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SUMMARY:Untangling a Mess: Germany’s UFK-Guarantee for a Copper and Gold Mi
 ning Project in a Conflict Zone
DESCRIPTION:Untied Loan Guarantees (UFK-Guarantees) are a central pillar of
  the German raw materials strategy, intended to secure long-term access to 
 raw materials for German companies by relieving banks of risks. In at least
  four of the thirteen loan guarantees awarded by the German Government sinc
 e 2009, there is publicly documented evidence or complaints regarding envir
 onmental risks and/or human rights violations. This session will highlight 
 the case of the Reko Diq mining project in Pakistan’s conflict-ridden Baloc
 histan province, which is supported by some of the biggest public developme
 nt banks. In 2025, the provision of a UFK-Guarantee has been approved. \n\n
 Located in an intensely militarised region, where civic space is extremely 
 repressed, the Reko Diq mine risks exacerbating social tensions, attacks ag
 ainst peaceful activists, water scarcity and further environmental harm. In
 digenous Baloch communities have voiced clear opposition to the project, vi
 ewing it as exploitation of their resources for the benefit of Islamabad. T
 he project has been subjected to attacks, including abductions and a suicid
 e bombing. This has further increased the militarisation and deterioration 
 of the security situation, which led the mining company to suspend the proj
 ect pending a "security assessment". \n\nBy highlighting these and other is
 sues around the project, the session will :\n\n 	ask about UFK checks and b
 alances in light of such a project being able to slip through the cracks 	d
 iscuss the options for Germany around this and similar projects, especially
  in terms of mitigating further risks and exploring the need for a possible
  responsible exit \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n 	Abdullah Abbas, Human Rights Counc
 il of Balochistan 	Vanessa Fischer, PowerShift \n\nModeration: Tala Batanga
 n, Coalition for Human Rights in Development\n\nOrganisers: Human Rights Co
 uncil of Balochistan, Coalition for Human Rights in Development, Brot für d
 ie Welt, PowerShift\n\nFormat: Webinar\n\nLanguage: English\n\nDate and tim
 e: October 2, 2026, 10AM - 11:30AM (CEST)\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n
DTSTAMP:20260916T171514Z
DTSTART:20261002T080000Z
DTEND:20261002T093000Z
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