The civil society representatives of the multi-stakeholder group in Niger suspended on 16 August their participation in the EITI process until further notice.

The Publish What You Pay coalition held its International Conference in Montreal in Canada 16-18 November, as previously reported.

Two hundred activists from over 50 countries convened in Montreal 16-18 November for a three-day conference of the Publish What You Pay coalition, the global campaign for transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining industries.

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, PWYP is organising its third International Conference which will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 17-19 September, 2012.