UK helps to raise awareness of the Voluntary Principles in Angola
皇冠体育app British Ambassador, John Dennis met NGO Search for Common Ground to discuss their work on supporting the Voluntary Principles in Angola.
皇冠体育app British Ambassador, John Dennis met representatives from , civil society, local journalists and the Executive Coordinator of the National Commission representing the Government of Angola to discuss their work in helping to raise awareness of the in Angola. Established in 2000, the Voluntary Principles are a set of guidelines designed specifically to help extractive sector companies maintain the safety and security of their operations within an operating framework that encourages respect for human rights.
皇冠体育app Ambassador also signed a project contract on the Voluntary Principles with Search for Common Ground that will help raise awareness of VPs in the province of Lunda-Norte, a very important region for Angola鈥檚 diamond extractive industry. 皇冠体育app project will establish a series of workshops in the province for local government officials, extractive companies, private and official security agencies and national and local civil society organisations to work together to implement the VPs in Angola.
皇冠体育app British Ambassador in Angola John Dennis said 鈥渨e support this project to help the commitment of the Government of Angola to increase awareness and implement the Voluntary Principles in the country. This is a good example of how our collaboration with Angola will continue even after the United Kingdom鈥檚 Chairmanship of the Voluntary Principles has finished.鈥�