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1 Blood Diamonds in Liberia By: Olena Yousif and Peter Kim http://www.rnw.nl/data/files/imagecache/must_carry/images/ lead/diamond-650.jpg http://diamonds.blogs.com/diamonds_update/images/liberia map_1.jpg

2 Creating a Conflict Free Diamond World Directly: · Revolutionary United Front rebels took control over diamond rich areas. · They exploited civilians and made them work in the mines as slaves and prisoners. · Had a civil war that went on for 8 years and killed over 200,000 people and displaced many more. · Diamond used for money, fueling the rebel groups’ to perpetrate more violence and continues on. · Al Quada having links with Liberia. http://moproblems.files.wordp ress.com/2009/04/rebel- group.jpg http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/c onflict-diamonds-liberia.asp

3 Turn the diamonds into cash and using that to purchase guns, ammunitions, and other weapons. Civil Wars are occurring and are being funded by other countries near them. Indirectly http://static.howstuffworks.com/g if/african-diamond-trade-3.jpg http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/c onflict-diamonds-liberia.asp

4 Indirect (Cont.) Liberia gave support in the form of weapons, training, logistical support, as well as a safe place where the rebels could retreat to. Neighboring countries supporting Liberia’s rebel groups. http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/confli ct-diamonds_liberia.html http://www.europe.org.uk/fil es/651_blood_diamonds_2. jpg

5 Conflict Diamonds: Liberia Directly: Artisanal diamond mines were easy targets for rebel groups to take control over and they were the prey for rebel groups who could seize the mines, trading their diamonds for cash. Mano River being Liberia’s main source of diamonds. http://img4.allvoices.com/thum bs/event/480/385/34316566- blood-diamonds.jpg http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/ conflict-diamonds_liberia.html

6 Rebels groups killing Liberian civilians 2002-2006 http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/refleks/Cilliers_graf1.jpg

7 Indirect Civil War erupted in 1989. Al Quada purchasing millions of dollars worth of diamonds. Even had the UN dispatch militia to ease down the violence. http://www.europe.org.uk/files/652_ blood_diamonds_1.jpg http://www.allaboutgemstones.co m/conflict-diamonds_liberia.html

8 http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/images/ blooddiamonds.jpg http://www.diamonds news.com/images/lib eria%20diamond%20 mines.jpg

9 http://www.galleryatlantic.com/pics/userpics/File/blood%20diamonds.jpg

10 Liberia enters the diamond trade Directly: Kimberley Process in 2007, the European Community today confess Liberia as a member in following an assessment made by an expert mission sent to the country Liberia has been subject to UN diamond approval for six years, as a result of its civil war, it got promoted in large part by the smuggling of conflict diamonds from Liberia and Sierra Leone http://www.europa-eu- un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en.htm http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/ images/conflict_diamonds_liberia_t aylor.jpg

11 Indirectly Liberia will now be able to export its rough diamonds legally to other Kimberley Process Members. As a result of civil war Liberia has been subjected to UN diamond approval for 6 years. Kimberley Process experts visited Liberia in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to advise Liberia on diamond production and trade to prevent conflict diamonds. http://www.4to40.co m/images/qa/Kimbe rley_Process.jpg http://www.europa-eu- un.org/articles/en/article_7000_e n.htm

12 un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en. htm http://www.dejoria.co.uk/catalogue/ html_content_images/conflictfree- 1.jpg

13 UN lifts Liberia diamond sale ban Directly The ban was meant to stop income from the sale of “blood diamonds” fueling wars in West Africa. Nearly half of the world's diamonds come from west, central and southern Africa. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ africa/6602173.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6602173. stm

14 Indirect: Workers pressed for the ban to be lifted, arguing that funs were desperately needed to improve living standards in Liberia. Unemployment is at 85% in the West African nation, and this is a chance to create much needed jobs http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/ 40407000/jpg/_40407967_diamondmin ersap203b.jpg http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/660217 3.stm

15 Liberia Bans Import of ‘Blood Diamonds’ Direct: Liberia has banned imports of uncertified rough diamonds from Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to conform with UN approval on stones used to support rebels. http://www.ask.com/bar?q=blood+diamond +in+liberia&page=1&qsrc=0&dm=all&ab =7&title=Liberia+Bans+Import+of+%27 Blood+Diamonds%27&u=http%3A%2F% 2Fwww.globalpolicy.org%2Fsecurity%2Fi ssues%2Fliberia%2F2001%2F0319ban.h tm&sg=%2BOW40zCnObJ6QDCNy%2BP 8eWz%2BIcMUQivaI3SiXG4QlT4%3D&ts p=1256844043762 http://www.whiteflash.com/diam onds_info/articlefiles/530- kimbcert.jpg

16 Indirect: Diamonds fueled the civil war with terrible consequences. Liberia banned diamond exports just ahead of a UN Security Council to support for Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front rebels http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KeWBqs v8hR4/Se1RIA7EP5I/AAAAAAAAA I4/osu_8z6DOmQ/s400/blood+dia monds.jpg http:// www.ask.com/bar?q=blood+dia mond+in+liberia&page=1&qsrc=0&dm= all&ab=7&title=Liberia+Bans+Import+of +%27Blood+Diamonds%27&u=http%3A %2F%2Fwww.globalpolicy.org%2Fsecu rity%2Fissues%2Fliberia%2F2001%2F0 319ban.htm&sg=%2BOW40zCnObJ6Q DCNy%2BP8eWz%2BIcMUQivaI3SiXG 4QlT4%3D&tsp=1256844043762

17 Work Cited "Creating a Conflict Free Diamond World." Stop Blood Diamonds. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/conflict-diamonds-liberia.asp.http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org/conflict-diamonds-liberia.asp "Conflict Diamonds: Liberia." All About Gemstones. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/conflict-diamonds_liberia.html. http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/conflict-diamonds_liberia.html European Commission. GALE, 2007. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://www.europa-eu- un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en.htm.http://www.europa-eu- un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en.htm BBC news. ProQuest, 2007. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6602173.stm. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6602173.stm GNU licences. Global Policy Forum., 2005. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://www.ask.com/bar?q=blood+diamond+in+liberia&page=1&qsrc=0&dm= all&ab=7&title=Liberia+Bans+Import+of+%27Blood+Diamonds%27&u=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.globalpolicy.org%2Fsecurity%2Fissues%2Fliberia%2F2001%2 F0319ban.htm&sg=%2BOW40zCnObJ6QDCNy%2BP8eWz%2BIcMUQivaI3SiXG 4QlT4%3D&tsp=1256844043762. http://www.ask.com/bar?q=blood+diamond+in+liberia&page=1&qsrc=0&dm= all&ab=7&title=Liberia+Bans+Import+of+%27Blood+Diamonds%27&u=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.globalpolicy.org%2Fsecurity%2Fissues%2Fliberia%2F2001%2 F0319ban.htm&sg=%2BOW40zCnObJ6QDCNy%2BP8eWz%2BIcMUQivaI3SiXG 4QlT4%3D&tsp=1256844043762

18 http://www.diamondsnews.com/images/liberia%20diamond%20mines.jpg http://img4.allvoices.com/thumbs/event/480/385/34316566-blood-diamonds.jpg http://www.europe.org.uk/files/651_blood_diamonds_2.jpg http://diamonds.blogs.com/diamonds_update/images/liberiamap_1.jpg http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/images/blooddiamonds.jpg http://www.europe.org.uk/files/652_blood_diamonds_1.jpg http://www.galleryatlantic.com/pics/userpics/File/blood%20diamonds.jpg http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/african-diamond-trade-3.jpg http://www.rnw.nl/data/files/imagecache/must_carry/images/lead/diamond-650.jpg http://moproblems.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/rebel-group.jpg http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/UD/Vedlegg/refleks/Cilliers_graf1.jpg http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/images/conflict_diamonds_liberia_taylor.jpg http://www.4to40.com/images/qa/Kimberley_Process.jpg http://www.dejoria.co.uk/catalogue/html_content_images/conflictfree-1.jpg un.org/articles/en/article_7000_en.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6602173.stm http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40407000/jpg/_40407967_diamondminers ap203b.jpg http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40407000/jpg/_40407967_diamondminers ap203b.jpg http://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds_info/articlefiles/530-kimbcert.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KeWBqsv8hR4/Se1RIA7EP5I/AAAAAAAAAI4/osu_8z6DO mQ/s400/blood+diamonds.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KeWBqsv8hR4/Se1RIA7EP5I/AAAAAAAAAI4/osu_8z6DO mQ/s400/blood+diamonds.jpg Picture Reference

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