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Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe | March 31, 2003 Responsible Minerals Liberia Comment le trafic d'armes et les activités mercenaires en Afrique occidentale sont soutenus par le gouvernement libérien et par des entreprises d'exploitation forestière Un nouveau rapport de Global Witness paraissant aujourd'hui dénonce la façon dont le gouvernement libérien tend à déstabiliser violemment l'Afrique occidentale, par le biais de son soutien aux mercenaires de Côte d'Ivoire et de Sierra Leone et du fait de ses importations régulières d'armes, qui constituent une violation du régime de sanctions imposé par les Nations unies. Le rapport, intitulé ‘The Usual Suspects: Liberia's Weapons and Mercenaries in Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone', dresse un bilan du danger que représente le Liberia pour la sécurité et la paix au niveau international. | March 18, 2003 Diamonds Responsible Minerals The First Real Test of the Kimberley Process Is In The Central African Republic Due to the serious political turmoil currently facing the country, Global Witness is calling on the Chair of the Kimberley Process to temporarily suspend the Central African Republic’s participation in the Kimberley Process. | Jan. 29, 2003 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Global Witness Welcomes Passage of UN Security Council Resolution Endorsing the Kimberley Process But More Action Needed to Eliminate Trade in Conflict Diamonds Global Witness applauds the UN Security Council for passing a Security Council Resolution under Chapter VI of the UN Charter (i) strongly supporting the Kimberley Process, the international diamond certification scheme to stop the trade in conflict diamonds.(ii) The Resolution expresses “deep concern” about the role diamonds play in fuelling conflicts, encourages the widest participation of Member States in the scheme, and urges participants in the Kimberley Process to resolve outstanding issues. | Dec. 16, 2002 Responsible Minerals Global Witness welcomes Deloitte & Touche Ghana’s contract cancellation and strengthens call to United Nations for complete and transparent revenue audit Global Witness welcomes the news that auditing firm Deloitte & Touche Ghana has terminated its contract with the Government of Liberia (i). The secretive draft terms of reference for the agreement, signed in September 2002, outlined an audit of the timber industry and shipping and corporate registries revenue in response to an order by the United Nations Security Council (ii). | Dec. 13, 2002 Responsible Minerals Open Letter, RE: Termination of Deloitte & Touche Ghana Contract with Government of Liberia 13 December 2002 London, England Mr. James Copeland Chief Executive Officer Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu 1633 Broadway New York, New York 10019-6754 United States of America OPEN LETTER RE: Termination of Deloitte & Touche Ghana Contract with Government of Liberia Dear Mr. Copeland, | Dec. 10, 2002 Diamonds Responsible Minerals United Nations Lifts Diamond Sanctions On Angola But Keeps Sanctions On Sierra Leone Diamonds, Meanwhile Congo Still Has No Diamond Sanctions. Does The UN Have A Coordinated Conflict Diamond Policy? | Dec. 5, 2002 Diamonds Responsible Minerals NGOs Cautiously Welcome The Launch Of Kimberley Process INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND, 5 November 2002 Non-Government Organisations representing a broad coalition welcomed the decision to launch the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) from January 1, 2003. But concerns remain. The meeting in Interlaken was important given that the issue of conflict diamonds has been in the public eye for over four years. • NGOs welcomed industry commitment to working with governments and civil society on the private sector’s role and responsibility in tracking rough diamonds. | Nov. 29, 2002 Responsible Minerals Open letter to Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu 22 November 2002 London, England Mr. James Copeland Chief Executive Officer Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu 1633 Broadway New York, New York 10019-6754 United States of America Open Letter RE: Deloitte’s continued failure to clarify its role in Liberian audit Dear Mr. Copeland, | Nov. 29, 2002 Responsible Minerals Secretive Deloitte audit in Liberia raises allegations of irresponsible corporate behaviour and conflict of interest Press Release Secretive Deloitte audit in Liberia raises allegations of irresponsible corporate behaviour and conflict of interest 28/11/2002 | Nov. 20, 2002 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Global Witness Calls on the European Commission and Member States to Adopt a Strong Regulation to Combat Trade in Conflict Diamonds Global Witness is calling for the European Commission (EC) and its 15 Member States to adopt a tough regulation to combat the trade in conflict diamonds. The regulation must include the concept of extra-territoriality and must not contain any sunset provisions. Global Witness believes a strong message must be sent out to conflict and illicit diamond traders that their ways of doing business are over and that their illegal business practices in non-EC member countries will no longer be tolerated. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10