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What Are Conflict Diamonds ?
Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by
forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized
governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to
those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security
Council. UN March 2001
WDC Conflict Diamond Education Campaign
The World Diamond Council is intensifying its worldwide efforts to
educate the industry, and ultimately you, our customer on the facts about
conflict diamonds through the newly launched website, www.diamondfacts.org.
Questions were first raised about the impact of diamonds in the late
1990s, when the world became aware that a number of rebel movements in
Africa were smuggling and selling illegally obtained stones to fund
conflicts against legitimate governments. At the beginning of this
decade, the trade in these conflict diamonds represented approximately
4% of the world's rough diamond output. Since then, the UN mandated
Kimberley Process has significantly reduced this illicit commerce to
less than 1% of the world’s diamond supply
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