Conflict prevention: diamonds and armed conflict Toronto, Canada: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada is committed to working with others in the international community to break the link between diamonds and armed conflict. At the UN, particularly during its recent term on the Security Council (1999-2000), Canada provided leadership in supporting resolutions on Angola and Sierra Leone targeted at this problem.
Includes statements and communiques of the Kimberley Process http://www.humansecurity.gc.ca/conflictprev_diamonds-e.asp
Kimberley Process (Import and Export of Rough Diamonds) Pretoria: DFA Official website of the Kimberley Process. The Kimberley Process intends to establish minimum acceptable international standards for national certification schemes relating to trade in rough diamonds. It involves more than 30 governments, the EC, the diamond industry and civil society. The secretariat is based in Pretoria, South Africa. http://www.kimberleyprocess.com/
