Well the celebrity chat and blogs are bustling with Naomi Campbell, of the Hague to the Netherlands. In addition to the presentation of Ms. Campbell as a naive, that this led to the question of blood diamonds and the harm to the Organization of the nations where they are operated in total, in the press and before an audience who may not know what they were and the destruction of their unleashed.
Dictators like Charles Taylor have used these diamonds to decimate their countries, not only economically, but also socially. They were able to do this because the authorities who control the diamond trade have been unable or unwilling to be very strict with companies that trade of blood diamonds. Of course, there is the Kimberly process, which is an international agreement to control the proliferation of these but these were not very effective.
But the main reason for these merchants of war have been able to treat and prosper in the trade in blood diamonds is because consumers don't really care us where are diamonds we buy (most anyway). I know that this sounds like a firebrand, but believe, if was time to search for the conditions in these torn by African countries, they feel as strongly about it as I do the war.

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does anyone know anything about blood diamonds, i just watched that movie and i thought it was the saddest movie i have seen in my life, and i just cant stop crying, i went to the movie web site and they had alot of really good information but does anyone know anything more abut blood diamonds. like if it is slowing down, does america recieve them, and how to stop it. thanks guysss!!

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America should not receive these conflict diamonds according to the Kimberly Process. This is an agreement that is backed by the United Nations and requires each of the 69 nations where it is a law to certify that all rough diamond exports are produced through legitimate mining and sales activity.
Your best bet when buying any diamond is to ask for it's certification and proof of the diamond being conflict free. About 40% of the world's diamonds are provided by the De Beers company which ensures that their diamonds are not conflict diamonds. Not all nations adhere to the Kimberly Process and not all diamond suppliers adhere to it either, therefore conflict diamonds still exist. So you do have to be careful when overseas and you think you are getting a good deal on a diamond. Also, at smaller retailers you have to ask who their supplier is and if they adhere to the policy as well.

By the way...Diamonds have a phenomenal mark up due to the great advertising campaign of De Beers. Diamonds are not as rare as people think they are. Although Africa has the largest supply of rough diamonds in the world, there are actually diamond mines in North America, Australia, and Asia as well who provide diamonds to the United States.

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Check out http://www.kimberleyprocess.com/ to get more info.

I was an assistant manager in a fine jewelry department within a major dept. store, a salesperson for a nationwide jewelry store and also in sales within a privately owned jewelry store.

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Asker's Comment:: thank you so much, and for those who dont know what it is you should really look it up. its a a bad thing that needs to be totally stopped!!!!!!!