(ii) There have been numerous coup attempts in the country since 1996 and with its close proximity to rebel - held territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
conflict diamond trading occurs through Bangui.
Not exact matches
The Kimberley Process was supposed to do the same for
diamonds from all countries by banning the
trade of
conflict stones.
In a further decline of the credibility of the
diamond industry's way of ensuring «
conflict free»
diamonds, the non-governmental organization IMPACT, based in Canada, announced its departure from the Kimberley Process certification scheme the
diamond industry has much touted to eradicate the
trade in
conflict diamonds.
Associated with brutal civil war and human rights violations, these illicitly
traded rough
diamonds became known as
conflict diamonds, or blood
diamonds.
When you reach out to the jeweler ask if their
diamonds are certified
conflict - free or certified fair
trade and where the metal is sourced from; go for recycled if you can.
Search hashtags for fair -
trade diamonds, ethically mined jewelry, recycled metal, and
conflict - free
diamonds.
Today, efforts have been put in place to stop the
trade of
conflict diamonds.
Participating countries are implementing import / export control regimes to prevent
conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate
diamond trade and fuelling
conflicts and human rights abuses.
The KPCS was negotiated by governments, civil society organizations and the
diamond trade, in response to a civil society campaign against the
trade in
conflict diamonds.
But NGOs stressed that without adequate monitoring of the KPCS there is no way of ensuring that countries are actually halting the
trade in
conflict diamonds.
The UN reported in 2006 that US$ 23 million of
conflict diamonds were smuggled out of Côte d'Ivoire into the international
trade.
«Loopholes in major
trading and manufacturing centres are allowing
conflict and illicit
diamonds to enter the legitimate
diamond market,» said Gooch.
The Kimberley Process, launched in January 2003, is an international agreement working to eliminate the
trade in
conflict diamonds.
Brillant Earth offers
conflict - free
diamonds and is a good source for more information on the blood
diamond trade.
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Trade in
Conflict Diamonds
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Trade in
Conflict Diamonds
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