What is the Kimberley Process?
The Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds – rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. The trade in these illicit stones has fuelled decades of devastating conflicts in countries such as Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone.
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) imposes extensive requirements on its members to enable them to certify shipments of rough diamonds as ‘conflict-free’. As of December 2009, the KP has 49 members, representing 75 countries, with the European Community and its Member States counting as an individual participant.
On the Agenda
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KP Chair Address at the World Diamond Council Congress – St. Petersburg
WDC Congress: KP Chair Address at the WDC Congress – St. Petersburg. -
Intersessional Chair Address
Read chair notices. -
Response of the Chair of the WG on Monitoring to the Jewelers of America
Read Letter WGM. -
KP Chair Notice - Trade of Marange diamonds
Read Trade of Marange diamonds in compliance with KPCS requirements. -
General Public Warning
The risk of fraudulent KP Certificates General Public Warning. -
Final Communique - Plenary 2009
Read Final Communique - Plenary 2009.
