{"id":8490,"date":"2019-06-24T14:58:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/?p=8490"},"modified":"2019-06-24T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:58:40","slug":"eyes-kimberley-process-desperately-needed-reform-conflict-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/nl\/eyes-kimberley-process-desperately-needed-reform-conflict-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAll eyes on the Kimberley Process for desperately needed reform on conflict diamonds\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Civil society calls on Participants to take their responsibility in preventing diamond-related conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This week saw the end of the 2019 intersessional meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) chaired by India. The week-long conference was the scene of discussions among delegates on the possibility of expanding the Kimberley Process\u2019 scope to ensure that the scheme addresses modern day conceptions of what consumer see to be \u201cblood diamonds\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his closing speech to delegates in Mumbai, Shamiso Mtisi, coordinator of the KP civil society coalition, commended the keen efforts of the EU Chair to progress debate on the\u00a0expansion of the KP\u2019s scope in the sub-team on that issue. Numerous Participants and Observers, he highlighted, had contributed ideas, concerns and expectations for expanding the mechanism\u2019s scope. This, it was hoped, might ground an emerging consensus on the need for the KP to adapt to the evolving nature of conflicts affecting diamonds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KP CSC) went on to express its concern about certain interventions seemingly aimed at hampering the progress of talks. \u201cIt remains\u00a0cynical that the KP claims to stop\u00a0the flow of \u2018conflict diamonds\u2019 but continues to struggle in taking responsibility to define and monitor what conflict\u00a0actually is\u201d, said Mr Mtisi. This will be a sobering message to bring to our communities, our civil society partners and ultimately to consumers. Having opened the week warning that continued violence in diamond production threatens both KP relevance and long-term African diamond revenues, the KPCSC\u2019s closing remarks emphasized that the KP had been entrusted with protecting the narrative of love and beauty that diamonds are intended to embody. Failure to address violence, it pointed out, would betray that mission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only a few months are left before the KP is supposed to close its 3-year review cycle at the November Plenary in New Delhi. This leaves only some months to finally stop the ongoing flow of diamonds affected by all kinds of conflict that currently fall outside the KP\u2019s narrow focus on rough diamonds financing rebel movements against legitimate governments. This excludes diamonds that are the result of systematic violence, widespread abuse by public or private security services, torture and inhumane and degrading treatment. The civil society coalition calls on all Participants and Observers to cooperate constructively in addressing these serious gaps in the current functioning of the Kimberley Process. Only in this way can we restore the image of diamonds and turn it into a driver of peace and development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Shamiso Mtisi,\u00a0 KP Civil Society Coalition coordinator (ZELA), +263 7 742 169 56<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil society calls on Participants to take their responsibility in preventing diamond-related conflict This week saw the end of the 2019 intersessional meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) chaired by India. 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