Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council. It has been said that war is the price of peace Angola and Sierra Leone have already paid too much. Let them live a better life. Additional controls by Member States and the diamond industry are needed to ensure that such a regime is effective. These measures might include the standardization of the certificate among diamond exporting countries, transparency, auditing and monitoring of the regime and new legislation against those who fail to comply.
Boy soldiers await demobilization.
Bo, Sierra Leone, 1998. But lives are not. We must spare people the ordeal of war, mutilations and death for the sake of conflict diamonds. Martin Chungong Ayafor, Chairman of the Sierra Leone Panel of Experts . Fuelling wars Rough diamond caches have often been used by rebel forces to finance arms purchases and other illegal activities.