UN Security Council's resolution lifts the diamond embargo that has been in place since 2005 and relaxes an arms embargo to allow security forces to acquire small-caliber weapons ...

The UN Security Council voted unanimously to lift a ban on Liberian diamond exports imposed in 2001 when so-called "blood diamonds" were being used to fuel civil wars in west Africa.

WASHINGTON, Sept.10 -- The general commanding the United Nations peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone has alleged that the Nigerian army is involved in the illegal diamond trade, according to the ...

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NEW YORK, NY (ANI) – The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations recently organized the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Hindi Diwas in New York on November 22, 2024. This landmark event ...

But it urged the country to speed up its compliance with the regulations. The council wanted "to lift the ban on diamonds as soon as possible so that revenues from the diamond sector can benefit the ...

UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly unanimously agreed Thursday to strengthen global efforts to curb the trade in so-called blood diamonds, saying better enforcement and reporting can help ...

. The U.N. Security Council has lifted a ban on diamond exports from Ivory Coast and also moved to ease an arms embargo on the West African nation. The council on Tuesday adopted a resolution ...