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| THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSED NEW ‘CONFLICT DIAMOND’ DEFINITION |
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| 09 August 2012 |
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| CHAIM EVEN-ZOHAR |
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| In about three months, the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Plenary will convene in Washington, D.C., where KPCS Chair Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic's proposed amended definition of "conflict diamonds" will be put up for discussion and a vote. Enormous efforts, consisting of wide consultations with member countries (KPCS Participants) and representatives from the industry and civil society (KPCS Observers), have preceded the formulation of the proposed text. It is expected that a large majority of member countries, the industry and the NGOs will support the amendment.
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