Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
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Global Witness annual reports
Today our mission of protecting the planet’s vital resources remains as critical as ever, but our ambition has grown. Find out about our impacts from the past 12 months, how our work is evolving and our plans for the future.
Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
For a limited time only, your donation to our campaigns will be matched by the Big Give Christmas Challenge, doubling your support for our on-the-ground investigations, advocacy and defence of climate-vulnerable communities. You can update your preferences or …
About us - Global Witness
We alert the world to ‘blood diamonds’ fuelling civil war in Angola and across Africa, thrusting the practices of the global diamond industry into the spotlight. The campaign leads to the establishment of the precedent-setting Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme and to Global Witness being co-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
25 years of creating change | Global Witness
1994: GLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDED. Sourcing their first computer out of the trash, and relying on friends and family to pay for their international calls, our founders are the first to identify the link between natural resources, conflict and corruption and to systematically document and expose how this sustains poverty, fuels instability and destroys the environment.
Road to COP30 - Global Witness
In the run up to the 30th UN Climate Summit (COP30) in 2025, Global Witness is accelerating our work to put communities, land and environmental defenders and civil society at the heart of climate-decision making Read more
Campaigns | Global Witness
The need to phase-out fossil fuels has seen a rise in the demand for minerals that are critical to the energy transition. But mining is a dirty business, with a long legacy of exploitation, human rights abuses and environmental damage.
Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel | Global Witness
24 October 2024 – We, the undersigned organisations, appeal to all UN member states to secure an immediate ceasefire across Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and the region, and to end the impunity that has allowed atrocities by Israeli forces against civilians to continue and escalate.Without accountability, there will be no red lines and no rock bottom. ...
United States - Global Witness
Global Witness has had an office in Washington, D.C. for over 15 years. We are campaigning for the US government to: - Curb corruption and conflicts of interest in political decision-making - Root out the influence of money in politics - Bring transparency and accountability to the US oil and gas industry at home and abroad - Put the public interest ahead of polluting industries
Annual report 2021: our case for change | Global Witness
Aug 17, 2022 · In June, we held a two day global event, entitled Time for a Climate Revolution, which featured 27 speakers from across six continents, including US, UK, India, Chile, Uganda and Nigeria, sharing their campaigning experiences and asks for global leaders. It drew attendees from 32 countries and our wider content reached 4 million people. We are committed to doing …