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Doing Business With the Bolloré Group
Violations of the United Nations' Principle and Code of Conduct The Bolloré Group is a major supplier to the United Nations. The UN pays Bolloré over US$50 million every year for logistics and other services. Between 2015 and 2019, different UN entities — including the UN Procurement Division, the World Food Programme, and UNICEF signed over 200 contracts with the Group for a value of over a quarter billion dollars.
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Land Deal Brief: SOCFIN Land Investment in Sierra Leone
In 2011, Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Ltd. (Socfin SL) secured 6,500 hectares of prime farmland for rubber and oil palm plantations in Malen chiefdom in Pujehun district in the south of Sierra Leone. The firm is now seeking an additional 5,000 ha in expansion plans in the Malen region or neighboring chiefdoms. The initial investment, estimated at $100 million, with promises of job creation, compensation for lost farms, and construction of infrastructures, has enjoyed high-level government support. The 50-year lease was signed by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Dr. Sam Sesay.

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SOCFIN protest in Malen
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Socfin/Bolloré Plantations: Rising Profits, Ongoing Repression
---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- May 24, 2022 Media Contact:Anuradha Mittal, [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 From Sierra Leone to Nigeria, through Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast, communities living near the industrial palm oil and rubber plantations of Socfin/Bolloré are fighting for their rights and against repression. On May 25th and 31th 2022, the Bolloré and Socfin groups will hold their annual meetings online amidst rising profits.
SOCFIN protest in Malen
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72,000 People Call On the United Nations to End Business With the Bolloré Group
---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- February 14, 2022, 12:00 AM PT Media Contact:Anuradha Mittal, [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 Mathias Rittgerott, [email protected] +1 514-803-9070 In a petition delivered today to the World Food Programme (WFP), UN Development Programme (UNDP), and UNICEF, 72,000 people call on the United Nations to end business with the Bolloré Group.
Protest against SOCFIN in Pujehun District, Malen Chiefdom, Sierra Leone.
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Call to the United Nations to End Business Relationship with the Bolloré Group and Its Subsidiaries
TO: Ms. Grete Faremo, Executive Director, UNOPS, Chair High Level Committee on Management (HLCM) Ms. Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, Vice-chair HLCM Ms. Katinka Rosenbom, Chief Contracting, UNICEF, Chair HLCM Procurement Network Ms. Elisabeth Eckerstrom, Head, Procurement Division, ITU, Vice-chair HLCM Procurement Network Ms. Neris M. Baez Garcia de Mazzora, UN Procurement Division Director Mr. El Cid Butuyan, Ethics Office Director, UNICEF Ms. Bonnie Green, Chief Ethics Officer, World Food Programme Ms.
Image: Protest against SOCFIN in Pujehun District, Malen Chiefdom, Sierra Leone.
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United Nations End Business With the Bolloré Group
---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- May 24, 2021 8:00 AM PT Media Contact:Frédéric Mousseau, [email protected]; +1 510-512-5458 The Oakland Institute, along with 39 organizations from 16 countries, is calling on United Nations (UN) entities, agencies, and programs to immediately cease all business relationships with the France-based Bolloré Group and its different subsidiaries. The Bolloré Group is a major supplier to the United Nations. The UN pays Bolloré over US$50 million every year for logistics and other services.

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Ouest-France
L’ONU sommée par des ONG de rompre ses contrats avec Bolloré
Quarante organisation signent une lettre ouverte pour demander à l’ONU de rompre leurs contrats avec le groupe Bolloré. Pour elles, il ne respecte pas les principes des Nations unies.
Radio Popolare
Socfin, Multinazionale della Deforestazione
Vi è mai capitato di vedere un’aiuola circondata da filo spinato e invasa da improvvisati contadini? È quello che è successo la scorsa settimana a Bruxelles quando un gruppo di attivisti armati di rastrelli ha organizzato un’azione di protesta davanti alla sede della compagnia belgo-lussemburghese Socfin. “Voi accaparrate la terra, noi sequestriamo la vostra”: con questo motto attivisti di diverse Ong belghe hanno voluto protestare contro Socfin, che produce gomma e palma da olio in Africa e in Asia.
Le Nouvel Observateur
Procès Bolloré Contre Bastamag: "On Veut Instrumentaliser Votre Justice!"
Paul CongeProcès Bolloré Contre Bastamag: "On Veut Instrumentaliser Votre Justice!"L'industriel a traîné Bastamag et neuf journalistes et blogueurs en justice pour un article qui l'accuse d'accaparer des terres en Afrique. Bolloré tente-t-il de "museler" la presse? "Ce procès, c'est de l'intimidation. Bolloré se sert de nous pour régler ses comptes." Moins d'un quart d'heure avant l'audience, Julien Lusson, ancien directeur de Bastamag, n'est pas tout seul à bouillonner.
TV5MONDE
Liberté de la Presse : le Groupe Bolloré Peut-il Museler les Journalistes ?
Pascal Hérard Le procès des journalistes de Bastamag et Rue89 s'est ouvert jeudi. Ils sont attaqués en justice par le groupe industriel Bolloré pour diffamation. Un article sur l'accaparement des terres en Afrique et en Asie est en cause. Le procès qu'intente ces jours-ci le groupe Bolloré à l'encontre des sites d'information Bastamag, Rue89, ainsi que plusieurs blogs, inquiète les défenseurs de la liberté de la presse, et au delà, pose la question des limites au droit d'informer et une autre, plus ancienne, datant de 2009, avait vu la victoire du groupe Bolloré sur un sujet très similaire.

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