Diamonds body calls for ‘productive dialogue’ on Kimberley Process reform

The World Diamond Council (WDC) has called for an open discussion about the Kimberley Process (KP) reform, highlighting three key areas in need of reform to ensure its continued success. These include broadening the scope of the KP as the debate on the expansion of the definition of conflict diamonds unfolds, the establishment of a permanent secretariat based in a neutral country, and the review of the KP Certification Scheme (KPCS) with the goal of strengthening the KPCS’s minimum standards by strengthening the peer review mechanism and the implementation and delivery of the standards.