BICC workshop ' Resources, Conflict, and the role of the Media'

The fight against the illegal exploitation of natural resources and the trade of conflict goods is of great importance when it comes to preventing conflicts and creating sustainable development. A decisive factor of whether wealth from natural resources turns into a curse or not, is the degree to which good governance, democratisation, transparency and the rule of law are fostered and human rights are respected.

At the workshop of BICC at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum that took place 2nd- 4th June in Bonn, international experts looked into the roles and responsibilities of the media to contribute to resource justice. Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat (International Resources Group Coordinating Office Nairobi) stressed that media can have an enormous positive power when it comes to awareness raising and peace building efforts.

The complete conference report is available here >>

For more information please contact Lena Guesnet (guesnet@bicc.de) or Wolf-Christian Paes (paes@bicc.de) at BICC.