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Happy to take part in the exchange of regional experiences at the #JukwaaLaUziduaji2024 🇹🇿 Zacharie Bulakali drew from IPIS' work in the 🇨🇩 to highlight the potential of #ASM and the role civil society can play for more responsible #supplychains #datacollection #responsiblemining

🎬 "According to the #KimberleyProcess, 99% of diamonds in the international trade today are supposed to be conflict-free diamonds. But for civil society, this is far from a reality." Italian jeweler Mara Bragaglia interviewed CSC members 📹 TRAILER: youtube.com/watch?v=qxBOc-…

The limits of the #KimberleyProcess 💎 presented by KP_CivilSocietyCoalition On the eve of the KP Plenary meeting, these interviews are a timely reminder of the urgency for the KP to #reform to ensure diamonds are not tainted by violence: youtube.com/watch?v=IuEnLF… 📹 ©Mara Bragaglia

Without real, transformative change, KP reform cycle risks joining long list of missed opportunities Civil society calls for the KP to prioritise genuine conflict prevention, transparency, and accountability in diamonds 💎 supply chains 📣 kpcivilsociety.org/activity/witho… #KPPlenary2004

🚢 The port as a gateway to violence? 🔫 The upcoming Debating Development panel session will be on arms trade through the port of Antwerp 🎙️ Invited speakers from IPIS Research, Vredesactie vzw and IOB - Institute of Development Policy ✍️ register online uantwerpen.be/en/centres/uso…

Can ex-combatants in Eastern #DRC be reintegrated in artisanal mining after their demobilization? That was the bold question of the Paris Peace Forum moderated by IPIS’ Researcher Guillaume de Brier. For the panelists interactions between #ASM and #DDR should be developed.

Source of more harm than good for diamond-affected communities, the embargo on CAR 🇨🇫 diamonds had to be lifted However, this is another strong signal that the #KimberleyProcess needs serious fixing to effectively contribute to responsible 💎 governance kpcivilsociety.org/activity/kimbe…

Let's connect at #UNForumBHR! During a Snapshot talk, Mieke Thierens (IPIS) & Thabo Lerotholi (KP CSC) will unpack the lived realities of accessing #remedy of communities affected by #diamond mining 🗓 Tuesday, November 26 🕚 11:20am - 11:45am 📍Geneva forumbhr2024.sched.com/event/1iIrX/sn…

During Paris Peace Forum, OROLSI Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration section and OECD Business and Finance organized “Conflict transformation and the role of responsible artisanal and small-scale mining”

Though the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition endorsed the decision to lift the ban, members believe it’s a sign of the KP’s failings, not its success. 🗞️Kimberley Process Lifts Embargo on Central African Republic JCK Magazine Robbates: jckonline.com/editorial-arti…

The Kimberley Process has lifted its 11-year embargo on diamonds from Central African Republic. While this means no “conflict diamonds” under the KP’s narrow definition, critics highlight it ignores human rights abuses, corruption, and violence. (1/2) 🔗bit.ly/3Oitacg