Human Rights Watch (HRW) supports civil society efforts to reform the Kimberley Process in order to effectively tackle human rights problems linked to the diamond trade. The Kimberly Process ...

Washington, D.C. – Representatives from the private, public, and non-governmental sectors met recently in a confidential setting to discuss the continuing implementation of the Kimberley Process, a ...

Next week (June 18-22) the European Union hosts governments, the diamond industry, and nongovernmental groups in the diamond-trading city of Antwerp to take stock of the Kimberley Process, the ...

Civil society groups continue to remain gravely concerned about the loopholes that threaten the effectiveness and the credibility of the Kimberley Process and are pressing for the adoption of regular ...

Surat: India will chair the global Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in 2026. The appointment comes amid ongoing discussions over the past three years to expand the definition of conflict ...

From 2000 to 2008 Zimbabwe collapsed: the confiscation of white-owned farms precipitated the destruction of its economy; mad monetary policies led to hyperinflation; malnutrition and a cholera ...

A new report from the chair of the Kimberley Process – an initiative aimed at keeping conflict diamonds out of the global precious stones market – indicates that the UN-backed scheme is moving forward ...

Human Rights Watch released a report in Israel coinciding with the start of the Kimberly session saying diamonds from Zimbabwe's Marange field should not be certified to be sold on the international ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Kimberley Process, a government, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of so-called blood, or conflict, diamonds, has come under fire in recent months with even ...

The Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary has selected India to assume the chairpersonship of the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026. The Kimberley Process is a tripartite initiative involving governments ...

The challenges associated with preventing, managing, and resolving natural resource-induced conflicts may well come to define global peace and security in the 21st century. Most violent conflicts that ...