Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kimberley_Process_Certification_Scheme

GPTKB entity

Statements (95)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	international certification scheme
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:KPCS
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Kimberley_Process
gptkbp:annualChair	rotates among member countries
gptkbp:appliesTo	rough diamonds
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:Amnesty_International gptkb:Global_Witness gptkb:Human_Rights_Watch limited scope lack of enforcement failure to address human rights abuses
gptkbp:decision	consensus-based
gptkbp:documentation	gptkb:Kimberley_Process_Certification_Scheme_Core_Document
gptkbp:established	2003
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_55/56
gptkbp:headquarters	no permanent headquarters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Chinese gptkb:French gptkb:Russian gptkb:Spanish English
gptkbp:meetingNumber	annual plenary meeting
gptkbp:members	over 80 countries
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Angola gptkb:Armenia gptkb:Australia gptkb:Belarus gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Botswana gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Cameroon gptkb:Canada gptkb:Central_African_Republic gptkb:China gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo gptkb:European_Union gptkb:Ghana gptkb:Guinea gptkb:Guyana gptkb:India gptkb:Israel gptkb:Ivory_Coast gptkb:Japan gptkb:Kazakhstan gptkb:Kyrgyzstan gptkb:Laos gptkb:Lebanon gptkb:Lesotho gptkb:Liberia gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Mauritius gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Mongolia gptkb:Namibia gptkb:Norway gptkb:Panama gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo gptkb:Russia gptkb:Seychelles gptkb:Sierra_Leone gptkb:Singapore gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Suriname gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Tajikistan gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Togo gptkb:Turkey gptkb:Ukraine gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States gptkb:Venezuela gptkb:Vietnam gptkb:Zambia gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:prohibits	trade in conflict diamonds
gptkbp:purpose	prevent conflict diamonds from entering the mainstream rough diamond market
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:United_Nations gptkb:World_Diamond_Council diamond industry civil society organizations conflict diamonds
gptkbp:requires	certification of rough diamond shipments
gptkbp:reviewedBy	every three years
gptkbp:type	voluntary international agreement
gptkbp:website	https://www.kimberleyprocess.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kimberley_Process gptkb:Blood_Diamonds
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6