Intel's CEO, Enough, UN, Congo, and ICGLR: Time to Source and Invest Responsibly in Minerals in Congo & the Great Lakes Region

From Enough blogs Fri Mar 14 2014, 17:47:49

On Wednesday, the Enough Project and tech company Intel co-hosted a forward-looking panel on Responsible Sourcing and Investing in the Congo and the Great Lakes Region, attended by more than 90 policymakers, business leaders, and advocates. The panel was an opportunity for the private sector, NGOs, the United Nations, and African and partner governments to discuss how to move forward in building a responsible minerals trade and positive investment in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region. This dialogue, however, was only the beginning of the conversation. Much more must happen to foster dialogue among investors, Congo, the Great Lakes region, and the U.S. and U.N. Special Envoys on the concrete reforms needed to move responsible investment forward and link it to the peace process for Congo and the region.

The panel included the CEO of Intel Corporation, Brian Krzanich, the Co-Founder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast, the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, H.E. Dr. Faida Mitifu, the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, Professor Alphonse Daniel Ntumba Luada Lumu, and the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Special Advisor to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region, Modibo Toure. It was moderated by Witney Schneidman, Senior International Advisor for Africa at Covington & Burling LLP, and Nonresident Fellow on Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings. The panelists exemplified the range of actors committed to coming together to help build a responsible, conflict-free minerals trade in support of the peace process in Congo.

Remarks from Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) opened the panel. He affirmed the non-partisan U.S. commitment to building peace in the region and cited work on conflict minerals as central to changing the equation in the Congo.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich then recounted the story of how Intel began its process of creating the ...

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