Global Witness - Breaking the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption
Global Witness investigates and campaigns to prevent natural resourced-related conflict and corruption.
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More funny business in the gas trade
New Briefing: the takeover of Hungary's largest independent gas suppliers, Emfesz, by persons who are currently unknown further highlights how the EU must tackle the question of secrecy in the gas trade if it wants to guarantee energy security.
Read the briefingCracking Down on the trade in Blood Diamonds
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, established to stem the trade in blood diamonds, met this week in Namibia. Global Witness wants governments to do more to tackle non-compliance, smuggling, money laundering and human rights abuses.
Read moreGlobal Witness testifies at US Congress
Banks complicit in corruption and poverty: Some of the world's major banks, including Barclays and Citibank, have been facilitating corruption and undermining development in some of the worst-governed countries in the world.
Read testimony and reportUN Climate Change Talks in Bonn
A key international meeting on climate change took place in Bonn earlier this month. Global Witness was there, focusing on how to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Our report looks at some of the issues in depth
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26 June 2009
Governments urged to renew commitments as diamond meeting closes
Some progress at Kimberley Process diamond meeting but governments must do more to ensure scheme's effectiveness
19 June 2009
Blood Diamonds - Time to Plug the Gaps
The landmark Kimberley Process is in danger of losing its credibility, civil society groups warn today, ahead of a key meeting of the scheme established to stop the trade in blood diamonds.
18 June 2009
Verdict on UN Climate Change Talks in Bonn
Global Witness campaigner, Davyth Stewart, reflects on tough week of negotiations in Bonn, which yielded mixed results
12 June 2009
Briefing note on imminent oil supply crunch
Global Witness is calling for governments to officially and publicly declare that there is an imminent oil supply crunch and to take urgent measures to develop safe and sustainable alternative energy systems
