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Article

30 Jan 2006

Author:
Earthworks, WACAM [Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (Ghana)], FIAN-Ghana [FoodFirst Information and Action Network], Bank Information Center, Oxfam America

press release: "World Bank urged to postpone loan for controversial gold mine in Ghana"

A group of Ghanaian and international organizations is urging the World Bank to postpone funding for a new gold mining project [by Newmont Mining] in Ghana until the Bank addresses the project's human rights and environmental problems.