United Nations Security Council Resolution 1459
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Security Council Resolution
1459, adopted unanimously on January 28, 2003, after recalling resolutions 1173
(1998), 1295
(2000), 1306
(2000), 1343
(2001), 1385
(2001) and 1408
(2002) concerning the illicit trade in diamond
s, the Council expressed support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).
In the preamble of the resolution, the Security Council remained concerned at the connection between the illegal trade in rough diamonds and the fuelling of armed conflicts
. It highlighted the importance of conflict prevention and major diamond producing, trading and processing countries participating in the Kimberley Process. Furthermore, the contributions of industry and civil society to the development of the Scheme were appreciated.
The resolution expressed support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and ongoing efforts to implement and refine the regime as an important contrbitution against the trafficking of blood diamonds. It also welcomed the voluntary self-regulation system and stressed that the widest possible participation in the Scheme was essential.
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1459, adopted unanimously on January 28, 2003, after recalling resolutions 1173
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1173
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1173, adopted unanimously on June 12, 1998, after reaffirming Resolution 696 and all subsequent resolutions on Angola, particularly Resolution 1127 , the Council announced its intention to impose further sanctions against UNITA for non-compliance, unless...
(1998), 1295
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1295
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1295, adopted unanimously on April 18, 2000, after reaffirming Resolution 864 and all subsequent resolutions on Angola, particularly resolutions 1127 , 1173 and 1237 , the Council authorised a tightening of sanctions against UNITA and established a panel...
(2000), 1306
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1306
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1306, adopted on July 5, 2000, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Sierra Leone, particularly resolutions 1132 , 1171 and 1299 , the Council decided to prohibit the direct or indirect import of rough diamonds from the country...
(2000), 1343
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1343
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1343, adopted unanimously on March 7, 2001, after recalling resolutions on Sierra Leone and the region, including resolutions 1132 , 1171 and 1306 , the Council demanded that Liberia end its support for rebels in Sierra Leone and threatened the imposition...
(2001), 1385
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1385
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1385, adopted unanimously on December 19, 2001, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Sierra Leone, particularly resolutions 1132 , 1171 , 1299 and 1306 , the Council extended sanctions against the import of rough diamonds except those...
(2001) and 1408
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1408
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1408, adopted unanimously on May 6, 2002, after recalling resolutions 1132 , 1171 , 1306 , 1343 , 1385 , 1395 and 1400 on the situation in Sierra Leone, the Council extended sanctions against Liberia for its support of rebels in the civil war in Sierra...
(2002) concerning the illicit trade in diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
s, the Council expressed support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).
In the preamble of the resolution, the Security Council remained concerned at the connection between the illegal trade in rough diamonds and the fuelling of armed conflicts
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
. It highlighted the importance of conflict prevention and major diamond producing, trading and processing countries participating in the Kimberley Process. Furthermore, the contributions of industry and civil society to the development of the Scheme were appreciated.
The resolution expressed support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and ongoing efforts to implement and refine the regime as an important contrbitution against the trafficking of blood diamonds. It also welcomed the voluntary self-regulation system and stressed that the widest possible participation in the Scheme was essential.
See also
- De BeersDe BeersDe Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
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