Essays about: "Congo crisis"

Found 5 essays containing the words Congo crisis.

  1. 1. The Impact of Country-Specific Contextual Factors on the Outcome of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act Regulating Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Oscar Andrzej Danysz; [2021]
    Keywords : Conflict minerals; DRC; adjoining countries; 3T; 3TG; Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act; armed groups; tin; tungsten; tantalum; gold; US; due diligence; supply chains; unintended consequences; mining ban; embargo; artisanal and small-scale miners; implementation; policymakers; contextual factors; social; economic; political; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The conflict mineral crisis has been ongoing in the DRC for nearly two decades, with armed groups and increased military presence have played on the tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold to fund a brutal war across the eastern region of the country. Recent international efforts to tackle such illicit trade in conflict minerals has focused on requiring relevant stakeholders involved in the mineral sourcing from the DRC to adhere to due diligence processes on their supply chains in an attempt to identify conflict-sourced minerals. READ MORE

  3. 2. PARTNERS IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT? EU-UN cooperation in the DRC and Chad

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Giselaldina Duro; [2020-05-04]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explain the reason why international and regional organisations have started to cooperate, especially after the Cold War. Cooperation amongst organisations has gained importance as a field of research in the last decade, but most of the scholars have rather given a descriptive contribution and recognised the legal implications on the matter. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bringing Light into the Heart of Darkness? : A study of United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld's role as a mediator during the Congo crisis 1960-1961

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Mats Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Dag Hammarskjöld; Hammarskjöld; Dag Hammarskjold; Hammarskjold; Congo crisis; Congo; intermediary mediation; mediation; diplomatic history; UN; United Nations; Princen; Dag Hammarskjöld; Hammarskjöld; Hammarskjold; Kongokrisen; Kongo; medling; diplomatihistoria; FN; Förenta Nationerna; Princen;

    Abstract : Syftet med uppsatsen är att analysera Dag Hammarskjölds medlande och diplomatiska agerande under Kongokrisen 1960-1961. Uppsatsen är grundad i Thomas Princens teori om intermediärt medlande med taktiker och tekniker som metodologiska verktyg. READ MORE

  5. 4. Remote surveys to monitor IDPs leaving displacement sites : A case study in the eastern DR Congo

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : JEAN-BAPTISTE PASQUIER; [2015]
    Keywords : IDP; Nord-Kivu; food security; remote surveys; World Food Programme;

    Abstract : In the last 20 years, on-going conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries have led to massive displacements. In the province of Nord-Kivu, epicentre of the crisis, there are currently 53 displacement sites that host about 185,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs). READ MORE

  6. 5. The EU in the Congo: Adding Value to the International Community's Peacebuilding Efforts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Rathje; [2007]
    Keywords : European Union; peacebuilding; civilian ESDP missions; security sector reform; neo-trusteeship; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This article attempts to broaden the analytical framework of the European Union (EU) security policy literature. The wider aim is to provide a conceptual link between the engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), crisis resolution and post-conflict peace-building in general. READ MORE