The UN-mandated Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional and historic special plenary concluded in Dubai, UAE, on 17th May with progress made in key areas that will have bearings on global trade in natural diamonds. Hosted in Uptown Tower, Uptown Dubai, the headquarters of DMCC, the KP intersessional and special plenary gathered hundreds of diamond industry representatives, […]

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Kimberley Process (KP) is facing renewed calls to act over ongoing wars in Ukraine and Central African Republic (CAR) at its five-day intersessional meeting that opens today (13 May) in Dubai. KP Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC,) the observer-only group of mostly African diamond-producing countries, walked out of the last KP plenary, in Zimbabwe last November, […]

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Russia’s finance ministry has hit out at G7 plans to sanction its diamonds, claiming it will discredit and undermine the existing Kimberley Process (KP). In a strongly-worded letter it claims Western countries, the G7 and the EU will deliberately distort the global rough diamond market if they implement their own regulations, which could, it warns […]

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The 2023 Intersessional Meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) came to a close on 25th May in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, with World Diamond Council (WDC) President Feriel Zerouki expressing satisfaction with the progress made during the four-day event. The primary objective of the KP Intersessional Meetings is to record the progress of the decisions made […]

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A Ukrainian diplomat is urging consumers not to buy Russian diamonds, because they fund the war in her country. Liubov Abravitova, who serves as her country’s ambassador to South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique, made the comments as members the Kimberley Processes failed to reach any agreement over calls to broaden its definition of conflict diamonds. […]

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Kimberley Process (KP) must address its narrow definition of conflict diamonds, Edward Asscher, president of the World Diamond Council (WDC) told delegates at a meeting of the global watchdog in Botswana last week. He warned that industry solutions to responsible sourcing could end up eclipsing KP’s certification scheme – but could also marginalize smaller players […]

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The World Diamond Council (WDC) has announced the appointment of Elodie Daguzan as its new executive director, effective February 1. She takes over from Marie-Chantal Kaninda, who stepped down last year for a new opportunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Daguzan has worked in the diamond industry for the past 19 years. For the […]

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Attempts to strengthen the scope of the Kimberley Process (KP) failed at the recent KP plenary after government representatives failed to reach a consensus. Despite the lack of progress, the World Diamond Council (WDC) said it continued to be committed to advocating for change. WDC president Stephen Fischler called the failure to achieve consensus, “a […]

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Ahead of the Annual General Membership (AGM) meeting of the World Diamond Council (WDC) in Antwerp, the Government of the Central African Republic launched a full overhaul of the country’s alluvial diamond mining sector. Going forward, the CAR’s Government will stand for a bold new and drastic approach where full transparency and proper due diligence […]

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The Kimberley Process Chairmanship 2019 India event was organized by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India; and co-organised by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) India, as the KP Chair for 2019, successfully hosted the KP Intersessional meeting in Mumbai. The meeting which started on 17th June concluded on 21st […]

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