Stories from the Field
ITSCI’s Risk Awareness Radio Campaign in DRC
A radio campaign was launched in DRC broadcasting every month over 500 spots in both French and Swahili on 21 radio stations. In Maniema province’s Lubutu territory Hugo Assani Muloba, a host of “Umoja ya Lubutu” radio station, noticed the interest of his audience on...
ITSCI trains the National Steering Committee (NSC) in Burundi
In 2019, Burundi inaugurated its National Steering Committee for 3T Mineral Traceability and Due Diligence. The NSC follows the model established by ITSCI in neighbouring DRC, and is one of the recommendations from the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible...
PPA Delegation Visits ITSCI Sites in DRC and Rwanda
In December 2019, members of the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) had the opportunity to visit ITSCI mine sites in the Great Lakes region. Representatives of the U.S. government, PPA Secretariat, and downstream companies toured mines in the...
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ITSCI statement on the 2023 Midterm report of the Group of Experts on the DRC
Note: This statement only covers the content of the 2023 Midterm report of the Group of Experts On 30th December 2023, the UN Group of Experts (GoE) published its 2023 midterm report on the DRC (S/2023/990), which includes a section on 3T minerals from North Kivu...
PAUSE IN THE RMI RECOGNITION PROCESS OF ITSCI
OVERVIEW From the Memo issued by RMI on 18th December 2023 ‘Status of ITSCI application for upstream recognition and support for smelter RMAP’ it has become evident for the first time that RMI does not consider our common January 2023 Understanding of the recognition...
Suspension of the ITSCI Programme in Masisi territory, North Kivu (DRC) for security reasons related to the non-state armed group M23
In early 2023, the ITSCI programme was suspended for a time in Masisi, North Kivu, and later resumed due to an improved situation as reported. In recent weeks, fighting between non-state armed group M23 and the Congolese army and their allies have intensified in...
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