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Voices for Justice: PWYP Members Make Their Mark at COP16
This morning, Colombia time, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) members and partners from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will start making their way through the corridors of COP16 in Cali. COP16 is the short name of the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, gathering the countries that have signed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), […]
The world is eyeing Africa’s minerals, it’s time to strike while the iron (and lithium) are hot
This opinion was published on Business Day on September 19, 2024. History warns us: simply having resources doesn’t guarantee prosperity. Africa has long been a supplier of raw materials, shipping off cocoa, gold, diamonds, oil, and now critical minerals, while others take in the profits from manufacturing and innovation. With vast reserves of transition minerals […]
Discover the Asia Pacific Transition Mineral Accountability Working Group
WHO ARE WE? The Asia Pacific Transition Mineral Accountability Working Group (AP-TMA WG), founded in January 2023, unites civil society leaders from Australia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines to confront critical challenges at the intersection of mining accountability, climate justice, and energy transitions. The AP-TMA WG is dedicated to safeguarding […]
Civil society statement on the publication of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals report
A call for collective action rooted in justice and equity Declaring that “resourcing the energy transition requires a new paradigm rooted in equity and justice,” the Panel has laid out principles and recommendations to create urgently necessary change in mineral supply chains. We call for global collective action to put these ambitions into practice: Anchoring […]
Civil Society Demands Attention to Human Rights and Climate Justice Ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan
To find out more about the joint campaign for human rights at COP29, please visit Demand Rights at COP We, the undersigned civil society organizations, movements, groups and individuals, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting this year’s United Nations Climate Conference (COP29), to […]
Relegating Africa to the world’s green mine is costing us
This piece was published on Climate Home News on September 5, 2024. There is a fierce scramble underway for the minerals to enable a low-carbon future and it is costing Africa $24 billion a year and risking a global energy transition. Africa has long been the world’s supplier of raw materials, from gold and diamonds to […]
Harnessing evidence and international support to uphold civic space in the Kyrgyz Republic
By gathering evidence about shrinking civic space and drawing on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as an effective platform to raise concerns, a diverse national and international movement helped protect civic space in the Kyrgyz Republic – sending a powerful message to governments worldwide. PWYP coalition member Nazik Imanbekova describes their shared achievements. In […]
A joint call for Gubad’s release, one year after his arrest
Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the arrest of Gubad Ibadoghlu in Azerbaijan. PWYP, Crude Accountability, Amnesty International and other civil society organisations are jointly calling for his release. July 23 – We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the ongoing crackdown against civil society in Azerbaijan that has targeted a broad range of individuals, including […]
The Corporate Capture of Global Economic Governance: A feminist call for multilateralism, not multistakeholderism
This blog is part of a series commissioned by PWYP’s strategy sub-committee (made up of members of PWYP’s Global Council, Africa Steering Committee and Board). The proposals and positions of each guest author are not endorsed by PWYP; rather they have been invited to share them in order to prompt our collective thinking as we […]
Meet our new Executive Director: From Madagascar’s national coalition to the PWYP International Secretariat
I first came across Publish What You Pay in 2019, shortly after joining Transparency International Madagascar (TI-MG) as Executive Director. Just a few months in, I received an invitation to attend PWYP’s Global Assembly in Dakar and I thought it was a mistake! Whilst TI-MG was an active member of PWYP, I wasn’t known in […]
Wanted: a democratic and equitable transformation of the energy system
Image courtesy of Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung This blog is part of a series commissioned by PWYP’s strategy sub-committee (made up of members of PWYP’s Global Council, Africa Steering Committee and Board). The proposals and positions of each guest author are not endorsed by PWYP; rather they have been invited to share them in order to prompt our […]