Audrey gaughran biography
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
| Abbreviation | NRGI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2013 |
| Headquarters | 88 Pine Street, Wall Street Plaza, Suite 540, New York, NY, 10005, U.S. |
President and CEO | Suneeta Kaimal |
| Staff | 70+ |
| Website | https://resourcegovernance.org/ |
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources (in particular oil, gas and minerals) to promote sustainable and inclusive development.[1] The headquarters of NRGI are based in New York.
History
[edit]The Natural Resource Governance Institute was established through the merger of the Revenue Watch Institute and the Natural Resource Charter in 2013.[2] Originally based in New York, NRGI has opened offices in London, Accra, Dakar, Lima, Washington, D.C., and Dar Es Salaam.[3] This partly reflects its focus on Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guine
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Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
Dutch non-profit research and network org
The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO–Dutch: Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen), is an independent, non-profit research and network organisation working on social, ecological and economic issues related to sustainable development. Since 1973, the organisation investigates multinational corporations and the consequences of their activities for people and the environment around the world.
SOMO has expertise in:
- Sectors and value chains
- Corporate research
- Corporate accountability
- Economic reform
The main sectors beneath research by SOMO are the electronics, energy & water, minerals, agriculture & food, clothing, pharmaceuticals and the financial sectors.
History
[edit]Establishment
[edit]In the early 1970s, large groups of Dutch people declared themselves in solidarity with the reform politics of the Chilean President Allende
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UN confirms massive oil pollution in Niger Delta
The oil company Shell has had a disastrous impact on the human rights of the people living in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, said Amnesty International, responding to a UN report on the effects of oil pollution in Ogoniland in the Delta region.
The report from the United Nations Environment Programme is the first of its kind in Nigeria and based on two years of in-depth scientific research. It funnen that oil contamination is widespread and severe, and that people in the Niger Delta have been exposed for decades.
“This report proves Shell has had a terrible impact in Nigeria, but has got away with denying it for decades, falsely claiming they work to best international standards,” said Amnesty International Global Issues Director, Audrey Gaughran, who has researched the human rights impacts of pollution in the Delta.
The report, which was conducted at the request of the Nigerian government and paid for by Shell, provides irrefutable e