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No remedy for a broken Kimberley Process: Talks in Dubai end again without reform

This week, Kimberley Process (KP) participants and observers gathered in Dubai for the KP Plenary, which was meant to conclude a three-year review and reform cycle of the scheme. It is a massive disappointment for civil...

2 months ago

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The Kimberley Process 2025 Plenary: True reform or irrelevance

Opening remarks by the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition in Dubai on November 17th. As we open the Kimberley Process plenary today, this is the moment for the Civil Society Coalition to recall the KP’s core...

2 months ago

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Why the Kimberley Process is not the answer to today’s mineral governance challenges

Amid persisting concerns over how mineral exploitation is entangled with conflict, human rights abuses, smuggling, and corruption, the Kimberley Process (KP) keeps resurfacing as a go-to model. Its core approach – a...

2 months ago

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Making the KP’s year of “Best Practice” count: Less self-congratulation, more honest and serious efforts to raise the bar

Civil society statement following the 2025 KP Intersessional meeting in Dubai The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KP CSC) attended the Kimberley Process (KP) intersessional meeting in Dubai from 12–16 May...

8 months ago

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From illusions to action: Reforming the Kimberley Process to make it accountable to diamond-affected communities

Civil Society Coalition Opening Remarks at the KP 2025 Intersessional meeting in Dubai Raising the bar: from celebrating best practices, to confronting shortcomings The KP Chair has baptized the year 2025 as the...

8 months ago

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A Kimberley Process promoting illusions blocks rather than enables progress for diamond-affected communities

For over two decades, the global diamond industry has leaned on the Kimberley Process (KP) as proof of responsible sourcing. Originally established in 2003 to prevent the trade of diamonds that fuel civil wars, the KP...

9 months ago

No remedy for a broken Kimberley Process: Talks in Dubai end again without reform

The Kimberley Process 2025 Plenary: True reform or irrelevance

Why the Kimberley Process is not the answer to today’s mineral governance challenges

Making the KP’s year of “Best Practice” count: Less self-congratulation, more honest and serious efforts to raise the bar

From illusions to action: Reforming the Kimberley Process to make it accountable to diamond-affected communities

A Kimberley Process promoting illusions blocks rather than enables progress for diamond-affected communities

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