The Role of Diamonds in Fuelling Conflict : Breaking the Link Between the Illicit Transaction of Rough Diamonds and Armed Conflict as a Contribution to Prevention and Settlement of Conflicts

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 33The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict, published in 2021.

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21 versions · 2003–2026

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Certificates of Origin Conflict Diamonds Regional Cooperation Sanctions Compliance Technical Cooperation War Prevention

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Notes the postponement of the chairmanships of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Botswana in the Kimberley Process to 2021 and 2022 accordingly;

Acknowledges the work of the Kimberley Process in 2020 that was coordinated by the chairs of the Kimberley Process working bodies within their respective competence;

Appreciates the work of the Russian Federation as a caretaker of the Kimberley Process in 2020, ensuring the effective continuity of the Kimberley Process;

Notes the extension of the role of India as the Chair of the Committee on Participation and Chairmanship in 2021;

Recognizes that the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme helps to ensure the effective implementation of relevant resolutions of the Security Council containing sanctions on the trade in conflict diamonds and contributes to the prevention of future conflicts fuelled by diamonds, and calls for the full implementation of existing Council measures targeting the illicit trade in rough diamonds, particularly conflict diamonds which play a role in fuelling conflict;

Reaffirms the importance of the tripartite nature of the Kimberley Process, stresses that the widest possible participation in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is essential, encourages Participants to contribute to the work of the Kimberley Process by participating actively in the Certification Scheme and ensuring compliance with its undertakings and the effective implementation of its measures, underscores the importance of the Civil Society Coalition and its members to the Kimberley Process, and acknowledges the importance of supporting additional applications for membership by civil society organizations;

Recalls the central place of mining communities in the Kimberley Process and the need to devote particular attention to engaging artisanal miners in governance structures, developing best practices, building upon experiences in other minerals and gold in artisanal and small-scale mining and promoting the rule of law;

Welcomes efforts to enhance cooperation with and assistance to Participants in Kimberley Process matters, including with a regional dimension, focusing on the implementation of best practices, capacity-building and compliance with Kimberley Process standards, rules and procedures;

Recognizes the value of engaging with relevant external organizations to support the work of the Kimberley Process and its working bodies, and in this regard welcomes the guidelines adopted by the Kimberley Process, which will facilitate engagement in a spirit of transparency and inclusiveness;

Encourages further strengthening of the Kimberley Process to enhance its effectiveness in addressing challenges posed to the diamond industry and related communities, including from instability and conflict, and to ensure that the Kimberley Process remains relevant for the future and continues to contribute to international peace and security and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, and looks forward to further exploring and advancing the ways in which the Kimberley Process contributes to peacebuilding and sustaining peace;

Requests the Chair of the Kimberley Process to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session a report on the implementation of the Kimberley Process;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-sixth session the item entitled “The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict”.

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