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Annual Report 2014 IPIS vzw

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www.ipisresearch.beActivity Report

Contents

Board of Directors 3

From the Chair 4

Preface 5

Mission 6

Research method 6

Activity ReportResearch Programme: Arms Trade/Security 7Research Programme: Business & Human Rights 11Research Programme: Natural Resources 17Research Programme: Various Issues 19Research Programme: Conflict Mapping 20Social media 24Library 26

Finances 27

Assignments 2011-2013 28

IPIS team 30

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Board of Directors

Mandates in the board of directors are unsalaried. On 01/01/2015, the board was composed of the following people:

Chair

• WivinaDemeester-DeMeyer:formerMinisterintheFlemishandFederalgovernments,administratorofseveralnon-profitorganisationsandcompanies

Secretary

• TomSauer:ProfessorInternationalPoliticsattheUniversityofAntwerp,DepartmentofPoliticalScience

Treasurer

• EmielVervliet:LecturerattheSocialeSchoolHeverlee,formerpresidentofCoprogram

Members

• JoHanssens:FormerChairofPaxChristiVlaanderen

• DirkTimmermans:EducationalfacilitatorforAGSO(AutonoomGemeentebedrijfSte-delijkOnderwijs),memberoftheboardofthenon-profitorganisationVredescentrumoftheprovinceandthecityofAntwerp,chairoftheEducationialWorkingGroupattheUnitedNationsAssociationofFlanders-Belgium

• Jan Pollet: Political Affairs Officer of the Belgian/Flemish Section of AmnestyInternational

• AnnemieNeyts-Uyttebroeck:MinisterofState,EuropeanMemberofParliament,Presi-dentoftheEuropeanLiberalParty(ELDR),formerMinisterintheFederalandBrusselsgovernments

• CathySuykens:SeniorOperationalRiskManageratKBCBankN.V.

• JohanSwinnen:FormerBelgianAmbassadortotheDRCongo,RwandaandBurundi

Members of the General Assembly

WivinaDemeester-DeMeyer,TomSauer,EmielVervliet,JoHanssens,DirkTimmermans,AnnemieNeyts-Uyttebroeck,CathySuykens,TomasBaum,PeterDanssaert,DavidCrieke-mans,EtienneDeJonghe,PhilipNauwelaerts,StefaanSmis,JohanSwinnen

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From the Chair

Attheverystartof2014,IPISwelcomedthecontinuedsupportoftheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation,thecoredonorthathasformedthebackboneofourresearchactivitiesformorethanadecade.ThesupportofDGDshowsthatIPISfirmlyholdsitsplaceasaninfor-mationproviderforawiderangeofdevelopmentactors.

Lookingback,ourcollectedresearchoutputdemonstratesthatposition.Togetherwithitspartners,bothnon-governmentalandgovernmental,IPISprovidedinformationandanaly-sistocontributetoavisionofpeace,developmentandhumanrights.WewerehappytoseethatpartnersbothinBelgium,suchas11.11.11,andabroadsuchasPartnershipAfricaCanada,arewillingtoworkwithustoobtaintangibleresults.

WhileIservedIPISasChairoverthelasttenyears,Ihadtheopportunitytowitnessthedevelopmentoftheorganisationintoahighlyspecialisedanddemand-drivenresearchinstitutewithastronganddevotedresearchteamandsupportingstaff.

Therefore,IfirstwouldliketothankmyfellowmembersoftheBoard.Itwasagreatpleasuretoworkwithateamthatiscommittedtogoodgovernanceandhighstandardsinfinancialcontrolandrisk-management.Iwouldalsoliketothankthestafffortheirimpressiveoutputoverthelastyears.

Whilepreparinganewten-yearstrategyforDGD,theinternaldiscussionsaboutstrate-gicgoalsandfuturechallengesshowthatboththeboardandthestaffarecommittedtostrengthentheresearchinstituteinthelongrunandsteeraclearcoursesetonqualityandrelevance.Handingoverthisposition,IwishtheBoardandthenewChair,aswellasthestaff,allthebestwiththefurthurdevelopmentofIPIS.

WivinaDemeester-DeMeyer

Chair

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PrefaceThe year 2014 witnessed the start of the new three-year programme funded by the BelgianDevelopmentCooperation.Whilethereiscontinuityintheresearchthemesandregionalscope,thecurrentprogrammehasaspecial focusonenhancingthecapacitybuildingofnon-governmentalpartnersinourfocalregion.Amajorcapacitybuildingprojectwasstartedonbusiness&humanrightsinTanzania,whilepreparationsarebeingtakentofollowuponourpartnerworkinDRC.

Earlyin2014,IPISreleasedanewreportwithaninteractivewebmapinitsgrowingseries‘MappingConflictMotives’.AftertherecentmappingoftheSudan/SouthSudanborderconflict,aresearchteaminvestigatedtherecentevolutionsintheCentralAfricanRepublic.Meanwhile,thesurveyingofmilita-risationofartisinalminingsitesinEasternDRCwascontinued.Troughouttheyear,IPIStookupvari-ousassigmentsrelatedtoconflictanddevelopmentinourfocalregion.

Inthelastmonthsof2014,IPISwasabletobuildontheresultsofpreviousworktoensurethecon-tinuityofitsresearch.Theclosingof2014sawthepreparationsandstartofseveralmajorresearchprojectsthatarebeingcontinuedinto2015.

Firstly, thesuccessfull large-scalemappingofsecurityandhumanrightsaroundartisanalminingsitesinEasternDRChasbeenmetwithcontinuedsupportofourdonorsandwasextendedinto2015.Meanwhile,IPIShasembarkedonaprojectwithPACTandEstelleLevin,fundedbyPROMINES,tobuildaunifieddataplatformforartisanalmininginDRC.InthesidelinesofourresearchactivitiesinDRC,IPISdevelopedarangeofhardcopymapsofEasternDRCthatcanbeorderedinourwebstore.

Secondly,regardingtheworkonarmstrade,IPISwascontractedbytheUNSCARfundoftheUnitedNationsforatwo-yearprojecttodeveloponlinelearningmodulesforcapacitybuildingofgovern-mentofficialswhowillimplementtheArmsTradeTreaty.Themoduleswillbepublishedinaninterac-tiveinterfacein2016andwillformthecoreofrelatedresearchonarmstransfers.

Intheclosingweeksof2014,athoroughupdateofourwebsitewaspreparedtoimproveuser-friend-linessandincreasetransparancyaboutouractivities.Theresultisnowonline.

Wehopethattheupdatedwebsiteandweeklybriefingwillremainusefulandrelevantforourpartnersandinterestedaudiencesworldwide.

FilipReyniers

Director

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Mission StatementTheInternationalPeaceInformationService(IPISvzw)isanindependentresearchinstituteprovidingtailoredinformation,analysisandcapacityenhancementtosupportthoseactorswhowanttorealizeavisionofdurablepeace,sustainabledevelopmentandthefulfillmentofhumanrights.

Thoughouttheyears,IPIShasdevelopedageographicfocusonsub-SaharanAfricaandathematicfocusonnaturalresources,conflictmotivesofarmedactors,businessandhumanrights,andinternationalarmstransfers.Withinthisscope,IPISstrivestobeacenterofexcellenceonfieldbasedresearch.

In1981,membersoftheBelgianpeacemovementfoundedtheInternationalPeaceInformationService,knownasIPIS.Withintwoyears,IPISgainedthestatusofanofficiallyaccreditednon-governmentalorganisation.Theinitiatorsbelievedinaverybroadinterpretationofthemainthemesofpeaceandsecurity.Thiswasexpressedinawiderangeofthemesincludedinourlibrary:democratisation,humanrights,privatesectoractors,globalisa-tion,development,politicalmovements,etc.

AftertheColdWar,ourattentionshiftedfromEasternandCentralEuropetoSub-SaharanAfrica.Atthesametime,wegraduallyevolvedfromadocumentationcentreintoan‘actionresearch’institute.TheemergenceofamultitudeofdirtyandforgottenconflictsontheAfricancontinent,andtheaccompanyinginformationdeficitaroundtheseconflicts,urgedustogointothefieldtogatherfirsthanddataonarmsflows,conflictfinancing,theplunderingofresourcesandtheinvolvementofprivatesectorcorporations.Ourfieldresearchinoftendan-gerouswarzonesresultedinseveralgroundbreakingreportswhichmetinternationalrecognitionby,amongothers,theUNSecurityCouncil,severalgovernmentsandinternationalcampaignorganisations.(Toviewalistofourpreviousassignments,see:Assignments2000-2011.)

Tocreateamoreclearlydistinctprofileforourorganisationtowardsstakeholdersandinterestedaudiences,researchactivitiesarestructuredintothreecorethemes:armstrade,theexploitationofnaturalresourcesandcorporatesocialresponsibilityinSub-SaharanAfrica.Inadditiontothearmstradeandconflictrelatedissues,wealsodevotemuchattentiontopost-conflictreconstruction,sustainabledevelopment,humanrightsandenvi-ronmentalissues.

ThenatureofIPIS’researchstandsmidwaybetweenajournalisticandanacademicapproach.Withjournalismweshareastrongfocusonthefactual,asopposedtotherathertheoreticallineofapproachofacademicresearch.However,IPISgoesdeeperandmorethoroughlyintoitsthemesofresearchthanisusualwithinthejournalisticprofession.Bydoingso,wecomeneartoinvestigativejournalismanditsdiggingextendingtosourcesoutsidethepublicdomain.

Ourgatheringofinformationisapermanentactivityandisdonethroughconsultingsourcesontheinternet,studyingacademicandjournalisticpublications,analysingconfidentialdocuments,fieldworkandinterviewswithinanextensivenetworkofcontactsbuiltupovermanyyears.Thatdatastreamisprocessedbyourresearch-ersandformsthebasisoftheresearchprojectsthatwecarryoutforexternalclients.

Dependingonourclients’requirements,IPIS’outputconsistsofpublishablereportsordossiersthatareonlyintendedfortheclient.Inthelattercase,itcanbe,forinstance,adossierservingasthebasisofanNGOcam-paign,oroneforapublicauthoritytomapoutitspolicyoptions.

Theanalysesweprovide inourdossiersarealwaysaccompaniedbyworkablerecommendationsthathavebeensubmittedforreviewbylegalandtechnicalexpertsandbypolicymakers.Theserecommendationsareaddressedtoallthestakeholdersinvolvedintheresearchtopic.Besidesdossiersandreports,wealsocompilecourses,trainingmodules,andgiveworkshopsandlectures.

IPISoftendealswithsensitiveinformationandinhandlingthiswepursuedeontologicalprinciplessuchasreli-ability,criticalsense,impartialityandcheck&double-check.

Research method

History

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Description:

Transport infrastructure plays a key role in boosting a country or region’s economic development. IPIS and TransArms have ascertained on several occa-sions that the underdevelopment or degeneration of transport infrastructure is a problematic issue across a number of African countries and regions.

This report analyses the current logistics situation in Eastern Africa, and the logistic challenges faced by various actors in that region. It is based on desktop research, and interviews and data collected by the authors during several field missions to East and Central Africa.

At the time of writing, however, logistic and other challenges to cost-efficient trade and overall eco-

nomic development are yet to be addressed. Further research and policy actions to effectively tackle current shortcomings are much needed. A strategy relying on a piecemeal approach (e.g. on ad hoc investments in infrastructure) is likely to result in a ‘quick fix’ to ship raw materials out of the African

continent rather than in an effort to boost sustainable economic development.

Commissioned/funded by:

With the support of the Belgian Development Cooperation

Output:

Report: Supply Chains and Transport Corridors in East Africa

Supply Chains and Transport Corridors

in East Africa

Anna Bulzomi, Ken Matthysen, Peter Danssaert,

Sergio Finardi

Research ProgrammeArms Trade/Security

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Unloading of US ammunition from Maersk Constellation in Mombasa, April 4, 2011. Photograph by “Pwani Images Kenya”

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Description:

IPIS and the Omega Research Foundation have undertaken a comprehensive review of one of China’s largest state-owned companies.

Norinco – known formally as China North Industries Group Corporation (CNGC) was established in 1999 and consists of at least 46 member units which then have several subordinate companies, joint ventures and associate companies. CNGC’s main purpose is to research, develop and manufacture weapons and military equipment for the Chinese armed forces. To accomplish this primary task CNGC combines military research objectives with civil development and production enterprises and often the two are difficult to separate. CNGC is also involved in

other industries such as mining and petroleum (often overseas) as well as the associated processing industries – which provide raw materials for CNGC and other Chinese companies as well as giving China and CNGC access to international markets.


WiththesupportoftheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation

Output:

Working paper offering a detailed breakdown of the structure of CNGC

China North Industries Group Corporation

IPIS& Omega

Research Programme:Arms Trade/Security

VN1A 8X8 Wheeled Armoured Vehilcle (credit: Robin Ballantyne)

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WiththesupportoftheBelgianDevelop-mentCooperation

Output:

IPIS Insights: The Arms Trade Treaty. Prospects and Challenges as it “Enters into Force”


Description:

The entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on 24 December 2014 is seen as a sign of hope that irresponsible transfers of conven-tional arms will at last begin to be eradicated. Declarations of commitment by states around the world to implement the ATT have snow-balled over the past year since the UN General Assembly voted decisively on 2 April 2013 to adopt the treaty.

In this IPIS Insight, the author outlines key developments in the making of the Arms Trade Treaty. He argues that the ATT rep-resents a paradigm shift in addressing the way that international law on arms transfers because for the first time in history universal human rights obligations have been codified alongside other international standards to form binding rules to regulate conventional arms transfers.

The Arms Trade Treaty.Prospects and Challenges

as it “Enters into Force”

Brian Wood

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Description:

A confidential report to the UN Security Council revealed that some of the weapons and ammunition supplied to the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces appears to have been diverted to the Al Qaeda affiliate known as Al Shabaab.

It seems clear that at least some of the weapons and ammunition so diverted were paid for by the US Government directly – through cash deliveries – to the Somali government since at least 2009, and other weapons have been supplied to Somalia via the Ugandan army which forms the cornerstone of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM).


Pentagon Accidentally Arms Al Qaeda Affiliate

Brian Johnson-Thomas,Peter Danssaert


WiththesupportoftheBelgianDevelop-mentCooperation

Output:

IPIS Insights: Pentagon Accidentally Arms Al Qaeda Affiliate

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Research ProgrammeBusiness & Human Rights

Description:

Fromthe2–4December2013,IPISattendedtheUnited Nations Forum on Business and HumanRights.TheForumwasestablishedbytheHumanRightsCouncilandisundertheguidanceoftheUNWorkingGrouponBusinessandHumanRights.

Around 1,700 people registered for this year’sForum, spanning Civil Society Organisations,individualswhohavebeenadverselyaffectedbybusiness activity, State delegates, and represen-tatives fromnational and transnational enterpri-ses.TheForumofferedthelargestannualeventofitskindto feed into IPIS’knowledgeonbusinessand human rights, share information and ideas,andinspireushereatIPIStopursuebusinessandhumanrightsopportunities.

Theinterplaybetweenbusinessandhumanrightsspansmany issues– fromcybercrimetoconflict,women tochildren, safety to freedomofexpres-sion.Someofthesubjectsdiscussedattheforumwere longstanding dilemmas, other fresh pro-blems, emblematic of our rapidly developingworld.Below,IPIS’researchersGabriellaWassandAnnaBulzomioffersomeinsightsintotopicsattheForumthatstruckthemasparticularlyinteresting.

The 2nd Annual United Nations Forum

on business and Human Rights, Geneva 2013

Anna Bulzomi& Gabriella Wass

Commissioned/funded by :

WiththesupportoftheBelgianDeve-lopmentCooperation

Output:

IPIS insights: The 2nd Annual UnitedNationsForumonbusinessandHumanRights,Geneva2013

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WiththesupportoftheBelgianDeve-lopmentCooperation

Output:

IPIS-Insight:TheEUdraftlawonconflictmineralsduediligence:acriticalassess-mentfromabusiness&humanrightsstandpoint


Description:

Onthe5thofMarch2014,theEuropeanCommis-sionproposedaresponsibletradingstrategyformineralsfromconflictzones.Theproposaltookplacewithinaspecificandtimelycontext.AsIPIShaslongdocumented,theexploitationofnaturalresourcescanhaveadversehumanrightsimpacts.Businessesoperatinginconflict-affectedorfragileregionsshouldthereforeascertainwhethertheirdirectoperationsortheirbusinessrelationshipswithotherparties,includingthroughtheirsupplychains,havefueledorfundedconflictand/orhumanrightsabuse.

WhentheEUTradeCommissionerpresentedthestrategyon5March,hedeclaredthatitwouldmeettheEU’sresponsibilitytoensurethatthe‘globaltradeingoods’alsoleadsto‘goodtrade’,meaning‘responsible’trade.Yet,despitetheexpectationandtimesurroundingtheEU’sappro-achtoconflictminerals,whentheRegulationwasproposed,itwasmetwithdisappointmentandcri-ticismfrommanyintheinternationalcommunity.

ThisInsightoffersacloserlookattheproposedEURegulation.

The EU draft law on conflict minerals due diligence:

a critical assessment from a business & human rights

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Description:

This report presents the findings of a studyundertaken by IPIS and commissioned by theEuropean Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)on the extent towhich European companies areidentifiedinconcernsaboutadversehumanrightsrisks and impacts. Gathering concerns raisedregarding thehuman rights risks and impacts ofcompanies listed on the UK’s FTSE 100, France’sCAC40and theGermanDAX30, the studyfindsthat around half of these companies have beenidentified in allegations or concerns regardingadversehumanrightsrisksandimpactsreportedonbetween2005 andearly 2013.Manyof theserisks and impacts relate to operations outsidethe EuropeanUnion,with themost severe oftenallegedtooccur incountries inwhichruleof lawandinstitutionsareweak.

The Adverse Human RightsRisks and Impacts of

European Companies: Getting a glimpse

of the picture


TheEuropeanCoalitionofCorporateJustice


Output:

Report:TheAdverseHumanRights.RisksandImpactsofEuropeanCompanies:Gettingaglimpseofthepicture

Impact:

ThereportwasusedbyECCJformediaandadvocacywork

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Description:

SinceMay2013theCentralAfricanRepublic(CAR)hasbeensuspendedfromtheKimberlyProcess(KP)–ameasuremaintainedbythemechanism’sannualplenaryinGuangzhou,China,thisNovember.TheCAR’stransitionalauthoritieshavebeenseekingatleastapartialliftingofthisexportbansothatthecountrymightbenefitfromthemuchneededrevenuesitsdiamondscangenerate.1However,theauthoritiesinthisbeleagueredstatehavethusfarfailedtosecurecontroloverboththesecuritysituationandthecountry’sdiamondtrade:arecentUNexpertreportestimatesthattheCARhaslostUS$24millionworthofdiamondstosmugglingsinceMay2013.Indeed,IPIS’owninvestigations–thefindingsofwhichareoutlinedinareportreleasedendNovember2014–havefoundthatlargetractsofdiamondproducingareasineasternCARremainunderex-Selekacontrol,withstonescontinuingtoaccessinternationalmarkets.

ThisIPISInsightelaboratesonIPIS’findingsinitsrecentreport,MappingConflictMotives:theCentralAfricanRepublic–thelatestinourconflictmappingseries.ItgivessomeinsightintothemodesofexploitationusedbyarmedgroupsintheCARtoprofitfromdiamondsandtherolethesestoneshaveplayedinthecomplexandshiftingdynamicsthatcharacterisetheon-goingcrisis,bothintheeastandwestofthecountry.ItwillthenbrieflyconsidertheKP’sroleinthiscontext.



Output:

IPISinsights:DiamondsintheCentralAfricanRepublic

Diamonds in the Central African Republic

Filip Hilgert, Fiona Southward,

Lotte Hoex & Yannick Weyns


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Research ProgrammeBusiness & Human Rights ° Capacity Building

Description:

AfewdaysafterattendingtheannualUNForumonBusinessandHumanRightsinGeneva,IPISranatwo-daytrainingwithActionAidUgandainKampala,Uganda,forbusinessesandNGOsonthetopic“Whatdoesbusiness&humanrightsmean,andhowcanwebringaboutahealthyrelationshipbetweenthetwo?”

Thisdocumentsummarisessomethoughtsandobservationsfromour19participatingorganisations,aswellasprovidingsnapshotsofthecurrentrelationshipbetweenbusinessandhumanrightsinUganda.

Thetrainingprovidedaspaceforbusinessesandcivilsocietytomeet,gettoknoweachotherandtakestockofwhatisbeingdonetoimplementtheUNGuidingPrinciplesonBusiness&HumanRights(UNGPs)inUganda.

Thetrainingwastimely,asUgandastrivestoidentifypathwaystobenefitfromitsrecentlydiscoveredoil

withoutincurringintheso-called“Dutchdisease”(i.e.creatingmacroeconomiceffectsthathinderthenon-oileconomyandultimatelyconstraineconomicdiversificationanddevelopment)andwithaviewtominimisingdifficultiestowhichoiloperationsmaygiverise.


WiththesupportoftheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation.

Output:

TrainingandCapacitybuildingLearningModule

Business & Human Rights in Uganda:

What’s on the Agenda?

Anna Bulzomi &Gabriella Wass

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Research Programme:Business & Human Rights ° Capacity Building

Description:

IPIS always endeavours to conduct research incollaborationwithlocalpartners.

On August 18 and 19 IPIS conducted a trainingon business & human rights in Dar Es Salaam.Thetrainingwasplannedandorganised inclosecooperationwith theTanzanian national humanrights institution, the Commission for HumanRights and Good Governance. In addition, theBusiness&HumanRightsResourceCentre(BHRRC)was involved in organising and facilitating a

sessiononinvestigatingallegationsofhumanrightsabusesinEastAfrica.

Participantsspannedinternationalbusinesses,ESGmanagementconsultants,non-governmentalorganisations,advocacyandresearchgroupsand lawfirmsoperating inTanzaniaandZanzibar.Thetrainingwasnon-sectoral,meaningthatitwasopentoallstakeholdersworkingacrossdiverseindustrysectorsandcoveringawidearrayofESGandhumanrights issues,namelystakeholderengagementinlarge-scaleextractiveprojects,business&children,labourconditionsinthetourismsectorandhumanrightsrisksinartisanalgoldmining.


WiththesupportoftheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation.

Output:

Workshoptomaptheissueandstartuppartnerwork

Learning Programme in Tanzania

Gabriella Wass & Anna Bulzomi

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Research Programme:Natural Resources

Description:

This project aims to constructively engage rel-evantstakeholdersassociatedwiththeBurundianminingsector,andinparticularthegoldsector,indiscussions on the subject of due diligence andresponsibleminingandsourcingpractices.ItistheintentiontoalignwithandsupporttheBurundianGovernment’sStrategicPlan(2014-2018)toimple-ment the ICGLR’s Regional Initiative on NaturalResources(RINR).

Tomeettheoverallprojectobjectives,severalser-vices have be rendered. In cooperationwith theICGLRandPAC,IPIShasorganisedaseriesofmulti-stakeholderworkshops,inordertocreategreaterawarenessandacceptanceoftheOECDDueDili-gencerequirementsandtheRINRasapplicabletothe3TsandgoldsectorsinBurundi.Furthermore,IPIShascarriedoutananalysisof theBurundiangoldsector.Itinvolvesthemappingofgoldsupplychains,production-andprocessingsteps,andageneralstakeholdermappingwithregardstothesector.

Outreach & Research on Responsible

Engagement in the Burundian

Gold Sector

Ken Matthysen,Yannick Weyns & Zacharie Bulakali

Funded by:

PartnershipAfricaCanada(PAC)andtheGermanFederalInstituteforGeosciencesandNaturalResources(BGR)

Output:

Multi-stakeholderworkshopsandreportwithanalysis(publicationMarch2015)

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Research Programme:Natural Resources

Description:

ThisstudyexaminedASMsitesinNordKivu,SudKivu andManiema to evaluate the potential forpilot intervention that would create legal, certi-fiedgoldexports.ThefollowingsiteswerestudiedbyIPIS:Luzirantaka/Lwiza(NorthKivu),Kadumwa(SouthKivu),Butuzi(SouthKivu),Chondo/Nkam-

bye(SouthKivu)andNamurhale(SouthKivu).

Commisioned by:

PartnershipAfricaCanada(PAC)

Output:

Fivedetailedsitereports

Strategies and Possibilities for Intervention in

Gold Producing Co-operatives

in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Zacharie Bulakali

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Research Programme:Various Issues

Description:

Almost half of the Belgian resources fordevelopmentaidareinvestedinpartnercountrieswhere the government lacks the capacity,willingness and/or legitimacy to effecientlyadministrate public goods, ensure security, anderadicate poverty. Since traditional recepies fordevelopmentaidmeettheirlimitsinthese‘fragilestates’, an international policy was developedoverthelastdecadestoproposeablueprintforadifferentiatedapproachtosupportthesestatesintheirevolutiontowardsincreasedresilience.

TheBelgianDevelopmentCooperationsubscribesto the resulting international engagements onfragilestates,suchastheFragileStatesPrinciples(FSPs)andtheNewDeal.In2013,aBelgianstrategynoteforfragilestateswasapprovedand,despitethedifficultcontext,Belgiumkeepscommittedtothismatter,ontheinternationalpolicylevelaswellasinitsdevelopmentpolicy.

The Belgian DevelopmentCooperation and fragile states:

a gap between policyand practice?

Ken Matthysen & Thijs van Laer

This report analyses, through casestudies,thepracticalimplementationofthesepolicies.


Commissionedby11.11.11andwiththesupport of the Belgian DevelopmentCooperation.

Output:

Jointreportwith11.11.11

Impact:

Thereporthasbeenappliedtoopenupdiscussionswith actors of the Belgianbilateral development cooperation,with regards to their implementationof Fragile State principles. In Septem-ber andOctober 2014, the report hasbeen presented atDGD and BTC. Fur-thermore,11.11.11hastakencareofthefollow-upofthisfilewiththeMinistryofDevelopmentCooperation.

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Research ProgrammeConflict Mapping

Description:

IncollaborationwiththeCongoleseminingcadas-tre(CAMI),miningserviceSAESSCAMandrepre-sentativesfromlocalcivilsocietyorganisations,IPISorganisedaseriesoffieldvisitstomonitorartisanalminingactivitiesandtheinvolvementofarmedgroupsandcriminalnetworksinmineralexploitationandtrade.Thisresultedinthepublica-tionofaninteractivewebmapprovidinginforma-tionone.g.theon-sitepresenceofarmedgroupsandcriminalelementswithintheCongolesearmy(FARDC)andtheiractivities,aswellasindicatorsoftherelativeimportanceoftheminingsite.Itshowsthelocationof150tradingcentresandnearly1100miningsitesinEasternDRC.

Thisreportprovidesananalysisofthedatacol-lectedbythelocalteamsbetweenMarch2013andMarch2014aspresentedbyIPISonitswebmap.Itanalysesthemoststrikingfindings,focussingondevelopmentssurroundingsecurityandhowtheyhaveimpactedonEasternDRC’sartisanalminingsector.Finally,thereportalsoexplainshowthemapcanbeusedtoassessrisksinmineralsupplychains.


TheresearchandthemapwerefundedbyWorldBank/PROMINESandtheBelgianForeignAffairs.TheanalysiswasfundedbytheBelgianDevelopmentCooperation.

Output:

AnalysisoftheinteractivemapofartisanalminingareasinEasternDRCongo:May2014update.Interactivewebmapandreportwithanalysis

Mapping artisanal mining areas in Eastern DRC

Steven Spittaels, Ken Matthysen, Yannick Weyns,

Filip Hilgert & Anna Bulzomi

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ThisprojectwasfundedbytheBelgianFederalPublicServiceforForeignAffairs

Output:

MappingConflictMotives:theSudan–SouthSudanborder.Interactivewebmapandreportwithanalysis

Research Programme: Conflict Mapping

Description:

Thisreportmapsandanalysestheconflictdyna-micsinthewiderborderareaspanningSudanandSouthSudan,andlooksintothemotivationsandinterestsofthepartiesinvolvedintheinterstate,intrastateandlocalconflictsinthisarea.Togetherwiththistext,aseriesofinteractivewebmapsoftheareaoffocusisavailable.Themapsincludeinformationonsecurityincidents,cattlemigra-tion,naturalresourcesandagriculture,amongstanumberofotherfeatures.

Conflict motives in the Sudan - South Sudan

border area

Steven Spittaels & Yannick Weyns

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Mapping Conflict motives in the

Central African Republic

Filip Hilgert, Lotte Hoex,

Steven Spittaels & Yannick Weyns

Description:

Inthisstudy,IPISanalysestheconflictdynamicsintheCentralAfricanRepublic(CAR)sincetheoutbreakofthelatestcrisisinSeptember2012uptoSeptember2014.Theanalysisspecificallylooksintothemotivationsandinterestsofthemaincon-flictparties,Selekaandanti-balaka,andtheinflu-enceandinterestsofneighbouringcountries.Thereportcoversthefollowingkeyquestions.WhatisthebackgroundoftheconflictpartiesSelekaandanti-balaka,andhowaretheystructured?Whichstrategicinterestsdotheyprioritise,orignore?Whatdotheywanttoachieve?Dotheiractionscorrespondtotheirrhetoric?WhathasbeenChad’s,Sudan’sandCameroon’sinfluenceontheCARconflict,andwhathavebeentheirinterestsinit?

Togetherwiththereport,awebmapoftheareaoffocushasbeenpublishedandisavailableatwww.ipisresearch.be/mapping/webmapping/car.Thewebmappresentsvariouslayers,whichcanbetoggledonoroff,includinginformationonsecurityincidents,areasundercontrolofarmedgroups,naturalresources,andanumberofotherfeatures.ThemapisanintegratedpartoftheresearchmethodologyandhasbeenacrucialsourceforIPIS’analysis.


TheWorldBank,SocialCohesionandViolencePreventionUnit.

Output:

MappingConflictMotives:theCentralAfricanRepublic.Interactivewebmapandreportwithanalysis

VN1A 8X8 Wheeled Armoured Vehilcle (credit: Robin Ballantyne)

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Remote sensing: validating satellite

imagery of mining sites through field observations

Filip Hilgert, Alexandre Jaillon &Zacharie Bulakali

Description:

TheG-SextantProject,partoftheEU-fundedCopernicusProgramme,helpstoimprovethemanagementofnaturalresourcesandofhumanitarianorregionalcrises.FollowingtheacquisitionofsatelliteimagesofminingsitesbyDLR,theGermannationalaeronauticsandspaceresearchcentre,IPISproducedabackgroundpaperontheminingactivitiesintheareaofRubaya(Masisiterritory,NorthKivu),andcarriedouttwo‘groundtruth’missions,toRubaya,andtoMisisi(Fiziterritory,SouthKivu).

Throughitsreportsandfieldmissions,IPISpresentedsociologicalandpoliticalanalysis,dataonproductionandnumbersofworkers,insightonarmedgroupspresenceandsecurityconditions,picturesandaccuratecoordinateofminingsites.ThesedatafacilitatedtheanalysisofsatelliteimageryoftheminingsitesbyDLR.


ThisprojectwascommissionedbyDLR,theGermannationalaeronauticsandspaceresearchcentre,andfundedbytheEuropeanCommission.

Output:

IPISprovidedanalysisofsatelliteimagesofminingareas,anddatafromthefield.

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Social mediaInthelastmonthsof2014,preparationsweremadetoupdatethewebsitethoroughly.IPIShasoptedfor a reformed website that is built around fivemaindomains:thefourresearchprogrammesandcapacitybuilding.Thereportsandmapsarenow

presentedinawaythatismoreaccessibleandvisuallyappealing,usingISSUUreaderandofferingquickdownloadfunctions.Togetherwiththewebsite,theweeklybriefingwasupdatedtomakeitmoreuser-friendly.Pleasehavealookatwww.ipisresearch.be.Thefeedbackofourreaderswillbegreatlywelcomed.

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SinceJune2008,IPIShasbeencompilingaweeklybriefing,providinganoverviewofrelevantnewsreportsfromreliablesourcesonnaturalresourcesandarmstrade/securityintheAfricanGreatLakesRegion(DRC,Rwanda,BurundiandUganda).Thebriefingsarecompiledbysystematicallyscanning

aselectednumberofwebsitesfromrelevantmedia,NGOs,multilateralandgovernmentalorgani-sationsandresearchinstitutes.Lessreadilypubliclyavailableinformationisalsoincluded,eitherfromotherbriefingsandnewsletters,orfrompublicationspurchasedfortheIPIS’specialistworkinglibrary.Additionally,thebriefingincludesinformationonIPIS’slatestpublicationsandupcomingevents.

TheIPISBriefingispostedontheIPISwebsiteandisweeklydisseminatedtoagroupofover2,000recipients.Thisgroupincludes,amongstothers,nationalandinternationalNGOsandinstitutes,UNagencies,academics,politiciansandpolicymakers.IPIS’aimistoassisttheseactorsinthetimecon-sumingtaskofgatheringandstructuringinformationwhilstprovidingthemwithashortdigestibleoverviewofcurrenteventsastheyrelatetoissuesofpeaceandsecurityintheregion.Ouronlinebriefingarchive,whichgoesbacktoApril2012,alsohasthepotential toactasarepositoryforweeklynewseventsrelatingtoourareaoffocus.

In2013IPISalreadyadesomeminorchangestothestructureandscopeofthebriefinginordertoincreaseitsrelevanceevenmore.AnewevaluationwithuserconsultationwascarriedoutaspartofIPIS’2010-2013ExternalEvaluation,andhighlightedthattheBriefingcontinuedtobevaluedbyitsusersandisheldinhighregardamongstpractitioners.AgrowingnumberofretweetsandcommentspostedonTwitterandFacebookconfirmthesefindings.Asthebriefingdevelopsandfurtherfeedbackreceived,wehopetocontinueevolvingthebriefingintoasuserfriendlyandusefulaserviceaspossible.

http://www.ipisresearch.be/weekly-briefings.php

This service has been made possible by the support of the Belgian Directorate-General forDevelopmentCooperation(DGD).

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Library

Thethematicdivisionofourlibrarycorrespondstothekeythemesofourresearch:armstrade/security,theexploitationofnaturalresources,andcorporatesocialresponsibilityinSub-SaharanAfrica.Inadditiontothis,thereisaseparatesectionwithreferencebooksandgeneralpublications(forexamplepolitics,historyetc.).

In order to provide interested public with the opportunity to consult our collections,weprovideopenaccesstoourlibraryduringofficehours.Visitorsareaskedtomakeanappointmentbeforetheyvisitthelibrarysothatwecanarrangeforthemtobeassistedbyoneofourresearchersduringtheirlibraryconsultations.

Current journals and magazines

• Africa-AsiaConfidential• AfricaConfidential • AfricaEnergyIntelligence• AfricaMiningIntelligence• Jane’sDefenceWeekly• Jane’sInternationalDefence

Review• Lalettreducontinent• NJCMBulletin• StrategicSurvey• TheMilitaryBalance• WorldDefenceIndustry

Impact:

The formation of the collec-tion is the responsibility of ourresearchers. It is of vital impor-tancefortheirinformationgath-ering. By permanently process-ing purchased and otherwiseacquired publications, they canexpand their expertise. In addi-tiontothat,thelibraryisopenfornon-IPIS-researchers, studentsand stakeholders who want toexpand their knowledge of ourcorethemesandput it touse intheirvariousworkoreducation.

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IPIS vzw Balance 31/12/2014Total assests 262.447 €

Permanent assetsCurrent floating assets

20.322 €242.099 €

Totaal liabilities 262/447 €

Own fundsProvisionDebts

148.838 €5.000 €

108.609 €

IPIS vzw Turnover 2014

Turnover 770.636 €

ConsultancyProject SubsidiesProgramme SubsidiesStructural SubsidiesOther

231.875 €50.450 €

244.553 €239.090 €

4.668 €

Expenses 759.983 €

Housing costsActivitiesStaffing costsWrite-offsOther

34.693 €144.948 €555.983 €

12.904 €11.456 €

Allocated funds 11.018 €

Finances

Turnover

Expenses

Programme subsidies 28%

Write-offs 2 %

Other 1%

Activities 19 %

Staffing costs 73 %

Housing costs 5 %

Structural Subsidies 31 %

Consultancy 30 %

ProgrammeSubsidies 32 %

ProjectSubsidies 6%

Other 1%

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2013

Building the case for a robust Arms Trade TreatyFor: Amnesty International

Pinocchio Ltd. The NRA and its corporate partners: US shipments of small arms ammunition by seaFor: TransArms USA, Belgian Development Coopera-tion

The role of the Arms Trade Treaty in disarmamentFor: Solutions Journal, Belgian Development Coopera-tion

UN sanctions on North Korea: critical assessment of the findings on an illegal arms flightFor: TransArms USA, Belgian Development Coopera-tion

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Dili-gence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Tin, Tantalum, and TungstenFor: OECD

The need for human rights impact assessment: the case of SOCO International Oil Company in Virunga National Park, DRCFor: Belgian Development Cooperation

China National Petroleum Corporation in Chad: Theory and Practice of the Stakeholder Engage-ment PlanFor: Arbeitsgruppe Tschad, Belgian Development Cooperation

The Kimberley Process revisitedFor: Belgian Development Cooperation

Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats to human rights IFor: ActionAid International Uganda, Belgian Devel-opment Cooperation

Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats to human rights IIFor: ActionAid International Uganda, Belgian Devel-opment Cooperation

Human rights and the mining industry in Katanga, DRCFor: Waterlex, RRN-RDC, Belgian Development Coop-eration

What does business & human rights mean, and how can we bring about a healthy relationship between the two?For: ActionAid Uganda, Belgian Development Coop-eration

The Human Right to Water and SanitationFor: Waterlex, Belgian Development Cooperation

Conflictmineralen en conflictresolutie in Oost-CongoFor: Internationale Spectator, Belgian Development Cooperation

Study of the mining sector in the Central African Republic For: Action-Aid, Cordaid

How local mining communities perceive ‘conflict minerals initiatives in DRC’For: EurAc, Humanity United

The G-Sextant project: geospatial intelligence for mineral mappingFor: DLR, European Commission

A census of the mining site of Kamituga South Kivu (DRC)For: Catholic University of Bukavu, IOB

Child labour in the mining site of Bisie, Walikale (DRC)For: BEDEWA, Belgian Development Cooperation

Mapping artisanal mining areas in Eastern DRCFor: PROMINES, Belgian Foreign Affairs, Belgian Devel-opment Cooperation

Conflict motives in the Sudan – South Sudan border areaFor: Belgian Foreign Affairs

2012

Transparency and Accountability - Monitoring and Reporting Methods Under An Arms Trade TreatyFor: Originally prepared in 2009 for the internal use of Amnesty International International Secretariat. After receiving requests from other organizations on the is-sue of common standards for the ATT, the report is now jointly published, with updates and additions, by IPIS and TransArms

Rough Seas – Maritime Transport and Arms Ship-ments - Transport Services under an Arms Trade TreatyFor: in cooperation with TransArms, with the support of the Belgian Development Cooperation

A Code of Conduct for Arms Transport by AirFor: Originally written in 2006 for UNDP. The report remained unpublished. The authors believe that the information and considerations this report offers may benefit the present debate on how to regulate the transport of conventional arms. Publication was made possible by funds from the Belgian Development Coop-eration.

Analysis of arms supplies to the Democratic Repub-lic of CongoFor: Amnesty International

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Conventional arms sales of the UN Security Council Permanent Five MembersFor: In cooperation with Omega Research Foundation and funded by Amnesty International

The formalisation of artisanal mining in the Demo-cratic Republic of the Congo and RwandaFor: The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the European Union

Mapping of gold and diamond extraction and re-lated social, economic and environmental issues in the Central African RepublicFor: ActionAid Nederland and Cordaid

A profound analysis of The East African multi-modal transport networkFor: In cooperation with TransArms, with the support of the Belgian Development Cooperation

The impact of oil Extraction on human rights in UgandaFor: ActionAid

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Dili-genceGuidance for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areasFor: OECD

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Dili-gence Guidance for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas (final report)For: OECD

Mapping Mining Activities in Eastern DRCFor: Promines/World Bank, Belgian Foreign Affairs

Map of artisanal gold mining sites in South Kivu, DRCFor: BICC (Bonn International Center for Conversion)

Mapping artisanal gold mining sites in IturiFor: IKV Pax Christi, with the support of the Belgian Development Cooperation

Mapping Conflict Minerals: GMESFor: GMES

Mapping Conflict Motives: M23For: EurAC

Participatory Workshop on the Right to WaterFor: Civil Society in Katanga, DRC. Made possible by the City of Antwerp and the Belgian Development Coop-eration

Planning and Running a Research ProjectFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Belgian Development Corporation

Working With Conflict DynamicsFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Bel-gian Development Corporation

Introduction to CartographyFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Bel-gian Development Corporation

Online Databases for Arms Trade ResearchFor: IPIS Capacity Building, with the support of the Bel-gian Development Corporation

2011

Study on irresponsible transfers and the EU arms embargo on SudanFor: TA-R, ASER, Black Book campaign project on EU arms transfers

Transparency and the Arms Trade TreatyFor: Prio, TransArms, Amnesty International Interna-tional Secretariat

Analysis of the Flemish bill on the import, export and transit of MSP material and related technologyFor: Amnesty International

Assesment of existing practice regarding end-user certificationFor: UNODA

Guide to Current Mining Reform InitiativesFor: Eurac, Fatal Transactions, Belgian Network on Natu-ral Resources

Analysis of Congolese gold traded trough KenyaFor: Belgian Network on Natural Resources

Assessment of gold exploitation and trade in East-ern DRC’For: GIZ, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

Study on violence against women in Eastern DRCFor: ITUC

Monitoring of the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for responsible supply chains of Minerals from Conflict Affected and High Risk AreasFor: OECD

Production of maps illustrating the link between natural resources and armed conflict in the DR CongoFor: Comission Justice et Paix

Scrutiny of mining and trade at the DRC’s principal cassiterite mine BisieFor: The Fatal Transactions network

Joint publication on the social conditions in mining areas in Eastern DRCWith ASSODIP

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www.ipisresearch.beActivity ReportIPIS team

Anne HullebroeckOffice [email protected]

Dennis Van [email protected]

Director: Filip [email protected]

Researchers:

Administration:

On 1 January 2015 the IPIS team was composed of the following people:

Interns in 2014:

Laura Van DyckTim RozenkrantzLisa Van Besouw

Peter [email protected]

Steven [email protected]

Filip [email protected]

Ken [email protected]

Anna [email protected]

Gabriella [email protected]

Yannick [email protected]

Fiona [email protected]

Lotte [email protected]

Alexandre [email protected]

Zacharie Bulakali [email protected]

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