In 2025, Gold is expected to be a significant contributor to Uganda's GDP, particularly through its role in export earnings and whereas most gold export earnings go undisclosed we need to continue interrogating the key roles of adopted instruments like #EITI.

#Uganda: in our quarterly newsletter, we look at the major milestones in the first quarter 2025. 1.Youth shaping a just ,equitable and Afrocentric energy transition. 2. The corporate responsibility to respect Human Rights in Uganda’s oil and gas sector. https://t.co/x2buQ7xJVw

@ImpactJustice @YCED_Uganda @CIVICUSalliance @LynnGitu @ACODE_Uganda @NCHRD_UG @DNforHR @SEATINIUGANDA @RRightsAfrica @DanishMFA @GreengrantsFund @11thHour Inspired by UAE's model where community welfare and regulation coexist for sustainability. Similar frameworks in mining could drive both progress and accountability globally.

#Uganda: Why there is a dire for Africa-china dialogue on critical minerals in promoting Responsible Business Conduct. identifying key challenges and opportunities in transition minerals including governance, environmental sustainability and economic equity. #Sustainability.

Our partners @YCED_Uganda raise very pertinent issues on ending corporate impunity by mining companies. Mining companies often operate with impunity, causing harm to communities and the environment, often due to weak regulations and enforcement. #BHR. #SustainableLiving

#Oilcurse: The Niger delta, A war for crude oil. At times it's not development until it responds to rights violation. https://t.co/0ITw5uDQ0U

#Uganda:A gender-responsive energy transition ensures the benefits of a low-carbon economy reach everyone, including women, by incorporating gender perspectives into all stages of energy policies and projects, promoting equitable participation, and addressing gender inequalities

Peace is crucial to ensuring that the DRC can fully benefit from its mineral wealth. All stakeholders, at the national, regional, and international levels, must take responsibility and act decisively to bring an end to the ongoing conflict in the DRC.

#Uganda: Another group of eleven environmental activists have been charged with common nuisance and remanded to Luzira Prison for opposing the EACOP project... #StopEACOP. #ConserveNature #peoplebe4profits

#Uganda: Colleagues rain will come , Meanwhile plant a tree. Remember: You have a right to a clean and healthy environment. #Climatechange. #NatureTherapy

#Uganda Women Human Right Defenders are targeted both as defenders of rights, land and natural resources, and as women defying gender norms. In these struggles, women experience all the hardships of human rights defenders, but also cope with gender-specific violence and risks.

Today, we participated in a multi stakeholders meeting organized by @WogemU in partnership with @TheWIPCentre. We were able to compile a petition highlighting the injustices the #EACOP project has caused on #women. @stopEACOP #ClimateJustice

To ensure ethical and responsible mining of transitional minerals, it is essential for policy makers to adopt and implement international human rights standards and global frameworks such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,

#Uganda :The current legal and policy frameworks doesnt effectively address governance of critical minerals to promote responsible mining,the beneficiation and value addition, the transparency and accountability, community participation through #FPIC provisions.@IMPACTtransform

A survey of over 1,000 young Ugandans by @Restless_Ugand revealed that 62% of young Ugandans did not know where to find accurate information about local weather patterns. And 74% reported not having adequate access to information about how the environment is changing.

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🌍 #Climatechange is not a distant threat—it’s here, and it’s devastating lives, livelihoods, and futures across #Africa. From droughts to floods, vulnerable communities are hit the hardest. But why is this happening?

The rush for critical minerals shouldn’t threaten human rights along the entire value-chain. As the world continues to face the dramatic consequences of climate change, there is a need for urgent action and calls for energy transition hence demand for critical minerals.

Despite the contradiction with global climate change goals, ongoing investments in fossil fuels, including coal, highlight how countries prioritize energy security in their development agendas. However, there is a growing need to balance energy, economic, and environmental needs.

International arbitration in the energy and mining sectors often faces skepticism in developing nations, primarily due to concerns surrounding national sovereignty, fairness, and transparency. There is a prevailing belief that arbitration, which often takes place in foreign