Nigeria: Civil society statement on the process to implement the UN Environment Programme’s 2011 assessment of Ogoniland

On September 16th 2014 the Ministry of Petroleum of Nigeria held a multi-stakeholder workshop on the implementation of the UN Environment Programme’s 2011 assessment of Ogoniland. Civil society organizations, while welcoming a process to address the oil pollution in Ogoniland and the economic, environmental and health effects of this pollution, believe that in order for it to be effective and to ensure the trust of the affected communities, believe that the core principles detailed in this statement should apply.

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