WHO WE WORK WITH
Intergovernmental Forum
The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development was brought together by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Kingdom's Department of International Development (DFID), and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
To achieve real and meaningful sustainable development, action is required by all parties including government, industry, voluntary initiatives and civil society. The Intergovernmental Forum provides the platform that is necessary for these parties to come together to work on a range of issues and address global sustainable development public policies, which are relevant to the mining and metals sector.
Canada has taken on a leadership role as chair of the forum. They have been particularly active in encouraging members to review progress on the implementation of relevant mining clauses in the Johannesburg Plan for Implementation in preparation for the 2010 UNCSD.
ICMM is wholly supportive of this forum, which was one of the key MMSD report recommendations. Government contribution is critical to sustainable development in all its forms including human rights, revenue management, and Indigenous Peoples issues.
Much of ICMM’s ongoing work such as the Community Development Toolkit, the Resource Endowment initiative and integrated mine closure is relevant to the work of the Intergovernmental Forum. ICMM welcomes the opportunity to interact with the forum to enhance the socio-economic benefits of mining at local, regional and national levels.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Principle 09:
Contribute to the social, economic and institutional development of the communities in which we operate
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