Rights Action Rights Action Statement, January 22, 2015 Say no to misnamed Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Honduras World Bank Must Renounce Partnering with Repressive Honduras Regime and Global Mining Industry, in the Aftermath of the 2009 Military Coup Rights Action denounces that the World Bank is sponsoring the so-called Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Honduras, a country that, since the U.S. and Canadian-backed military coup in 2009, has become known as the murder capital of the world, and the repression capital of the Americas. (See World Bank communiqué, below) The World Bank is already invested in, and benefitting from repression and human rights violations in Honduras, as it supports the Dinant Corporation that, owned by Honduras wealthiest land-owner and oligarch Miguel Facusse, has been systematically, violently and illegally evicting campesino communities from their lands in the Aguan valley region of northern Honduras, directly killing over 100 campesinos in that region alone since the 2009 military coup. As the World Bank knows, just about every human rights group in Honduras and internationally has reported annually that the human rights situation and state of generalized violence in Honduras have worsened since the military coup in 2009; that repression and violence, corruption and impunity are the widespread norm today in Honduras. There are no political, legal or social conditions in place, whatsoever, in Honduras in which to plan and carry out mining operations in a fair and just way. Renewed large-scale mining in Honduras will necessarily result in more illegal forced evictions, more State and paramilitary violence on behalf of mining companies, more human rights violations, and more environmental and health harms. As we hold any mining companies accountable for the harms and violations they have committed, or soon will commit in Honduras, if they attempt to initiate mining operations, we likewise hold the World Bank responsible for the same. There are many things the suffering majority population of Honduras need - violently imposed, exploitative, environmentally harmful mining is not one of them. The World Bank must renounce any sponsorship of, or participation in this misleadingly named Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources. Grahame Russell [email protected] ******* Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources February 3-4, 2015, Tegucigalpa, Honduras worldbank.org/en/events/2015/02/03/conference-on-sustainable-development-of-natural-resources-tegucigalpa-honduras The Secretary of Natural Resources of Honduras (SERNA) and the Honduran Institute of Geology and Mines (INHGEOMIN), in collaboration with the World Bank Group, are organizing a two-day international conference to strengthen the capacity of Honduras to develop their mineral resources in a sustainable fashion. The Secretary of Natural Resources of Honduras (SERNA) and the Honduran Institute of Geology and Mines (INHGEOMIN), in collaboration with the World Bank Group, are organizing a two-day international conference to strengthen the capacity of Honduras to develop their mineral resources in a sustainable fashion. Presentations and discussion will focus on areas of international experience that have shown to support development of a sustainable mineral sector: clear rules of the game that encourage responsible investment in mining, regulatory capacity and in-depth knowledge of mineral resources. The principal objectives of the conference are to learn from international experience in terms of concepts, functions, organization and implementation in the function of public mining institutions, promote dialogue about development of the mining sector between the government, private sector and civil society (NGOs, universities and church); present the mining policy of the government and discuss its implementation. ******* World Bank Names And Email Addresses: President Jim Yong Kim The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA (202) 473-1000 David Theis, Media Chief, [email protected] Amy L. Stilwell, Media Manager, [email protected] Saskia Stegeman, News Bureau Chief, [email protected] Natalia Cieslik, Chief of Broadcast, [email protected] Mehreen Sheikh, Broadcast, [email protected] Elena Gex, [email protected] Steven Jouy, Germany and Austria, [email protected] Non-media related queries, [email protected] Brussels Guggi Laryea, [email protected] Veronique Jacobs (Belgian press), [email protected], [email protected] Bart Gielis (Belgian press), [email protected] Geneva Selina Jackson, [email protected] London Derek Warren, [email protected], [email protected] France Rachel Winter-Jones, [email protected] Valerie Chevalier, [email protected] Laure de Petiville, [email protected] Nordic region and Netherlands Jakob Kopperud, [email protected] Catherine Doody (Netherlands), [email protected] Rome Massimiliano Paolucci (Italy), [email protected] Spain and Portugal Julia Barrera, [email protected] Caroline Barreto Moreira, [email protected] Patricia Soto, [email protected] Tokyo Tomoko Hirai (Japan), [email protected] UN and WTO Affairs New York-Based Contact: Yuvan A. Beejadhur, [email protected] IDA Mallory Saleson, [email protected] Cara Santos Pianesi, [email protected] Africa DC-Based Contacts: Herbert Yusimbom Boh, [email protected] East Asia and the Pacific DC-Based Contact: Carl Hanlon, [email protected] Country-Based Contacts Europe and Central Asia DC and Vienna Based Contacts: Andrew Kircher, [email protected] Kristyn Schrader, [email protected] Vienna Reinhard Haslinger, [email protected] Country-Based Contacts Latin America and the Caribbean DC-Based Contacts: Sergio Jellinek, [email protected] Stevan Jackson, [email protected] Gabriela Aguilar, [email protected] Country-Based Contacts Middle East and North Africa DC- Based Contacts: Dale Lautenbach, [email protected] Najat Yamouri, [email protected] Country-Based Contacts South Asia DC-Based Contacts: Benjamin Crow, [email protected] Country-Based Contacts Development Economics Vice Presidency & Chief Economist (DEC) Merrell J. Tuck-Primdahl, [email protected] Vamsee Kanchi, [email protected] Human Development Network (HIV/AIDS, Communicable Diseases, Education, Social Safety Nets) Phil Hay, [email protected] Carolyn Reynolds, [email protected] Kitchie Hermoso, [email protected] Melanie Mayhew, [email protected] Operations Policy and Country Services Geetanjali Chopra, [email protected] Institutional Integrity (INT) Dina El Naggar, [email protected] World Bank Institute Jose-Manuel Bassat, [email protected] Rachel Winter Jones, [email protected] Financial and Private Sector Development Network Nadine S. Ghannam, [email protected] Fernando Paredes, representante en Guate, [email protected] C. Felipe Jaramillo, Director del depto de America Central y el Caribe, [email protected] Office of Executive Director to World Bank for United States, [email protected], [email protected] Alternate Executive Director, Sara Aviel, [email protected] Senior Advisor to Executive Director, Daniel Peters, [email protected] Advisors, Stephen Gooch, [email protected] Anthony Ieronimo, [email protected] Deborah Crane, [email protected] Rebecca Kutzley, [email protected] Edward Bozek, [email protected] Million Fikre, [email protected] Jun Jin, [email protected] Office of Executive Director to World Bank for Canada, Ireland & the Caribbean Executive Director Alister Smith, with support from Janet Harris [email protected], [email protected] *******
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