Through a process of engagement and dialogue, in May 2011 AngloGold AshantiColombia (AGAC) and IKV Pax Christi (IPC) agreed that IPC would undertake a risk assessment of the ‘La Colosa project’…The objective of the exercise was to identify security and human rights risks that could be associated with the exploration phase of AGAC’s La Colosa project, resulting in concrete recommendations to the Company. The Company proposed that Search for Common Ground act as a validator in the exercise and that the Government of Colombia, headed by the High Presidential Advisor for Public Safety, act as an observer and guarantor of protection of rights…The recommendations were accepted by the company and will be integrated into AGAC’s ongoing broader Human Rights Due Diligence process, which is based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights…