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CSR in Cameroon’s Petroleum Sector: Questions of Power and Responsibility
Oil is central to Cameroon’s export-led economy. In its desire to achieve emerging nation status by 2035, intensified natural resource extraction has been positioned as a means of both poverty reduction and economic growth. Yet, there is a lack of inclusive dialogue to pacify potential opposition which undermines the developmental prospects and voices of Cameroon’s […]
The environment is material
Download our one pager here. The need for fiscal transparency in the extractive sector has been well established. If payments are kept hidden from the public, opacity can facilitate corruption, mismanagement and waste – not only will citizens fail to benefit from their resources, some will actively be harmed by extraction. Without being able to […]
PWYP condemns beating of Ilgar Mammadov in Azerbaijan
Publish What You Pay strongly condemns the beating and inhumane treatment of Ilgar Mammadov, member of the Advisory Council of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). Mr Mammadov, who remains unlawfully imprisoned following a decision by the European Court of Human Rights, was allegedly beaten by high-level staff in the penitentiary facility on October 16, […]
Tribute to Tiergou Pierre Dabiré
It is with deep regret and sadness that we, the International Secretariat of Publish What You Pay (PWYP), announce the passing of Pierre Tiergou Dabiré, which happened on 13 October 2015 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Dabiré was the President of the African Network of Journalists for Integrity and Transparency (Rajit), Coordinator of PWYP’s Coalition in […]
Ibrahima Sorry Diallo
During my youth, I got engaged in citizen movements, I learned to contribute to the development of my country and I have informed myself about associative life. I was able to understand the issues and problems that my country faced in its development. I decided to put the experience in youth movements for to work […]
Improving governance of land and forest based extractive sector in Indonesia
“Capable stakeholders, community monitoring, revenue stream and budget analysis, multi-stakeholder dialogues, and open data can pave the way for improvement in the governance of land and forest, especially those used by the extractive sector.” – Agung Budiono, Program Manager of Setapak-PWYP Indonesia. Lack of governance in the extractives relating to forest and land management has […]
Akmal Rustamovich
“I am a patriot” says Akmal Rustamovich, a 25 year old international relations student, whose organisation GIV-Accent joined the PWYP-Tajikistan coalition in 2013. Proud of his country where 60% of the population is aged under 30, Akmal is part of a small team that runs GIV-Accent. Based in Khujand city, in the Northern part of […]
Rano Jumaeva
Our main target is to work with youth, especially with girls from remote areas and villages. We promote education among young girls. We also work with their parents to explain how important it is for women to be educated. We faced different challenges but never gave up. It is hard to locomote between the regions […]
Who is paying the price? The impact of low commodity prices on citizens in Mongolia
The Mongolian government has asked its citizens to “tighten their belts” amidst a looming economic crisis after registering a sharp drop in state revenues. With almost 90 percent of the Mongolian exports being mineral products, such as copper and coal, the ongoing fall in commodity prices on international markets has dealt a severe blow to […]
From Kyrgyzstan with love – a documentary on communities and mining
“I love my country, Kyrgyzstan. I love the scenery, I love the people of Kyrgyzstan and I want to see my country flourish so that the people find satisfaction in their lives, so that they benefit from our natural resources and so that our country remains as beautiful as ever.” So says Kalia Moldogazieva as […]
PWYP urges EBRD to reject Russia-Azerbaijan loan
Update on 23 July 2015 We have come to learn that unfortunately the loan was approved by the EBRD during their meeting yesterday. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Board of Directors is meeting on 22 July to decide whether to arrange a loan of up to US$500,000,000 to Russia’s Lukoil for the […]
Report of the civil society nominations committee on the selection of civil society representatives to the EITI Board
The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Global Steering Committee, upon the recommendation of the PWYP Secretariat, formulated the criteria for the selection of the civil society representatives to the EITI Board. The Global Steering Committee also formed the civil society Nominations Committee composed of Ms. Cielo Magno (Bantay Kita and a member of the PWYP […]