This report, entitled Publishing What We Learned, was authored by Mabel van Oranje, formerly of the Open Society Institute, and Henry Parham, former International Coordinator of PWYP.

The report discusses the origins and evolution of PWYP from 2002 to 2007. It also assesses the effectiveness of PWYP’s advocacy and policy endeavours and examines how the Coalition has operated internationally.

Please download the resource here.

The “Energy Security through Transparency Act of 2009” was introduced into the US Congress on 23 September 2009 by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Russ Feingold (D-WI). If passed, the bill would require energy and mining companies to reveal how much they pay to foreign countries and the U.S.

Germany-based PWYP member the Global Policy Forum Europe has produced two publications related to transparency and the extractive sector in German on behalf of Misereor and Bread for the World:

• Transparenz beginnt zu Hause – Deutsche Unternehmen und Banken im Rohstoffsektor und die Transparenz ihrer Zahlungsflüsse (Transparency begins at home – German companies and banks in the extractive sector and their requirements for transparency), 20

Germany-based PWYP member the Global Policy Forum Europe has produced two publications related to transparency and the extractive sector in German on behalf of Misereor and Bread for the World:

• Mehr Transparenz für Entwicklung (Transparency for development), 2007.

Misereor, Bread for the World and Global Policy Forum Europe are working on PWYP/EITI in Germany focusing mainly on transparency and companies/banks.

A new report from International Alert which examines the potential of Uganda’s newly discovered oil reserves and recommends increased transparency and principled leadership to promote broad economic opportunities of oil discovery for peace and development in Uganda.

This discovery of oil, taking place within a context of a variety of tensions that exist on both sides of the DRC-Uganda border, represents a potential risk of conflict and presents a peacebuilding challenge for local communities, the government, private sector investors, donors and civil society.

Nous,

Délégués des Organisations de la Société civile de la RD-Congo;

Réunis du jeudi 09 au vendredi 10 juillet 2009 dans la salle des conférences du Ministère des Affaires étrangères de Kinshasa, au cours du Séminaire d’Information et d’Echange de la Société civile pour la Mise en œuvre de l’Initiative pour la Transparence dans la Gestion des Industries Extractives et la mission de la Coalition Publiez Ce Que Vous Payez (PCQVP), avec l’appui de EISA, DFID, ITIE-RDC, Coalition Publiez Ce Que Vous Payez;

This memorandum was produced by representatives of Civil Society groups in Nigeria working extractive revenue transparency and accountability across Nigeria. The memorandum is a product of a well-attended roundtable of over 50 Civil Society groups that brainstormed and came up with a consensus on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2009 which is currently before the National Assembly.

Download the Memorandum here.

PWYP Uganda’s coordinating organisation the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) has issued a newsletter covering events and activities during the first quarter of 2009. A major component of AFIEGO’s work is its Extractive Industries Governance Programme for which it has carried out numerous activities this year with many more on the horizon.

Highlights of the newsletter include:

• PWYP Uganda Training Workshop by Dr.