June 10, 2014 Today at the Kimberley Process Intersessional in Shanghai, China, PAC’s research director, Alan Martin, delivered the following…
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All That Glitters is Not Gold: Dubai, Congo, and the Illicit Trade of Conflict Minerals
May 27, 2014 Dear Friend, Partnership Africa Canada is pleased to provide you with a copy of its latest report,…
PAC and the ICGLR sign a Memorandum of Understanding
PAC and the ICGLR sign a Memorandum of Understanding defining areas of cooperation with regard to the Initiative against the…
Partnership Africa Canada Welcomes First ICGLR-Certified Conflict-Free Mineral Certificates from Rwanda
Ottawa, Canada /Kigali, DRC -November 15, 2013 A leading international organization working in the conflict free mineral sector today welcomes…
Opening Comments to the Kimberley Process Intersessional
Please see attached for the opening comments from the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition, given at Kimbereley Process Intersessional at…
Multi-Stakeholder Group Meeting in Paris
Paris, France – May 2, 2013 On Tuesday, April 30, 2013, a multi-stakeholder group comprised of some fifty representatives from…
PAC releases new report Reap What You Sow: Greed and Corruption in Zimbabwe’s Marange Diamond Fields
Ottawa, Canada- November 12, 2012 Partnership Africa Canada is pleased to provide you with its latest report Reap What You…
Will the next Nicky Oppenheimer please stand up
World Diamond Council Meeting Vicenza, Italy- May 13-14, 2012 Should the recent conviction of Liberian warlord Charles Taylor for war…
Remarks to the Annual meeting of the World Diamond Council
Vicenza, Italy- May 14, 2012 Eli Izakhoff, Ambassador Milovanovic, Minister Shabangu, distinguished guests. Thank you for inviting me here, and…
Kimberley Process lets Zimbabwe off the hook (again)
November 2, 2011 The Kimberley Process (KP) has thrown away its main point of leverage over the Zimbabwean government by…
Civil society expresses vote of no confidence in conflict diamond scheme
June 23, 2011 Activist organisations today expressed a vote of no confidence in the Kimberley Process, and walked out of…
Electronics, auto makers should commit now to due diligence standards to end trade in conflict minerals
Goma/Kinshasa/London/Ottawa/Paris/Washington- May 26, 2011 The organizations CENADEP – Kinshasa, CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Enough Project, Global Witness, Partnership Africa Canada, UAID –…