United Nations
A/RES/69/136
General Assembly
Distr.: General
19 January 2015
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 31
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 12 December 2014
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/69/L.39 and Add.1)]
69/136. The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the
link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds
and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and
settlement of conflicts
The General Assembly,
Recognizing that the trade in conflict diamonds continues to be a matter of
serious international concern, which can be directly linked to the fuelling of armed
conflict, the activities of rebel movements aimed at undermining or overthrowing
legitimate Governments and the illicit traffic in and proliferation of armaments,
especially small arms and light weapons,
Recognizing also the devastating impact of conflicts fuelled by the trade in
conflict diamonds on the peace, safety and security of people in affected countries,
and the systematic and gross human rights violations that have been perpetrated in
such conflicts,
Noting the negative impact of such conflicts on regional stability and the
obligations placed upon States by the Charter of the United Nations regarding the
maintenance of international peace and security,
Recognizing that continued action to curb the trade in conflict diamonds is
imperative,
Noting with appreciation that the Kimberley Process, as an international
initiative led by the Governments of participant States, has pursued its deliberations
on an inclusive basis involving concerned stakeholders, including producing,
exporting and importing States, the diamond industry and civil society, as well as
applicant States and international organizations,
Recalling that the elimination of conflict diamonds from legitimate trade is the
primary objective of the Kimberley Process, and stressing the need to continue its
activities in order to achieve this objective,
Welcoming the important contribution of the Kimberley Process, which was
initiated by African diamond-producing countries, and calling for the consistent
implementation of commitments made by Kimberley Process participant States and
the diamond industry and civil society organizations, as observers,
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