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

A/RES/78/270View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 30The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict, published in 2023.

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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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22 operative paragraphs

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 conflicts fuelled by diamonds, and calls for the full implementation of existing Council measures targeting the illicit trade in rough diamonds, particularly diamonds which play a role in fuelling conflicts;

Also recognizes the important contributions that the international efforts to address the problem of conflict diamonds, including the Kimberley Process, have made and can make to the settlement of conflicts and the consolidation of peace;

Notes that the annual reporting process on Kimberley Process Certification Scheme implementation is the main comprehensive and regular source of information on the implementation of the Kimberley Process provided by participants, and calls upon participants to submit consistent and substantive annual reports in order to conform to this requirement;

Also notes the adoption of the administrative decision on the Ad Hoc Committee on Review and Reform, in particular its paragraph 4.1, whereby the Kimberley Process entrusted the Committee:

To review and propose, for the plenary’s adoption, a definition of “conflict diamonds” which captures the evolving nature of conflicts and the realities on the ground;

To strengthen Kimberley Process Certification Scheme implementation with regard to technical assistance between participants in rough diamond mining and trading;

To consider conducting a structural review of the Kimberley Process with a view to addressing challenges facing communities impacted by diamond mining activities, through corporate social responsibility and support for artisanal and small-scale mining communities;

To clarify the Kimberley Process position on total country compliance or partial compliance zoning in producing countries;

To consider strengthening Kimberley Process governance;

Reaffirms the commitment of the Kimberley Process to continue its cooperation with the World Customs Organization and the intention to work on reviewing the explanatory notes of the harmonized system code to further engage with the World Customs Organization on processes and technologies now used in diamond cutting and polishing;

Welcomes the decision by the 2022 plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process to establish the Kimberley Process secretariat in Gaborone;

Stresses the decision by the plenary that, while financial contributions to the Kimberley Process secretariat are not mandatory for Kimberley Process members, such contributions are critical to the proper functioning of the Kimberley Process secretariat, and therefore encourages Member States to also voluntarily support the operationalization of the secretariat;

Recalls its resolution 77/277 of 29 March 2023, in which it noted the plenary’s views of the Kimberley Process as an effective multilateral tool for conflict prevention in stemming the flow of conflict diamonds, and its valuable development impact in improving the lives of people in some diamond-producing countries and its contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals;

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, and therefore 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 Kimberley Process stakeholders and communities, especially artisanal miners, in governance structures, developing best practices, and promoting the rule of law;

Reaffirms the importance of enhancing 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;

Encourages the continued implementation of the Declaration on Supporting Principles for Responsible Diamond Sourcing as Best Practices for the benefit of the global diamond industry and communities;

Recognizes the value of engaging with relevant external organizations to support the work of the Kimberley Process and its working bodies;

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 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;

Acknowledges with great appreciation the important contribution that Zimbabwe, as Chair of the Kimberley Process in 2023, made to the efforts to curb the trade in conflict diamonds, and welcomes the succession of the United Arab Emirates as Chair of the Kimberley Process for 2024;

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

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

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