
The Kimberley Process explained
Last week, whilst publicly speaking about ‘diamonds‘, I was asked some interesting questions about the Kimberley Process. It is not an easy subject to tackle so I felt it would be easier to explain by writing it down. What are conflict
diamonds? These days, most people are aware of the term ‘conflict’ or ‘blood’ diamonds – diamonds mined and sold to fund violent civil discord in countries like Sierra Leone, Angola and the Central African Republic. The United Nations defines