What Are Conflict Diamonds

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Diamonds have cemented themselves as the worlds most popular gemstone and they continue to increase in popularity. Though diamonds are a natural resource, with much esthetic value provoking eternal love: its precious and increasing value has had great impact on the world. While it serves as a treasured collection for some, for others it’s value has served as a catalyst to many wars in certain regions of the world like in central and western Africa. During the late 1990’s conflict diamond accounted for about 4% of the world’s diamond production but today the availability and flow of this diamonds is below 1%. Conflict diamonds also known as “blood” diamonds are diamonds that are mined and sold illegally in areas of conflict and war. The profit from these sales are used to finance rebel activities, war and prolonged insurrection. Records of this activities have been more prevalent in countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, Angola, Ivory Coast and the Democratic republic Congo. Some of this countries have suffered years and decades of devastation, opposition to legitimate government and civil war, which were majorly funded by proceeds from conflict diamonds. Today the narrative as greatly changed with most of these regions or countries enjoying relative peace with conflict diamonds no longer in trade.

Eliminating The Trending Sale Of Conflict Diamond

Conflict diamonds have a history that is not very pretty but a lot people will give you tales that are not reflective of the true situation. More recently things are beginning to change. The global diamond industry in the year 2000, made its position and interest in the sale of conflict diamonds very clear. They have since partnered with the United Nations and other organization in the putting an end to illegal extraction and sale of diamonds with emphasis on completing eliminating what is known as conflict diamonds. Efforts to stop extraction and sale of blood diamonds have considerably grown over the years. In 2003 as part of this measure the Kimberly process certification scheme was instituted. This system has its objective to prevent and protect against the possibility of conflict diamond finding its way into the supply chain of sanctioned diamonds.

The Kimberly agreement offers to give transparency to governments involved in the sale of diamonds. All diamonds sold are accompanied by a certificate that it was extracted from a country that is not using proceeds from the sale of diamonds to fund rebel groups or others seeking to overthrow legitimate government that are recognized by the united nations. This agreements places strict sanctions on exports and import of diamonds to countries that are not members.

Current Status Of Conflict Diamonds

In the past when diamonds were mentioned it was easy to equate it with unthinkable inhuman activities that accompanied its mining and sale. Though a lot of people are interested in the purchase of diamonds that do not concern the suffering of innocent people. The era of conflict diamond is completely been phased out; with conflict diamond accounting for a very insignificant percentage of diamonds in circulation worldwide. The possibility of you coming across blood or conflict diamonds in today’s world is almost impossible! With the Kimberly process certification in place proceeds from diamond extraction and sale have been used to drive over economic development in most troubled countries.

List Of Countries In The Kimberley Certification Scheme

Angola (2003)
Armenia (2003)
Australia (2003)
Bangladesh (2006)
Belarus (2003)
Botswana (2003)
Brazil (2003)
Cambodia (2012)
Cameroon (2012)
Canada (2003)
Central African Republic (2003)
China (2003)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003)
Côte d’Ivoire (2003)
European Union (2003)
Ghana (2003)
Guinea (2003)
Guyana (2003)
India (2003)
Indonesia (2005)
Israel (2003)
Japan (2003)
Kazakhstan (2012)
Laos (2003)
Lebanon (2003/2005)
Lesotho (2003)
Liberia (2007)
Malaysia (2003)
Mauritius (2003)
Mexico (2008)
Namibia (2003)
New Zealand (2006)
Norway (2003)
Panama (2012)
Republic of the Congo (2003/2007)
Russia (2003)
Sierra Leone (2003)
Singapore (2004)
South Africa (2003)
South Korea (2003)
Sri Lanka (2003)
Swaziland (2011)
Switzerland (2003)
Tanzania (2003)
Thailand (2003)
Togo (2003)
Turkey (2007)
Ukraine (2003)
United Arab Emirates (2003)
United States (2003)
Venezuela (2003)
Vietnam (2003)
Zimbabwe (2003)

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Dijamanti su se učvrstili kao najpopularniji dragi kamen na svijetu i njihova popularnost nastavlja rasti. Iako su dijamanti prirodno bogatstvo, s velikom estetskom vrijednošću koja izaziva vječnu ljubav: njihova dragocjenost i sve veća vrijednost imala je veliki utjecaj na svijet. Dok nekima služi kao dragocjena zbirka, drugima je njegova vrijednost poslužila kao katalizator mnogih ratova u određenim regijama svijeta poput središnje i zapadne Afrike. Tijekom kasnih 1990-ih, dijamant je činio oko 4% svjetske proizvodnje dijamanata, ali danas je dostupnost i protok ovih dijamanata ispod 1%. Dijamanti iz sukoba poznati i kao "krvavi" dijamanti su dijamanti koji se ilegalno iskopavaju i prodaju u područjima sukoba i rata. Dobit od te prodaje koristi se za financiranje pobunjeničkih aktivnosti, rata i dugotrajne pobune. Zapisi o ovim aktivnostima bili su prisutniji u zemljama poput Sierra Leonea, Liberije, Angole, Obale Bjelokosti i Demokratske Republike Kongo. Neke od ovih zemalja pretrpjele su godine i desetljeća razaranja, protivljenja legitimnoj vladi i građanskog rata, koji su uglavnom financirani prihodima od dijamanata iz sukoba. Danas se priča uvelike promijenila s većinom tih regija ili zemalja koje uživaju relativan mir s dijamantima iz sukoba koji se više ne prodaju.

Uklanjanje rasprodaje konfliktnog dijamanta u trendu

Dijamanti sukoba imaju povijest koja nije baš lijepa, ali mnogi će vam ljudi ispričati priče koje ne odražavaju pravu situaciju. U novije vrijeme stvari se počinju mijenjati. Globalna industrija dijamanata 2000. godine vrlo je jasno pokazala svoju poziciju i interes za prodaju konfliktnih dijamanata. Od tada su se udružili s Ujedinjenim narodima i drugim organizacijama u zaustavljanju ilegalnog vađenja i prodaje dijamanata s naglaskom na dovršetku uklanjanja onoga što je poznato kao konfliktni dijamanti. Napori da se zaustavi vađenje i prodaja krvavih dijamanata znatno su porasli tijekom godina. U 2003. godini kao dio ove mjere pokrenuta je certifikacijska shema Kimberly procesa. Ovaj sustav ima za cilj spriječiti i zaštititi od mogućnosti da dijamant iz sukoba nađe put do opskrbnog lanca sankcioniranih dijamanata.

Sporazum iz Kimberlyja nudi transparentnost vladama uključenim u prodaju dijamanata. Svi prodani dijamanti popraćeni su potvrdom da su izvađeni iz zemlje koja ne koristi prihode od prodaje dijamanata za financiranje pobunjeničkih skupina ili drugih koji žele svrgnuti legitimnu vladu koju priznaju Ujedinjeni narodi. Ovaj sporazum postavlja stroge sankcije na izvoz i uvoz dijamanata u zemlje koje nisu članice.

Trenutačni status Conflict Diamondsa

U prošlosti kada bi se spomenuli dijamanti bilo ih je lako poistovjetiti sa nezamislivim neljudskim aktivnostima koje su pratile njihovo rudarenje i prodaju. Iako je dosta ljudi zainteresirano za kupnju dijamanata koji se ne tiču stradanja nevinih ljudi. Doba dijamanta sukoba potpuno je ukinuto; s konfliktnim dijamantima koji čine vrlo beznačajan postotak dijamanata u optjecaju diljem svijeta. Mogućnost da naiđete na krv ili konfliktne dijamante u današnjem svijetu gotovo je nemoguća! S certifikacijom Kimberly procesa prihodi od vađenja i prodaje dijamanata korišteni su za poticanje gospodarskog razvoja u većini problematičnih zemalja.

Popis zemalja u Kimberley shemi certificiranja