 We rather donate to charity.
Action
in Focus has been working in Kenya since 1995, and it has established
a work assisting established private and governmental organizations
that are helping orphans and street children in Nairobi and Mombassa.
We fully endorse and accept the sanctions nr. 1173 and 1176 (Sanctions against Angola) declared by the United Nations. We pledge not to trade in conflict diamonds. Blanka Diamonds welcomes the steps announced by the Government of Belgium on 3 March
2000 in support of the more effective implementation of the measures
contained in resolution 1173 (1998), welcomes also the establishment by
the Government of Belgium of an inter-ministerial task force to curb
sanctions violations, further welcomes the measures taken by the Diamond
High Council, in conjunction with the Government of Angola, to render
sanctions more effective, invites the Government of Belgium and the
Diamond High Council to continue to cooperate with the Committee to devise practical measures to limit access by UNITA
to the legitimate diamond market and welcomes their public affirmations
in this regard, and further invites other States hosting diamond
markets, as well as other States closely involved with the diamond
industry, also to cooperate with the Committee to devise practical
measures to the same end and to inform the Committee of measures taken
in this regard;
We are welcoming
the ongoing efforts by interested States, the International Diamond
Manufacturers Association, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, the
Diamond High Council, other representatives of the diamond industry and
non-governmental experts to improve the transparency of the
international diamond trade, and encouraging further action in this
regard.
We emphasize
that the legitimate diamond trade if of great economic importance for
many States, and can make a positive contribution to prosperity and
stability and to the reconstruction of many countries emerging from
conflict, and emphasizing further that nothing in the UN resolution is
intended to undermine the legitimate diamond trade, and encourage
further action in this regard.
Encourages the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, the
World Federation of Diamond Bourses, the Diamond High Council and all
other representatives of the diamond industry to work with the
Government of Sierra Leone and the Committee to develop methods and
working practices facilitate the effective implementation of clean (non conflict)
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