United Nations
A/RES/64/109
Distr.: General
2 March 2010
General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 12
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 11 December 2009
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/64/L.26 and Add.1)]
64/109. 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 of 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,
Calling for the consistent implementation of commitments made by Kimberley
Process participant States,
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