UNEP report re oil pollution in Niger Delta
In August 2010, the following article and statement were published about the UN Environment Programme's forthcoming report on oil pollution in the Niger Delta:
- Outrage at UN decision to exonerate Shell for oil pollution in Niger delta - John Vidal, Guardian [UK], 22 Aug 2010
- Outrage at Shell-funded UN Report on Nigeria oil spills - Friends of the Earth, 24 Aug 2010
See also: UN to Exonerate Shell From Pollution in Niger Delta - Paul Ohia, This Day [Nigeria], 23 Aug 2010
UNEP issued the following statement:
UN environment agency stresses that Nigerian oil assessment is not yet complete, 23 Aug 2010
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Shell to respond. Shell provided the following statement:
Shell response to reports regarding UNEP environmental study in Ogoniland, Nigeria [DOC], 30 Aug 2010
It also pointed to the following videos as providing a "picture of the scale and impact of the illegal operations of some in Nigeria":
- UNEP in Nigeria - video gallery - UNEP
- Nigeria's deadly oil business - Christian Purefoy, CNN, 18 Aug 2010