Dr. Denis Mukwege on the situation in the Eastern DRC: "This is no longer a humanitarian crisis; it is a crisis of our humanity"

Dr. Denis Mukwege urged that the only way to bring peace to the DRC is by tackling what he considers the root cause of the violence: illegal exploitation and exportation of mining resources. Image: Swedish Development Forum 2025

Of: Dr. Denis Mukwege

- It's time to move from a 'Do No Harm' approach to a 'Do Good' one, urged Nobel Peace Prize laureate in his opening statement of "Business for Peace" a seminar on the obstacles and solutions to building a fair and sustainable mineral trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The seminar was arranged in late January 2025 by FUF in collaboration with Friends of Panzi Hospital and took place only days before M3 rebel forces started their assault on Goma, an important node for people and minerals in Eastern DRC. Dr Mukwege's opening statement has been rendered as delivered below.

February 10, 2025, Guest piece, Magazine

Strong criticism of mining in Gállok gets the green light

Natural landscape in the Jokkmokk area. Photo: Matteo Liberati. Source: Canva

Of: Hanne Karlsson

At the end of March, the government gave the green light for the British mining company Beowulf Mining to investigate the possibilities of conducting mining operations in Gállok in Jokkmokk municipality. The decision has long been debated both nationally and globally due to most conflicts of interest over a possible mine. Since the decision was announced, several nature and human rights organizations have expressed sharp criticism of the proposal.

April 27, 2022, News

Las Cureñas: From local tradition to international export

Of: Karin Carlsson

The women of the San Expedito Cooperative in Nicaragua are artists. Fifteen years ago, the art form, a legacy of the area's indigenous people, remained within the walls of the home, but thanks to their organization, their ceramics have reached not only the national but also the international market. We visited the cooperative to see how organization and entrepreneurship can create autonomy […]

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June 11, 2018, FUF-correspondents