...Subcommittee on Technology and the House Committee on Rules House of Representatives The United Nations (UN) General Assembly defines conflict diamonds as rough...including attempts to undermine or overthrow legitimate governments.1 These conflicts have created severe humanitarian crises in countries such as Sierra Leone,...

...Subcommittee on Technology and the House Committee on Rules House of Representatives The United Nations (UN) General Assembly defines conflict diamonds as rough...to undermine or overthrow legitimate governments. 1 These conflicts have created severe humanitarian crises in countries such as Sierra Leone, Angola,...

...Kimberley Process in an effort to deter the flow of conflict diamonds. Conflict diamonds are those diamonds used by rebel movements to finance their...to undermine or overthrow legitimate governments. In June 2002, we reported that our assessment of the Kimberley Process revealed that the certification...

...international political arena. Conflict diamonds as defined by the United Nations are rough diamonds, which are used by rebel movements to finance their military...to undermine or overthrow legitimate governments, and by definition Botswana is excluded. Diamonds have recently been linked with death and pandemonium...

...Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola.1 1The United Nations (UN) General Assembly defines conflict diamonds as rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance efforts to undermine or overthrow legitimate governments. UN General Assembly Resolution 55/56 (Jan....