Discussing Conflict Diamonds and Reform with 2012 KP Chair Gillian A. Milovanovic.
2012 Chair Vision Statement and FAQs on updating the definition of "conflict diamond"
Particiation Committee May Teleconference
Kimberley Process Participation Committee (PC) Summary record of PC Teleconference held on 3 May 2012
Participants: DRC (Chair), Angola, Canada, US, South Africa, Civil Society; Also - Representative of Cameroon
The PC focused its discussions on the status of potential KP applicant countries, specifically Cameroon, Panama, and Burkina Faso. Each of these countries has taken substantial steps to fulfilling the requirements to be considered for participant status but has some items remaining. The PC tentatively agreed to send an experts mission to Cameroon to evaluate their progress. The PC then turned to an update on the status of Venezuela and will resume these discussions during the June Intersessional meeting of the KP.
April 2012 Working Group Public Summaries
Kimberley Process Working Group on Monitoring (WGM)
Public Summary record of the Working Group Teleconference of 4 April 2012
Participants: Australia, Botswana, Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, European Union, India, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, World Diamond Council (WDC), Civil Society Coalition, as well as the UN Group of Experts on Côte d'Ivoire.
The WGM reviewed the state of implementation of the Kinshasa Decision on Marange (Zimbabwe) and agreed to hold a subsequent teleconference upon presentation of the quarterly report by the KP Monitoring team. The WGM discussed KPCS implementation in Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa, including the U.S. Geological Survey conduct of a field assessment of artisanal mining in Guinea in 2012. The WGM agreed to consider further plans to enhance cooperation on enforcement, with regards to information sharing on fraudulent certificates and cooperation with World Customs Organization, including possible adjustments to the Administrative Decision. Finally, in light of the on-going work of the Committee on KPCS Review, the WGM agreed to initiate a process of reflection on its respective area of competence, specifically compliance monitoring.
Kimberley Process Working Group on Statistics (WGS)
Summary Record of WGS Teleconference held on 8 March 2012
Participants: Botswana, Canada, EU, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States of America.
The WGS discussed its role in the implementation of the Administrative Decision on Import Confirmation. The WGS Chair stated that an email had been sent to the KP Chair regarding the statistical compliance of participants missing trade, production, or certificate count data. The WGS Chair is working with the WGM to prepare the 2011 Statistical Analysis allocation list. WGS members continue to develop the Pilot Data Anomaly Questionnaire, to be shortly released.
Kimberley Process Working Group on Statistics (WGS)
Summary Record of WGS Teleconference held on 12 April 2012
Participants: Botswana, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU, India, United Arab Emirates, United States of America.
The WGS Chair stated that an email had been sent to the KP Chair regarding the statistical compliance of participants missing trade, production, or certificate count data. The WGS has sent out the majority of Data Anomaly Questionnaires. Results and further steps will be discussed at the Intersessional Meeting in June.
Meeting Ad Hoc Committee on KPCS Review in Brussels
On April 23-24, 2012, the Ad Hoc Committee on KPCS Review (CKR) met in Brussels to discuss the process of preparing recommendations for the KPCS Intersessional, based on the mandate given to the CKR through the administrative decisions adopted in Kinshasa on November 3rd 2011, namely: AD 005-2011 Amendment to Administrative Decision on the Establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee for Exploring the Modalities of Enhancing of the Kimberley Process with a View to Provide Administrative Support for Its Activities and AD 006-2011 Administrative Decision on the Periodic Review of the KPCS. Members of the CKR are Botswana (Chair), Canada (Vice-Chair), the DRC, the EU, India, Israel, Namibia, the Russian Federation (not present), South Africa, the USA, the WDC and the Civil Society Coalition. Angola, Ghana, Switzerland, and the UAE were guests at the Brussels meeting.
Kimberley Process Featuring the KP Chair Gillian A. Milovanovic
IIP web chat on conflict diamonds in the Kimberley Process certification scheme - April 3, 2012.
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