PWYP in the news

Pope says Publish What You Pay merits support

jwilliams — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:35:40 +0000

While addressing political and civil authorities in Angola last Friday Pope Benedict XVI stated that the Publish What You Pay coalition merits support, along with other initiatives including the Kimberly Process and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

During his inaugural tour of Africa, which took in Angola and Cameroon on 17-23 March 2009, the Pope made ending corruption and promoting transparency and good governance a recurring theme.

Regulation: Voluntary transparency scheme faces scrutiny

jwilliams — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:19:02 +0100

Can a voluntary effort between corporations, governments, and non-governmental organisations relieve the pressure from activists for tighter regulation of the oil and gas industry’s operations in Africa and other developing countries? Or will it increasingly be seen as a rubber stamp?

That is the burning issue, as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative approaches the decisive moment of its eight years of existence.

Guardian Tanzania Article about Coalition Launch in Tanzania - May 2010

asmara — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:00:22 +0100

Please click here to read the article “CSO’s launch transparency campaign on mining revenue” which appeared in Tanzania’s Guardian newspaper on 12th of May 2010.

Activists Agitate for Transparency in Mineral Earnings - Guardian 16.04.10

asmara — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:01:46 +0100

Please click here to read the article published in the Guardian (Tanzania) on the PWYP coalition recently launched in Tanzania.

Article sur la coalition PCQVP: Plus de transparence dans l'exploitation des ressources naturelles ?

jwilliams — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:37:20 +0000

Depuis sa création en 2002, la coalition « Publiez ce que vous payez » a réussi à mettre sur le devant de la scène la nécessité d’une gestion plus claire des revenus issus des industries minières, pétrolières ou gazière dans les pays en développement. Des avancées ont été réalisées mais sur le terrain, la bataille est loin d‘être gagnée.

Media coverage - PWYP International Conference 2009

jwilliams — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:51:15 +0000

The PWYP International Conference took place from November 16 – 18, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.

The conference was attended by accredited media from the press, television and radio.

Burkina Faso - Exploitation minière : La société civile en quête de transparence

jwilliams — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:44:06 +0100

Plusieurs organisations de la société civile burkinabè ont mis en place, le 11 avril 2009, un réseau pour plus de transparence dans l’exploitation minière. Adoption des statuts et règlement intérieur, élection du bureau, c’est ce à quoi se sont attelés les participants à l’assemblée générale constitutive tenue à Ouagadougou.

Dénommé réseau “Publiez ce que vous payez-Burkina Faso” (PCQVP), il est un regroupement d’organisations de la société civile burkinabè. Le réseau PCQVP a pour objectif ultime de “promouvoir une gestion transparente des revenus miniers” au Burkina Faso.

Rsc. oxfam pide nuevos estándares que mejoren la transparenica informativa del sector extractivo

jwilliams — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:52:05 +0100

La industria extractiva debe “mejorar su nivel de transparencia informativa” de acuerdo con nuevos estándares voluntarios que se adopten según Ian Gary, experto de Oxfam América y miembro de la organización Publish What you Pay.

Para Gary, que participó año ayer en unas jornadas en el Congreso de los diputados, de lo que se trata es “desvelar el dinero” que se surge de estas industrias y así fomentar un debate sobre como se usa el mismo, según manifestó a Servimedia.

El representante de Oxfam remarcó la necesidad de que los estados, oraganismos internacionales y entidades finan

MEP's anti-corruption petition calls on EU to support PWYP

jwilliams — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:23:51 +0000

Several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have launched a petition against corruption. The petition calls for the European Commission and EU Member States to propose legislation and mechanisms to fight corruption, in particular in EU relations with third countries.

Publish What You Pay (PWYP) is pleased to see that of its five substantive points, the petition lists actions on transparency and revenue disclosure in the extractive industries.

A photo opportunity with the President of Liberia

jwilliams — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:51:36 +0000

During the 4th EITI Global Conference in Doha, Qatar, members of the PWYP coalition were honoured to share a photo with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia. During her speech at the opening of the conference, President Johnson-Sirleaf voiced her support for the activities of PWYP, for which we are most grateful.

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf with the PWYP Coalition