Ipisvzw annual report2013

Annual Report 2013 IPIS vzw

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www.ipisresearch.beActivity Report

Contents

Board of Directors 2

From the Chair 3

Preface 4

Mission 5

Research method 5

Activity ReportResearch Programme: Arms Trade/Security 6Research Programme: Business & Human Rights 10Research Programme: Natural Resources 19Research Programme: Conflict Mapping 25Social media 27Library 29

Finances 20

Assignments 2010-2012 31

IPIS team 33

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Board of Directors

Mandates in the board of directors are unsalaried. At the moment, the board is composed of the following people:

Chair

• WivinaDemeester-DeMeyer:formerMinisterintheFlemishandFederalgovernments,administratorofseveralnon-profitorganisationsandcompanies

Secretary

• TomSauer:ProfessorInternationalPoliticsattheUniversityofAntwerp,DepartmentofPoliticalScience

Treasurer

• EmielVervliet:LecturerattheSocialeSchoolHeverlee,formerpresidentofCoprogram

Members

• JoHanssens:FormerChairofPaxChristiVlaanderen

• DirkTimmermans:EducationalfacilitatorforAGSO(AutonoomGemeentebedrijfSte-delijkOnderwijs),memberoftheboardofthenon-profitorganisationVredescentrumoftheprovinceandthecityofAntwerp,chairoftheEducationialWorkingGroupattheUnitedNationsAssociationofFlanders-Belgium

• Jan Pollet: Political Affairs Officer of the Belgian/Flemish Section of AmnestyInternational

• AnnemieNeyts-Uyttebroeck:MinisterofState,EuropeanMemberofParliament,Presi-dentoftheEuropeanLiberalParty(ELDR),formerMinisterintheFederalandBrusselsgovernments

• CathySuykens:SeniorOperationalRiskManageratKBCGlobalServicesN.V.

Members of the General Assembly

WivinaDemeester-DeMeyer,TomSauer,EmielVervliet,JoHanssens,DirkTimmermans,AnnemieNeyts-Uyttebroeck,CathySuykens,TomasBaum,PeterDanssaert,DavidCrieke-mans,EtienneDeJonghe,PhilipNauwelaerts,StefaanSmis

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From the Chair

Antwerp,May2014

Lookingbackat2013,theBoardof IPISwelcomesthefurtherconsolidationofthefourresearchprogrammes.Throughagrowingnumberofsolidpublications,IPIShascoveredoncemorethemostrecentevolutionsinitsfield,beingarmedconflictandsecurityintheGreatLakesRegion,naturalresources,businessandhumanrights,andinternationalarmstransfers.ThepublicationofnewinteractivewebmapsonEasternDRCandtheSudan-SouthSudanborderareathatarebothrelevantforourstakeholdersandvisuallyappeal-ing,demonstratesthatIPISiscommittedtoimplementnewtechnologiestodisseminateitsresearchfindings.

Needlesstosay,continuedgrowthandorganizationalchangebringsitschallenges.Firstly,therecentexternalevaluationofourworkshowsclearlythat,whileourpartnershighlyvaluethequalityofourreportingandexpertise,theyadviseIPIStoinvestmoreinitspart-nerwork.Indeedwecannoticeashiftfrom‘publications’towards‘researchprojects’wherepartnersaremorecloselyinvolvedfromtheplanningstageuptothedisseminationoftheresearchfindings.IPISwillworktoimprovethequalityoftheseprocesses,bothwithourpartnershipsintheNorthandthoseinourregionoffocusthatis‘capacitybuilding’driven.

Secondly,managinglargerresearchprojectsinhigh-riskareasandincreasingprojectbudg-ets,oftenwithlocalpartnersinvolved,requireasolidgraspofprojectmanagement,finan-cialscrutinyandriskawareness.TheIPISBoardkeepsonfollowingtheseevolutionsclosely.

HerebyIwouldliketothankthemembersoftheBoardfortheircontributiontogoodgov-ernanceinIPIS.Lastly,onbehalfoftheBoard,IwouldliketothankallstaffmembersfortheircommitmenttotheIPISprojectsandpublicationstroughout2013.

WivinaDemeester-DeMeyer

Chair

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Preface

Throughout2013,IPIShascloselymonitoredtheevolutionsintheGreatLakesRegion.ThelargescalemappingofthesecuritysurroundingartisanalminingsitesinEasternDRCthatIPIShascarriedoutthroughout2013withthesupportofPROMINES/WorldBankandtheBelgianForeignAffairswillfinditsconclusionearly2014.ThefallofM23andanumberofdefeatsofotherarmedgroupsintheEaststrenghtenedtheconfidenceofgovernmentalactors,butthecollecteddatademonstratesthatarmedgrouppresenceinminingsitesisstillwidespread,bothbyrebelgroupsandFARDC.

WhiletheresearchteamworkingontheSoudan-SouthSudanborderconflictwasdraftingitsconclu-sions,thesituationinSouthSudansawadrasticescalationthatisnowtransformingintoacatastrophicfamine.Afewmonthslater,whileIPISwaspreparingaresearchprojectontheconflictdynamicsintheCentral-AfricanRepublicafterthecoupoftheSelekacoalition,thecountrycollapsedintochaosandlargescalefightingbetweenitscitizens.IPISiscloselymonitoringbothconflictsandwillkeepreport-ingontheoftenintransparantencomplexmotivesofthepoliticalandarmedactors.

WhenitcomestothematterofBusiness&HumanRightsandnaturalrecourcesgovernance,IPIShasfurthermonitoredtheinternationalinitiativestoimproveresponsiblesourcingof‘conflictminerals’anditsimpactontheground.2013wasadifficultyearinthisregard,asboththeOECDinitiativeson3Tmineralsandgold,aswellastheKimberleyProcessondiamonds,facedcriticismfromNGOsandotherstakeholders.AnewEUinitiativethatwouldbethe‘Europeananswer’totheUSDodd-FrankActdeservesacloseandcriticallook.Thisyear,IPISincreaseditsattentiononoil,specificallyfocusingonUganda,DRCandChad.InUgandainparticular,IPIShasworkedwithlocalpartnerstomapthenationalcontextontotheUNGuidingPrinciplesonBusinessandHumanRights,andiscontinuingthesecollaborationsinto2014.

TheworkoninternationalarmstransfershasreachedanewphasenowthelonganticipatedUNArmsTradetreatyhasbecomeareality.ThoughalandmarksuccessforNGOsdevotedtopeace,develop-mentandhumanrights,thecivilsocietynowfacesthechallengetopushgovernmentsfurthertoimplementtheTreatyonaglobalscale.Agoodunderstandingofmechanismstomonitorandreportthearmsflowswillbekeytothesuccess,andIPISwillcontinuetoprovidethisexpertisetoitspartners,drawingfromitsongoingresearchonsupplychainsanddefencelogistics.

FilipReyniers

Director

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MissionIPISisaresearchcentrethatcollects,structures,assimilatesandprocessesinformationintoreports,dossiers,articles,briefings,trainingmodules,workshopsandlectures.Ourprimarytargetgrouparegovernmental,non-governmentaland intergovernmentaldevelopmentactors,aswellasprivatecorporationsand lawmakingbodies.Throughchannelssuchasthemedia,theacademicworldandthinktanks,ourinformationalsoreachesawiderrangeofstakeholders.Inthelargestsense,ourtargetgroupconsistsofallindividualsandorganisationsthatarecommittedtopeace,humanrightsanddevelopmentinSub-SaharanAfrica.

Our‘actionresearch’focusesonfactsandfiguresratherthanontheoreticalknowledge,becausewewishtoofferpracticalsolutions–workablepolicyrecommendations,training,capacityenhancingworkshops–toourpri-marytargetgroup,afterthediagnosticresearchphase.IPISresearchactivitiesarestructuredintofourresearchprogrammes,aroundwhichIPIShasbuiltaunique,field-basedexpertiseandnetworkoverthelast25years.

TheresearchprogrammeArmsTrade&Securityshedslightonfactsrelatedtotheopaqueinternationalarmstradewithandinourregionoffocus.Theanalysisofthesedataoffersinsightsintotheconsequencesofarmsflowsonconflictandunderdevelopment,andrecommendationstopreventtheproliferationofarmsinSub-SaharanAfrica.Inthisrespect,IPISinvestigateslogisticalchainsandinfrastructurethatfacilitatearmstransferstoourfocusregion.

TheresearchprogrammeNaturalResourcesbringsin-depthresearchontheexploitationofnaturalresourcesandputsintoperspectiveissuessuchastheredistributionofrents,poorgovernanceandcorruption,thefinanc-ingofconflicts.

TheresearchprogrammeBusiness&HumanRightsdealswithcorporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)andtheroleoftheprivatesectorinourfocusregion.Inthecourseofmanyyearswehavewitnessedthepotentialofprivatecompaniestocreatewealthandpromotepeace,aswellasconflictandinequality.Theresearchfocusesonallaspectsofsustainabledevelopment,respectforhumanrights,andtheimplementationofself-regulatoryandlegalframeworks.AttherequestofourclientsweapplyourCSRexpertiseinthedevelopmentofmethodologieswhichcanalsobeemployedoutsideourregionoffocus.

TheresearchprogrammeConflictMappingaimstomapthevariousmotivesofconflictactors.Asignificantpartofthisresearchisdevotedtothecollectionofreliabledataonthefieldanditsvisualisationintocartographicmaterial.

ThenatureofIPIS’researchstandsmidwaybetweenajournalisticandanacademicapproach.Withjournalismweshareastrongfocusonthefactual,asopposedtotherathertheoreticallineofapproachofacademicresearch.However,IPISgoesdeeperandmorethoroughlyintoitsthemesofresearchthanisusualwithinthejournalisticprofession.Bydoingso,wecomeneartoinvestigativejournalismanditsdiggingextendingtosourcesoutsidethepublicdomain.

Ourgatheringofinformationisapermanentactivityandisdonethroughconsultingsourcesontheinternet,studyingacademicandjournalisticpublications,analysingconfidentialdocuments,fieldworkandinterviewswithinanextensivenetworkofcontactsbuiltupovermanyyears.Thatdatastreamisprocessedbyourresearch-ersandformsthebasisoftheresearchprojectsthatwecarryoutforexternalclients.

Dependingonourclients’requirements,IPIS’outputconsistsofpublishablereportsordossiersthatareonlyintendedfortheclient.Inthelattercase,itcanbe,forinstance,adossierservingasthebasisofanNGOcam-paign,oroneforapublicauthoritytomapoutitspolicyoptions.

Theanalysesweprovide inourdossiersarealwaysaccompaniedbyworkablerecommendationsthathavebeensubmittedforreviewbylegalandtechnicalexpertsandbypolicymakers.Theserecommendationsareaddressedtoallthestakeholdersinvolvedintheresearchtopic.Besidesdossiersandreports,wealsocompilecourses,trainingmodules,andgiveworkshopsandlectures.

IPISoftendealswithsensitiveinformationandinhandlingthiswepursuedeontologicalprinciplessuchasreli-ability,criticalsense,impartialityandcheck&double-check.

Research method

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Description:

IPIScontributedtotheresearchforthisAmnestyInternationaI report that brings harrowing testi-moniesandimagesfromconflictzonesandhumanrightscrisesaroundtheworld,asaresultofabusesandatrocitiescommittedwithconventionalarmsandammunition.Thisunderlinestheurgentneedto end irresponsible arms transfers and illicittrafficking.

Building the case for a robust

Arms Trade Treaty

Peter Danssaert & Ken Matthysen

Research ProgrammeArms Trade/Security

major powers fuellingatrocitieswhy the world needs a robustarms trade treaty

Commissioned/funded by:

AmnestyInternational

Output:

Report:March2013.MajorPowersFuel-lingAtrocities.Why theworldneedsarobustArmsTradeTreaty. http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=403

Impact:

The reporthasbeenusedbyAmnestyInternationaltopressurestates,andinparticularthefivepermanentmemberstates of the UN Security Council, tocreate the most viable Arms TradeTreaty.

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Description:

During the negotiations for the UN Arms TradeTreaty(ATT),theNationalRifleAssociation(NRA)targeted the initiative for supposedly impactingSecond Amendment rights. This report demon-strates that the international community’s callfortheinclusionofammunitionandcivilianarmswithinthescopeoftheATTisusedbytheNRAtoclaimthattheATTcouldrestrictthelawfulowner-shipoffirearmsintheUnitedStates.

Pinocchio Ltd. The NRA and its

corporate partners: US shipments of

small arms ammunition by sea

Sergio Finardi & Peter Danssaert


The report was commissioned andco-authoredbyTransArmsUSAandfundedbytheBelgianDevelopment

Cooperation

Output:

Report: March 2013. Pinocchio Ltd.TheNRAanditscorporatepartners:USshipmentsofsmallarmsammuni-tionbysea.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=405

Research Programme:Arms Trade/Security

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Pinocchio LtdThe NRA and its corporate partners:

US shipments of small arms ammunition by sea

By Sergio Finardi and Peter Danssaert

Transport Services under an Arms Trade Treaty Series

TransArms-Research - International Peace Information Service

March 18 2013

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ThearticlewascommissionedbySolu-tionsJournalandfundedbytheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Output:

Article:TheArmsTradeTreaty:BuildingaPathtoDisarmament.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=404

Impact:

ThearticlehasbeenpublishedinSolu-tionsJournal,whichisanonlinejournal.Itaimstoinformawideaudienceondiscussionsregarding‘theworld’sinte-gratedecological,social,andeconomicproblems’andwishestodiscuss‘boldandinnovativeideasforsolving…’theseproblems.Thearticlewaswidelyrepro-ducedonsocialnetworks.


Description:

ThisarticleexaminesandsuggestsproposalsthatcouldenhancetheroleoftheinternationalArmsTradeTreatyintheregulationoftheinternationalarmstradeandinaddressingtheroleofthelegaltrade.

The role of the Arms Trade Treaty

in disarmament

Sergio Finardi, Brian Wood,

Peter Danssaert & Ken Matthysen

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Thispublicationwascommissionedandco-authoredbyTransArmsUSAandfundedbytheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Output:

Report:November2013.AmbushedinBangkok?TheU.N.PanelonNorthKoreaandthecaseoftheIL-76“4L-AWA”.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=429


Description:

ThisreportreviewstheconclusionofarecentUNreportonNorthKoreasanctionsaboutanarmsflightgroundedinThailand.Itanalysestheinfor-mationthatispresentedasevidencetosupportitsclaimagainstthreeindividualsaccusedofbeingcomplicitintheorganizationofanillegalarmsflightfromNorthKorea.Regrettably,theconclu-sionisthatthoseaccusationsarenotsupportedbyfacts.

UN sanctions on North Korea:

critical assessment of the findings on

an illegal arms flight

Sergio Finardi, Peter Danssaert

& Brian Johnson-Thomas

Sergio Finardi, Peter Danssaert, Brian Johnson-Thomas

Ambushed in Bangkok?Ambushed in Bangkok?The U.N. Panel on North Korea

and the case of the IL-76 “4L-AWA”

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Research ProgrammeBusiness & Human Rights

Description:

Thisreportisthefinalinacycleofthreereportsonthepilotimplementationbyupstreamcompaniesofthe“SupplementonTin,TantalumandTungstenoftheOECDDueDiligenceGuidanceforResponsi-bleSupplyChainsofMineralsfromConflict-Affec-tedandHigh-RiskAreas”.Thegoalofthereportistoprovideanoverallassessmentoftheprogressandimpactoftheone-yearpilotimplementationphaseoftheOECDGuidanceanditsSupplementonTin,TantalumandTungsten.

Thepilot implementationphaseoftheGuidancefocusedonAfrica’sGreatLakesregionandwascar-riedoutduringtheperiodAugust2011–October2012. Drawing on lessons from the ground, thisfinal report identifies key trends and commonapproaches to overcome challenges as well astoolsusedbycompaniestoimplementtheOECDGuidance.

Commissioned/funded by :

OECD

Output:

Report:January2013.UpstreamImplementationoftheOECDDueDiligenceGuidanceforResponsi-bleSupplyChainsofMineralsfromConflict-AffectedandHigh-RiskAreas.FinalReportonone-yearpilotimplementationoftheSupplementonTin,Tantalum,andTungsten.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=398

Impact:

TheOECDGuidanceandthe3TSupplementrepresentthebenchmarkforduediligenceimplemen-tationinthesupplychainsofmineralsfromconflict-affectedandhigh-riskareasinallregionsoftheworld.

IPIS’workwasespeciallybeneficial tocompanies sourcingand tradingminerals fromtheGreatLakes.IPISworkedwithover60companiesactiveatdifferentlevelsofthesupplychaininAfrica,andafterthreecyclesofin-regionvisitsandreporting,mostofthemnowadoptedaduediligencepolicyandhaveaclearerunderstandingofthebroaderduediligencelandscape.

Aftercarryingouttheimplementationphase,IPIScontinuestoworkwiththeOECDandwithotherstakeholdersacrossbusinessandcivilsocietytoidentifybestpracticesandaddresscurrentchal-lenges.Notably,IPISbecameamemberofthePublic-PrivateAllianceforResponsibleMineralsTrade(PPA)in2013,andoneofIPISResearcherswaselectedtoserveonthePPA’sBoard.

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals

from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas:

Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten

Anna Bulzomi& Evie Francq

Miner engaged in sifting process , Rwanda (IPIS 2012)

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WiththesupportoftheBelgianDevel-opmentCooperation.

Output:

IPISInsights:August2013.Whybusi-nessesshouldassesshumanrightsimpactsfromtheoutsetofprojects.SOCOInternationalOilCompanyinVirungaNationalPark,DRC.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=414

Impact:

IPIS’researchinformedWWF’sOctober2013submissiontotheUK’sOECDNationalContactPoint(NCP),allegingbreachesoftheOECDGuidelinesforMultinationalEnterprises.TheNCPisnowformallyreviewingthecaseagainstSOCO.http://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_files_oecd_com-plaint_against_soco___key_findings.pdf


Description:

TakingacloserlookatthepresenceoftheBritishoilcompanySOCOInternationalintheVirungaPark(DRC),IPISdemonstrateswhyitissovitalforcompaniestoemployrights-respectfulprocesses,suchasthoseadvisedintheUNGuidingPrinciplesonBusinessandHumanRights,fromtheverybeginningoftheprospectionstage.

The need for human rights impact assessment:

the case of SOCO International Oil Company

in Virunga National Park, DRC

Gabriella Wass

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Thereportwascommissionedby‘ArbeitsgruppeTschad’andwassup-portedbytheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Output:

Report,December2013.PracticeWhatYouPreach:TheoryandPracticeofChinaNationalPetroleumCorporation(CNPC)’sStakeholderEngagementPlaninChad.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=437

Impact:

ThedocumentproducedbyIPISfeedsintothecurrentdiscussiononstake-holderengagementinlarge-scaleoilprojectsinChadandservesasbaselineforbothCNPCandcivilsocietygroupstorevisecurrentengagementpoliciesandprogressivelyimprovetheirenga-gementpractices,evenmoresoinlightofthenextphasesintheRônierprojectandofCNPC’sinterestindevelopingcorporate-NGOpartnerships.


Description:

Inthisreport,IPISshedslightonthegapsbetweentheoryandpracticeofthestakeholderengage-mentplandesignedandimplementedbytheChadianbranchoftheChinaNationalPetroleumCorporation(CNPC)intheirRônierproject.IPISwasalsotaskedtofacilitatethedialoguebetweenthecompanyandthelargestcoalitionofChadiancivilsocietyorganizationsworkingonnaturalresources,theCommissionPermanentePétroleN’Djamena(CPPN).AfterintroducingthecontextofSino-ChadianrelationsandthedetailsoftheRônieroperations,thisstudyfocusesonthediscre-panciesnotedbetweenCNPC’spoliciesonpaperandtherealityonthegroundinChad

China National Petroleum Corporation in Chad:

Theory and Practice of the Stakeholder

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Description:

TenyearsafterthelaunchoftheKimberleyProcessCertificationScheme(KPCS),thisreportisthefirstinatwopartseriesprovidinganoverviewofwheretheKimberleyProcessandinternationaleffortstocombatthetradeinconflictdiamondscurrentlystand.ThispartprovidesabroadoverviewoftheissuesfacingtheKimberleyProcessasitsteppedinto2014,outliningsomeofthegeneraldeve-lopmentsthathavetakenplacebothwithinthediamondindustryandthewidersocialcontextsincetheKPCS’negotiation,addressingsomeofthestrengthsandweaknessesoftheKimberleyProcessitself,andexploringsomeoftheproposalsforreformcurrentlyonthetable.


WiththesupportoftheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Output:

Aricle,November2013.IPISInsights:KimberleyProcess:observationsfromthesidelines.PartI.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=431

Impact:

Thepaperwaswellreceivedinfurnishinggovernmentpolicymakers,aswellascivilsocietyandindustryactors,withacontextualisedunderstandingoftheKimberlyProcessatatimefraughtwithquestionsaboutthefutureoftheschemeduetochallengesposedtoitsefficacyandrelevance.Indoingso,itfedintoenquiriesmadeattheBelgianparliamentarylevel,whereIPISwas,interalia,invitedtoelaborateonitsfindingsbeforeaselectcommitteeXXX,andwascirculatedamongstpartiesattendingtheKimberlyProcessPlenaryinNovember2013.IPISwillcontinuetoprovideinsightsinthisareain2014withasecondinsightinrecentproposalsforduediligenceguidanceorthegemstonessector.”

The Kimberley Process revisited

Fiona Southward

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Research Programme:Business & Human Rights ° Capacity Building

Description:

Thisisthefirstpartofaseriesofreportsthatshedsa light on the oil sector in Uganda, its possibleimpact on human rights, and how government,companies, and civil society can best enable apositivebondbetweenoilandthewelfareoftheUgandanpeople.Thereportprovidesasituationalanalysisof theoil sector inUganda, looksat thelegislation surrounding oil extraction, and looksat future developments in the industry. For thisseries, IPIS collaborates with ActionAid Interna-tionalUganda.

Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats

to human rights I

Gabriella Wass & Chris Musiime


Commissioned and co-authored byActionAid International Uganda andsupportedbytheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Output:

Report: July 2013. Business, HumanRights,andUganda’sOil.Part I:Ugan-da’soil sectorandpotential threats tohumanrights.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=413

Impact:

Thisreporthasprovedtobeaninvalu-able capacity building tool for IPIS’spartner in Uganda: ActionAid. Over2000copieshavebeendisseminatedofthe report,whichActionAidcontinuestouseasapositionstatementonandbackgroundertooil’simpactonUgan-da’sacrosstheirworkAfricaandinterna-tionally.Likewise,IPIShasincreasinglybeenapproachedtodelivertrainingin2014 on the business, oil and human

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Research Programme:Business & Human Rights ° Capacity Building

Description:

ThisisthesecondpartofIPISandActionAid’sseriesof reports exploring business and human rightsissues in Uganda’s oil sector. In accordancewiththeUNGuidingPrinciplesonBusinessandHumanRights,thissecondreportassessesthedutyoftheUgandan,British,FrenchandChineseStatestopre-vent,investigate,punishandredresshumanrightsabusebybusinesses.


Commissioned and co-authored by ActionAidInternationalUganda and supportedby theBel-gianDevelopmentCooperation

Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats

to human rights II

Gabriella Wass & Chris Musiime

Output:

Report: December 2013. Business,HumanRights,andUganda’sOil -PartII: Protect andRemedy: ImplementingStatedutiesunder theUNFrameworkonBusinessandHumanRights.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=436

Impact:

Theutilityof this report is thedeline-ation it makes between business andState responsibility. Where resourcesareextracted,localandnationalsoftenstruggle to locate where responsibil-ityshouldfall.InUganda,resettlementofpopulations livingnearoilsiteshasbeenaparticularlykeysuchissue.Thispaper has formed part of a nationaldebate regarding whether the Ugan-danStateorbusinessesshouldbeheldaccountableforongoingproblemssur-roundingrelocation.

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ThisreportwascommissionedbyWaterLexandwrittenincooperationwiththeCongoleseNGORRN-RDC.ThepublicationwassupportedbytheBel-gianDevelopmentCooperation.

Output:

Report:November2013.Insearchofcleanwater:humanrightsandtheminingindustryinKatanga,DRC.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publicati-ons_detail.php?id=434

Research ProgrammeBusiness & Human Rights ° Capacity Building

Description:

IntheDRC’sKatangaprovince,richincobaltandcopper,someindustrialminingcompaniesope-rateprovokingsignificantpollutionofwatersour-ces,seriouslyaffectingthelocalpopulation.Thisreportanalysestheminingsectorandthelegalframeworkitoperatesin,andgivesanoverviewoftheresponsibilitiesoftheCongolesegovern-menttowardstherighttowaterasdefinedunderhumanrightlaw.

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CommissionedbyActionAidUgandaandorganisedwiththesupportoftheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation.

Output:

Trainingmaterials:http://prezi.com/klqzrtryfs7j/uganda-business-and-human-rights-cb-dec-2013/.

Report:March2014.Business&HumanRightsinUganda:What’sontheAgenda?http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=442

Impact:

19organisationsparticipated,andreportedthatthetrainingwasaninva-luableintroductiontoanemergingtopic.


Description:

AfewdaysafterattendingtheannualUNForumonBusinessandHumanRightsinGeneva,IPISranatwo-daytrainingwithActionAidUgandaforbusinessesandNGOsinKampala,Uganda.Thetrainingprovidedaspaceforbusinessesandcivilsocietytomeet,gettoknoweachotherandtakestockofwhatisbeingdonetoimplementtheUNGuidingPrinciplesonBusiness&HumanRightsinUganda.IPISpublishedthetrainingmaterialsonline,andputtogetherareportsummarisingsomethoughtsandobservationsfromtheparti-cipatingorganisations,aswellasprovidingsnap-shotsofthecurrentrelationshipbetweenbusinessandhumanrightsinUganda

What does business & human rights mean,

and how can we bring about a healthy relationship

between the two?

Gabriella Wass & Anna Bulzomi

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ThetrainingmanualwasproducedinpartnershipwithWaterlexandtheFranciscans.TheprojectwasfundedbytheBelgianDevelopmentcooperationandtheCityofAntwerp.

Output:

IPISVideo-TheHumanRighttoWater(English).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uT1F2hukSk

IPISVideo-Droitàl’eau(French).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jczpZ_iuzHM

ThePresentationinEnglish.http://prezi.com/kxdbdnic2ark/right-to-water-workshop-uganda/

ThePresentationinFrench.http://prezi.com/elb_guhsbxa5/droit-a-leau-atelier/


Description:

Anewtrainingmodulewasdevelopedtoraiseawarenessontheimportanceoftherighttowaterandsanitation.Thetraininggivesanoutlineof:Thelegalbasisoftherighttowaterattheinter-nationallevel;Waterandsanitationchallengesfacedbythepoorandmostvulnerablegroups;Roleandresponsibilitiesofgovernmentswithres-pecttotherighttowaterandsanitation;Bringingnationalconcernstotheinternationallevel;andMethodsofadvocacy.

InFebruary2013,IPISdeliveredthistraininginLubumbashiDRC,andKampala,Uganda.IPISpart-neredwithlocalorganisationsinordertotailorcontenttothespecificaudiences,andsecurethemostreceptiveparticipants.IPISalsoproducedanumberofpublicallyavailabletrainingmaterialstocomplementthiswork:avideo(inFrenchandEnglish)ontherighttowater,aposter(inEnglish)andatrainingmanual.

The Human Right to Water and

Sanitation

Andrés Zaragoza Montejano, Gabriella Wass & Evie Francq

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Research Programme:Natural Resources

Description:

Thisarticleassessestheroleofthecombatagainst‘conflictminerals’ inconflictresolutioninEasternDRC.Itarguesthatthelinkbetweenconflictmin-eralsandinsecurityisrathercomplex,andformu-lates some lessons learned from existing policyinitiatives.


Commissioned by Internationale Spectator andfundedbytheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Conflictmineralen en conflictresolutie

in Oost-Congo

Ken Matthysen

Output:

Article: July2013. Strijd tegenconflict-mineralen:sleuteltotconflictresolutieinOost-Congo? http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=412

Impact:

TheInternationaleSpectatorisamaga-zinethatwantstoofferthoroughanaly-sesofissueswithinthefieldofinterna-tionalrelationstoitsaudience,includinge.g.academics,studentsandpoliticians.Withthisarticleitwantedtosensitizeitsaudienceandofferthemabalancedviewontheissueofconflictminerals.

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Research Programme:Natural Resources

Description:

Though the Central African Republic might beconsideredanappropriatecandidateforanalysiswithintheconflict-mineralperspective,thisframe-work ignores the country’s mining sector’s veryspecificcharacteristics.ThisreportaimstoanalyseboththeCentralAfricanRepublic’sgoldanddia-mond mining sector and related environmentalandsocio-economicissues.

Study of the mining sector in the

Central African Republic

Ken Matthysen & Ian Carkson

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ers s

iftin

g gr

avel

nea

r Sam

-Oua

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08)


ThisreportwascommissionedbyAction-AidandfundedbyCordaid

Output:

Report:March2013.GoldanddiamondsintheCentralAfricanRepublic.Thecoun-try’s mining sector, and related social,economic and environmental issues.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publica-tions_detail.php?id=406

Report:L’oretlesdiamantsdelaRépub-liquecentrafricaine.Lesecteurminieretles problèmes sociaux, économiques etenvironnementaux y afférents. http://www.ipisresearch.be/publications_detail.php?id=432

Impact:

Thereporthadtobepresentedatawork-shop inBangui,organised in collabora-tion with Cordaid, in order to sensitizestakeholders in CAR on the country’sminingsectorandrelatedenvironmentalandsocio-economicissues.Howeverdueto theworseningsecuritysituationandthe subsequent withdrawal of CordaidfromtheCAR,theworkshopdidnottakeplaceintheend.Nevertheless,thereporthasbeenwelcomedbyawiderangeofstakeholders, including people withintheCARMinistryofMining.

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ThisreportwascommissionedbyEurAcandfundedbyHumanityUnited

Output:

Report:November2013.ConflictMinerals’initiativesinDRCongo:Per-ceptionsoflocalminingcommunities.http://www.ipisresearch.be/publicati-ons_detail.php?id=426

Impact:

ThereporthasbeenlaunchedataneventintheEuropeanParliamentinNovember2013.EurAchasusedittoinfluenceEuropeanpolicymakerswithregardtotheEU’sinitiativeonrespon-siblesourcingofmineralsoriginatingfromconflict-affectedandhigh-riskareas.

Research ProgrammeNatural Resources

Description:

TheexploitationofmineralsisanimportantsourceofincomeformanycommunitiesineasternDRC.Yetthismineralwealthalsoplaysasignificantroleinthecontinuationofinsecurityinpartsofthecountry.Therefore,initiativeshavebeendevelo-pedtoaddresstheso-called‘conflictminerals’pro-blemandthehighlevelofinformalityintheDRC’sartisanalminingsector.ThisreportaimstoprovideinsightintotheimpactoftheseintiativesonthelivelihoodstrategiesoflocalcommunitiesandgivesrecommendationsforapossibleEUinitiativeonresponsiblesourcingofmineralsfromconflict-affectedandhigh-riskareas.

How local mining communities perceive

‘conflict minerals’ initiatives in DRC

Ken Matthysen & Andrés Zaragoza Montejano

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pril

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ThisprojectwascommissionedbyDLR,theGermannationalaeronauticsandspaceresearchcentre,andfundedbytheEuropeanCommission.

Output:

IPISprovidedanalysisofsatelliteimagesofminingareas,anddatafromthefield.


Description:

TheG-SextantProject,partoftheEU-fundedCopernicusProgramme,helpstoimprovethemanagementofnaturalresourcesandofhuma-nitarianorregionalcrises.IPISprovidesfielddataandanalysistovalidatespatialdatafromearthobservationsatellites.

The G-Sextant project: geospatial intelligence

for mineral mapping

Filip HilgertG

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at A

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Sou

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go (I

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014)

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ThisprojectwascommissionedbytheCatholicUniversityofBukavuandIOB

Output:

IPISprovidedamapoftheKamitugaareaandfacilitatedthefieldresearch.TheresultswillbeintegratedinthePhDresearchofJanvierKiloshoBurayeoftheCatholicUniversityofBukavu.


Description:

Drawingfromitsexpertiseinmappingartisanalmineralsitesinremoteareas,IPISwascontrac-tedbytheCatholicUniversityofBukavuandIOB(Antwerp)tofacilitateacensusoftheminingsiteinKamituga,SouthKivu(DRC).IPISfacilitatedthefieldresearchwithtechnicalassistanceandamapoftheKamitugaarea.

A census of the mining site of Kamituga, South Kivu (DRC)

Filip Hilgert

G15

G22

Kabo

Kaseti

Luliba

Mobale

Tobola

Kalingi

Lutunda

Filon 20

Kibukila

Kashitenge

Mobale

Luliba

Kobokobo

Kabatongo

KSB ("Kazibe")

Kalingi (Calvaire)

D7 Mirira (Matenende)

PE 39

PE 36

PE 37

Mazozo

Kalingi

Kabumba

Kamituga

Isasa

Butwa

Tanda

Katutu

Legeza

Kaseti

Longela

Sangazo

Lugundu

Lutunda

Tukolo I

Luliba Centre

28°13'0"E

28°13'0"E

28°12'0"E

28°12'0"E

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28°10'0"E

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International Peace Information Service (IPIS), juin 2013

Territoire de Mwenga

Exploitation d'or (IPIS, 2009)

Gisements d'or (Banro, 2012)

Permis d'exploitation "Kamituga Mining" (Banro)

Localité importante

Village

Rivière

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ThereportisapartnerpublicationwiththeCon-goleseNGOBEDEWA,withthesupportoftheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Output:

Travaildesenfantsdanslesiteminierd’exploitationartisanaledeBisieenterritoiredeWalikale.UnecriseoubliéeenRépubliqueDémocratiqueduCongo.http://www.ipisre-search.be/publications_detail.php?id=430

Research ProgrammeNatural Resources ° Capacity Building

Description:

MorethantwentyyearsaftertheConventionontheRightsoftheChildcameintoforceintheDRC,thesituationofchildrenintheWalikaleTerritoryremainscritical.Thisreportisacasestudyonchild-ren’srightsinBisie,alargeminingsiteinNorthKivu.

Child labour in the mining site of Bisie,

Walikale (DRC)

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vu (I

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Bureau d’Etudes, d’observation et de coordination pour le Développement du territoire de Walikale

Paix, Démocratie, Droits humains, Mines, Environnement et Agriculture

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TheresearchandthemapwerefundedbyWorldBank/PROMINESandtheBelgianForeignAffairs.Theana-lysiswasfundedbytheBelgianDeve-lopmentCooperation.

Output:

Report:November2013.Theresearchfindingsarepresentedthroughaninteractivewebmapandareport:Ana-lysisoftheinteractivemapofartisanalminingareasinEasternDRCongo.

http://www.ipisresearch.be/publicati-ons_detail.php?id=428

http://ipisresearch.be/mapping/webmapping/drcongo

Research ProgrammeConflict Mapping

Description:

In2012,IPISandtheCongoleseMiningCadastreagreedtosetupapermanentsystemtomonitorartisanalminingactivitiesandtheinvolvementofarmedgroupsinthemineralexploitationandtrade.Thefirstversionoftheresultingwebmapshowsthelocationofnearly800miningsitesand85tradingcentres,includinginformationaboutarmedgroupspresenceandinvolvement,andthescaleoftheminingactivity.Themapincludesatleast410casesofillegaltaxationbyarmedgroupsortheCongolesearmy.Themapwillbeupdatedin2014.

Mapping artisanal mining areas in Eastern DRC

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ThisprojectwasfundedbytheBelgianForeignAffairs.

Output:

MappingConflictMotives:theSudan-SouthSudanborder.Interactivewebmap

Research Programme: Conflict Mapping

Description:

Thisreportmapsandanalysestheconflictdyna-micsinthewiderborderareaspanningSudanandSouthSudan,andlooksintothemotivationsandinterestsofthepartiesinvolvedintheinterstate,intrastateandlocalconflictsinthisarea.Togetherwiththistext,aseriesofinteractivewebmapsoftheareaoffocusisavailable.Themapsincludeinformationonsecurityincidents,cattlemigra-tion,naturalresourcesandagriculture,amongstanumberofotherfeatures.

Conflict motives in the Sudan - South Sudan

border area

Steven Spittaels & Yanncik Weyns

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Social mediaOverthepastyears,IPIS’onlinepresencehasinevitablybecomeourprimarymeansofinterfacingwiththepublic.ThewayorganisationsareperceivednowadaysmeansthatIPIScannotpurelyexpectitsresearchcontenttospeakforitself;wemustalsoallowthepublicandclientstounderstandwhatitisthatweoffer.Thecoremeansbywhichwecanofferthisinterfacearethroughthewebsiteandtheweeklybriefing,bothofwhichhaveundergonesignificantchanges.

ThenewwebsitewaslaunchedinFebruari2012.TheoveralllayoutcommunicatesIPIS’personalitywell,andmodernisesIPIS’publicimage.ThenewinterfaceenablesIPIStocatchandholdtheatten-tionofthosewhocomeacrossourwebsiteorwork,inviting them to explore what we have to offer

themintermsofservices,informationandresources.

IPIS’websiteisdesignedtoactasanengagingvirtualmagazine;areadercanbrowseornavigatetoaparticularpagewiththeintentionoffindingspe-cificinformation.

Thewebsitecontinuestoattractagrowingnumberofreaders,asillustratedbythevisitorstatisticsoverthelastfouryearsshowninthetablebelow.

Numberofvisits Uniquevisitors

2009 55,235 35,847

2010 72,589 47,179

2011 81,954 51,885

2012 94,332 61.318

2013 129,486 76,739

In2013,wehaveimplementedminorchangestothewebsitetoincreaseuser-friendliness.Inaddi-tiontothis,anewwebspacehasbeencreatedtopublishanewseriesofinteractivewebmaps.ThefirstonewasthemineralmapofEasternDRC.AwebmapoftheSudan-SouthSudanborderareawaspublishedearly2014andasimilarmapoftheCentralAfricanRepublicwillbepublishedinthelastmonthsof2014.Withthesemapsweaimtopresentourdatainwaythatisvisuallyappealing.

Inadditiontothese,IPIShasstartedtouseothermeansbywhichtoengagewiththepublic,inclu-dingFacebookandaTwitter (news) feed.Bothareclosely linkedtotheredactionoftheweeklybriefing.

@IPISResearch

http://www.facebook.com/IPISResearch

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SinceJune2008,IPIShasbeencompilingaweeklybriefing,providinganoverviewofrelevantnewsreportsfromreliablesourcesonnaturalresourcesandarmstrade/securityintheAfricanGreatLakesRegion(DRC,Rwanda,BurundiandUganda).Thebriefingsarecompiledbysystematicallyscanning

aselectednumberofwebsitesfromrelevantmedia,NGOs,multilateralandgovernmentalorgani-sationsandresearchinstitutes.Lessreadilypubliclyavailableinformationisalsoincluded,eitherfromotherbriefingsandnewsletters,orfrompublicationspurchasedfortheIPIS’specialistworkinglibrary.Additionally,thebriefingincludesinformationonIPIS’slatestpublicationsandupcomingevents.

TheIPISBriefingispostedontheIPISwebsiteandisweeklydisseminatedtoagroupofover2,000recipients.Thisgroupincludes,amongstothers,nationalandinternationalNGOsandinstitutes,UNagencies,academics,politiciansandpolicymakers.IPIS’aimistoassisttheseactorsinthetimecon-sumingtaskofgatheringandstructuringinformationwhilstprovidingthemwithashortdigestibleoverviewofcurrenteventsastheyrelatetoissuesofpeaceandsecurityintheregion.Ouronlinebriefingarchive,whichgoesbacktoApril2012,alsohasthepotential toactasarepositoryforweeklynewseventsrelatingtoourareaoffocus.

In2013IPISmadesomeminorchangestothestructureandscopeofthebriefinginordertoincre-aseitsrelevanceevenmore.AnewevaluationwithuserconsultationwascarriedoutaspartofIPIS’2010-2013ExternalEvaluation,andhighlightedthattheBriefingcontinuedtobevaluedbyitsusersandisheldinhighregardamongstpractitioners.AgrowingnumberofretweetsandcommentspostedonTwitterandFacebookconfirmthesefindings.Asthebriefingdevelopsandfurtherfeed-backreceived,wehopetocontinueevolvingthebriefingintoasuserfriendlyandusefulaserviceaspossible.

http://www.ipisresearch.be/weekly-briefings.php

ThisservicehasbeenmadepossiblebythesupportoftheBelgianDirectorate-GeneralforDevelop-mentCooperation(DGD).

Weekly briefing

Social media

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Library

Thethematicdivisionofourlibrarycorrespondstothekeythemesofourresearch:armstrade/security,theexploitationofnaturalresources,andcorporatesocialresponsibilityinSub-SaharanAfrica.Inadditiontothis,thereisaseparatesectionwithreferencebooksandgeneralpublications(forexamplepolitics,historyetc.).

In order to provide interested public with the opportunity to consult our collections,weprovideopenaccesstoourlibraryduringofficehours.Visitorsareaskedtomakeanappointmentbeforetheyvisitthelibrarysothatwecanarrangeforthemtobeassistedbyoneofourresearchersduringtheirlibraryconsultations.

Current journals and magazines

• Africa-AsiaConfidential• AfricaConfidential • AfricaEnergyIntelligence• AfricaMiningIntelligence• Jane’sDefenceWeekly• Jane’sInternationalDefenceReview• Keesingshistorischarchief• Lalettreducontinent• NJCMBulletin• StrategicSurvey• TheMilitaryBalance

Impact:

Impact:Theformationofthecollectionistheresponsibilityofourresearchers.Itisofvitalimportance for their informationgathering.Bypermanentlyprocessingpurchasedandotherwiseacquiredpublications,theycanexpandtheirexpertise.Inadditiontothat,thelibraryisopenfornon-IPIS-researchers,studentsandstakeholderswhowanttoexpandtheirknowledgeofourcorethemesandputittouseintheirvariousworkoreducation.

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IPIS vzw Balance 31/12/2013Total assests 296.309 €

Permanent assetsCurrent floating assets

13.633 €282.561 €

Totaal liabilities 296.309 €

Own fundsProvisionDebts

137.821 €5.000 €

153.488 €

IPIS vzw Turnover 2013

Turnover 995.365 €

ConsultancyProject SubsidiesProgramme SubsidiesStructural SubsidiesOther

342.034 €237.436 €164.647 €246.093 €

5.155 €

Expenses 987.126 €

Housing costsActivitiesStaffing costsWrite-offsOther

32.143 €343.043 €594.393 €

7.768 €9.779 €

Allocated funds 9.628 €

Finances

Turnover

Expenses

Programme subsidies 28%

Write-offs 2 %

Other 2%

Activities 35 %

Staffing costs 60 %

Housing costs 3 %

Structural Subsidies 25 %

Consultancy 34 %

ProgrammeSubsidies 17 %

ProjectSubsidies 24 %

Other 0%

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2012

Transparency and Accountability - Monitoring and Reporting Methods Under An Arms Trade TreatyFor: Originally prepared in 2009 for the internal use of Amnesty International International Secretariat. After receiving requests from other organizations on the issue of common standards for the ATT, the report is now jointly published, with updates and additions, by IPIS and TransArms

Rough Seas – Maritime Transport and Arms Ship-ments - Transport Services under an Arms Trade TreatyFor: in cooperation with TransArms, with the support of the Belgian Development Cooperation

A Code of Conduct for Arms Transport by AirFor: Originally written in 2006 for UNDP. The report remained unpublished. The authors believe that the information and considerations this report offers may benefit the present debate on how to regulate the transport of conventional arms. Publication was made possible by funds from the Belgian Development Cooperation.

Analysis of arms supplies to the Democratic Re-public of CongoFor: Amnesty International

Conventional arms sales of the UN Security Coun-cil Permanent Five MembersFor: In cooperation with Omega Research Foundation and funded by Amnesty International

The formalisation of artisanal mining in the Demo-cratic Republic of the Congo and RwandaFor: The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the European Union

Mapping of gold and diamond extraction and related social, economic and environmental issues in the Central African RepublicFor: ActionAid Nederland and Cordaid

A profound analysis of The East African multi-modal transport networkFor: In cooperation with TransArms, with the support of the Belgian Development Cooperation

The impact of oil Extraction on human rights in UgandaFor: ActionAid

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Dili-genceGuidance for responsible supply chains of miner-als from conflict-affected and high-risk areasFor: OECD

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Dili-gence Guidance for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas (final report)For: OECD

Mapping Mining Activities in Eastern DRCFor: Promines/World Bank, Belgian Foreign Affairs

Map of artisanal gold mining sites in South Kivu, DRCFor: BICC (Bonn International Center for Conversion)

Mapping artisanal gold mining sites in IturiFor: IKV Pax Christi, with the support of the Belgian Development Cooperation

Mapping Conflict Minerals: GMESFor: GMES

Mapping Conflict Motives: M23For: EurAC

Participatory Workshop on the Right to WaterFor: Civil Society in Katanga, DRC. Made possible by the City of Antwerp and the Belgian Development Coopera-tion

Planning and Running a Research ProjectFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Bel-gian Development Corporation

Working With Conflict DynamicsFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Bel-gian Development Corporation

Introduction to CartographyFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Bel-gian Development Corporation

Online Databases for Arms Trade ResearchFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Bel-gian Development Corporation

2011

Study on irresponsible transfers and the EU arms embargo on SudanFor: TA-R, ASER, Black Book campaign project on EU arms transfers

Transparency and the Arms Trade TreatyFor: Prio, TransArms, Amnesty International Interna-tional Secretariat

Analysis of the Flemish bill on the import, export and transit of MSP material and related technologyFor: Amnesty International

Assesment of existing practice regarding end-user certificationFor: UNODA

Assignments 2010-2012

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Guide to Current Mining Reform InitiativesFor: Eurac, Fatal Transactions, Belgian Network on Natu-ral Resources

Analysis of Congolese gold traded trough KenyaFor: Belgian Network on Natural Resources

Assessment of gold exploitation and trade in East-ern DRC’For: GIZ, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

Study on violence against women in Eastern DRCFor: ITUC

Monitoring of the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for responsible supply chains of Minerals from Conflict Affected and High Risk AreasFor: OECD

Production of maps illustrating the link between natural resources and armed conflict in the DR CongoFor: Comission Justice et Paix

Scrutiny of mining and trade at the DRC’s principal cassiterite mine BisieFor: The Fatal Transactions network

Joint publication on the social conditions in mining areas in Eastern DRCWith ASSODIP

2010

Study into conflict motives of armed groups in the Province Orientale of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’For: Fatal Transactions, EU, Belgian Development Coop-eration

‘Production of a map of mining concessions in the DR Congo’For: Broederlijk Delen, Belgian Development Coopera-tion

‘Study of the mining sector in the Kivu hinterlands (Northern Katanga, Maniema and Bafwasende/Mambasa)’For: International Alert

‘Capacity building of NGOs in the Central African Republic working on the exploitation of uranium’For: Cordaid, Niza-Action Aid

‘Study of international initiatives regarding trans-parency and certification of minerals in Eastern DRC, including interviews with local stakeholders’For: Swedwatch, Finnwatch, SOMO/MakeITfair

‘Inventory of the energy sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’For: CRE-AC

‘Analysis of trade networks in Eastern DRC with regard to the mineral sector and their links with the military and politics’For: International Alert, Directorate-General Develop-ment Cooperation of the European Commission

‘Short study on the problematic relationship be-tween artisanal mining and armed conflict in East-ern DRC’For: European Parliament

‘Collecting background information for a series of lectures’For: Broederlijk Delen, Pax Christi Vlaanderen

‘Research on the present and future role of MONUC with regard to the resource issue’For: Free the Slaves

‘Documenting cases of irresponsible arms transfers’For: Amnesty International

‘Pre-feasibility assessment study-capacity building for stemming illicit SALW trafficking via air in the Great Lakes Region’For: FIIAPP

‘Analysis of the international cluster munition con-vention’For: Amnesty International

‘Study on international arms transfers to East Africa and armed violence’For: TransArms

‘Report on the transport of weapons by air’For: Amnesty International

‘Analysis of the international obligations of the Cen-tral African Republic with regard to the environment and the activities of companies’For: Cordaid

‘Analysis of the Central Africal legislation on envi-ronment and mining’For: Cordaid

Assignments 2010-2012

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www.ipisresearch.beActivity ReportIPIS team

Anne HullebroeckOffice [email protected]

Dennis Van [email protected]

Director: Filip [email protected]

Researchers:

Administration:

On 1 January 2014 the IPIS team was composed of the following people:

Interns in 2013:

Laureen Van Assche

Charlotte Marres

Julia Spiesberger

Yoana Georgieva

Lois Bourbon

Peter DanssaertResearcher Arms Trade & [email protected]

Steven SpittaelsResearcher Conflict [email protected]

Filip HilgertResearcher and GIS expert for Conflict [email protected]

Ken MatthysenResearcher Natural Resources and Arms Trade & [email protected]

Evie FrancqResearcher Natural Resources and Business & Human [email protected]

Anna BulzomiResearcher Natural Resources and Business & Human [email protected]

Gabriella WassResearcher Natural Resources and Business & Human [email protected]

Yannick WeynsResearcher Conflict [email protected]

Jean-Laurent MartinGIS expert and information manager for Conflict [email protected]

Andrés Zaragoza MontejanoResearcher Natural Resources and Business & Human Rightsandré[email protected]

Fiona SouthwardResearcher Business & Human [email protected]

Zacharie Bulakali NtakobajiraConsultant - Liaison Officer [email protected]

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