Conflict Diamond - Blood Diamond

Also called Blood Diamond, dirty and war diamond as mined in war zone. Civil war, financing insurgency, invading army war effort sort of civil war. It polices war activities. Countries like Angola, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Democratic Republic of Congo are diamond mined and still again forbidden countries. These are some of the countries under watch of United Nation. Diamonds in place of different kind of advanced gun, power, dictatorship causing the death of million innocent lives, famishment, insecurity and many more. Rebellion of ages from 8 who was brainwashed and use for destroying lives. These are some of the reason which alert UN to take action against such issue.

The first resolution of the UN is over Angola for mentioning diamonds in the context of raising funds for civil war. UN estimated report of about 20% of toal production in 90’s were sold for illegal purpose and other 15% were conflict in nature. But after UN’s action against such activity, world diamond council report that it is fallen to approximately 1%. Angola is a former colony of Portugal, gained independence in 1975. Too much of independency, unstable government brought civil war and again funded civil war by trading diamonds. Rebellions only source of getting strong. Popular movement for the liberation of Angalo (PMLA) and national union of the total Independence of Angola (UNITA) gave civil war. But, UN found out this source of funding those rebels and in 1998, UN banned other countries from buying those conflict diamond. Today, the country Angola is free from civil war and now holds a strong law for diamond trade. Similarly, President of Liberia Charles Taylor was accused by UN for fueling war between Government of Sierra Leone and Revolutionary United Front (RUF) with weapons & training in exchange for diamonds. And, again UN stopped Liberia from buying conflict diamonds.

KIMBERLY PROCESS CERTIFICATION SCHEME (KPCS): It is a process designed to certify the origin of diamonds from sources of which are conflict free. Its main aim is to prevent rebel groups & their rivals from financing their war aims from diamond sales i.e. preventing these conflict diamonds form other non conflict diamonds. This process is originated from Southern African diamond producing state in Kimberly, Northern Cape, which was approved by UN in 2002 & finally established in 2003.