles and Standards”. We applaud the realisation of this revision in an open and transparent consultative process. This has without any doubt positively contributed to the revised draft Statement that has been presented by the Bank on 1 October 2008. Download in pdf
Mapping Conflict Motives: Katanga. (Update December 2007 – May 2008)
- Filip Hilgert, Steven Spittaels | 8 juni 2008
This report is the second in a series of updates following an initial report on conflict motives in the Congolese province of Katanga. It analyses the most important security developments from December 2007 until May 2008. Download in pdf or open with issuu reader. http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/mapping_conflict_motives-_katanga_u December 2007-May 2008 This report is the second in a se
Congo, mijncontracten – Stand van zaken. Congo wil opbrengsten uit de mijnsector verhogen.
- Raf Custers | 25 april 2008
IPIS, Antwerpen 25 maart 2006 – Op donderdag 20 maart maakte de Congolese regering het eindrapport publiek van de Commission de Revisitation des Contrats Miniers (CRCM). De publicatie was twee dagen eerder aangekondigd in een persmededeling van het ministerie van Mijnen. Een eerste fase is hiermee afgesloten. In een volgende fase zou de Congolese regering nu met tientallen privé-maatschappijen kun
Congo, mijncontracten – Stand van zaken. Congo wil opbrengsten uit de mijnsector verhogen.
- Raf Custers | 25 april 2008
IPIS, Antwerpen 25 maart 2006 – Op donderdag 20 maart maakte de Congolese regering het eindrapport publiek van de Commission de Revisitation des Contrats Miniers (CRCM). De publicatie was twee dagen eerder aangekondigd in een persmededeling van het ministerie van Mijnen. Een eerste fase is hiermee afgesloten. In een volgende fase zou de Congolese regering nu met tientallen privé-maatschappijen kun
Afghanistan: arms proliferation fuels further abuse
- IPIS | 24 april 2008
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Transacties van de Nationale Delcrederedienst onder de loep. Een overzicht van enkele cases
- Jan Cappelle | 25 maart 2008
Ieder land heeft het soevereine recht om projecten en werken op zijn grondgebied goed te keuren, rekening houdend met de effecten (positieve b.v. economische belangen of negatieve effecten b.v. schadelijke gevolgen voor het leefmilieu) ervan. Een buitenlands bedrijf moet bij zijn deelname aan dergelijke activiteiten rekening houden met bepaalde voorwaarden. Deze kunnen zowel worden geregeld in de
A Practical Guide about the International Human Rights Frameworks and how Business fits into it
- Jan Cappelle | 17 maart 2008
This guide provides business enterprises an overview of the international human rights frameworks. It also uses the Human Rights Compliance Assessment tool created by the Danish Institute for Human Rights. It should be used as a tool for businesses and does not absolve them from not working out detailed principles for the specific sector which they are operational. It is imperative for business ma
Het milieu- en sociaal beleid van exportkredietverzekeringsmaatschappijen. Een vergelijkende analyse
- Jan Cappelle | 14 maart 2008
De Nationale Delcrederedienst, een Belgisch overheidsbedrijf, verzekert bedrijven tegen politieke en commerciële risico’s van internationale handelstransacties, onder andere met betrekking tot kapitaalgoederen, industriële projecten, aannemingswerken en diensten. In vele landen, zowel Westerse als ontluikende landen, kunnen bedrijven genieten van soortgelijke overheidssteun. De goedkeuring van der
Mapping Conflict Motives: Eastern DRC (March 2008)
- Filip Hilgert, Steven Spittaels | 4 maart 2008
The eastern DRC is still plagued by violent conflict. The centre of the conflict is the ‘Petit Nord’ region where two large armed groups, a coalition of smaller bands of armed men and the government army are all involved in a persisting battle causing enormous human suffering. In the neighbouring regions of the ‘Grand Nord’ and northern South-Kivu open warfare no longer takes place, but there is s
Risky Business. The Lundin Group’s involvement in the Tenke Fungurume Mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Raf Custers, Sara Nordbrand | 28 februari 2008
A SwedWatch/Diakonia/IPIS report. After a decade of war and political turmoil, the tide seems to be turning for the DR Congo. The country is now engaged in reconstructing a society that was destroyed by decades of dictatorship and a global power play. Activities are taking off in the mining sector as well. The DR Congo belongs to the category of resource rich countries, with a number of important
The Kimberley Process and the UN: Lessons Learned
- Didier Verbruggen | 14 februari 2008
The United Nations, mainly through the UNSC and the UNGA, has played an important role in the genesis and development of the KPCS, an international control regime aimed at preventing conflict diamonds to enter into the legitimate trade. The earliest forerunner of the KPCS stems from an embargo imposed by the UNSC in June 1998 on unofficial diamonds from Angola. UNSC Resolution 1173 prohibited all
Blood at the Crossroads: Making the Case for an Arms Trade Treaty
- Peter Danssaert | 5 februari 2008
The world is reaching the crossroads where governments must decide which approach to take in order to control the increasingly globalised trade in conventional arms. If the current practice of allowing irresponsible transfers of military and security equipment and related items across borders is allowed to continue, millions more lives and livelihoods will be destroyed and the fundamental human ri
Mapping interests in conflict areas: Katanga. (Update September-November 2007)
- Filip Hilgert, Steven Spittaels | 23 januari 2008
The International Peace Information Service (IPIS), a Belgium based research NGO, is a member of the Fatal Transactions consortium, which carries out the action ‘From Fatal to Fair Transactions’ with co-funding from the EU. IPIS’ contribution to this action is to develop a tool for the analysis of conflict drivers. Making use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software, we visualise possible
Jaarverslag 2007 IPIS
- IPIS | 31 december 2007
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World Bank and DRCongo, Mining Session, Paris November 30, 2007
- Raf Custers | 28 december 2007
On November 29 and 30, 2007, a Consultative Group Meeting on the Democratic Republic of Congo took place at the World Bank’s offices in Paris. Download in pdf or open with issuu reader. http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/world_bank_and_drc