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05 november 2002 WDC: diamond industry acts to end conflict    
29 October 2002 WFDB and IDMA adopt System of Warranty    
23 May 2002 WDC and JA Support congressional resolution calling for U.N. sanctions on uncertified diamonds from Congo.    
20 May 2002 Ahmed Kabbah wins free presidential elections. New elected president urges unity for Sierra Leone.    
25 April 2002 Certification of Congolese diamonds begins    
23 April 2002 Sierra Leone diamond income soars with peace    
08 April 2002 Sierra Leone's ex-rebels name candidate for first post-war-collection    
07 April 2002 Angola rebel's surrender has good chance to last    
29 November 2001 Kimberly process reaches an agreement on control sytem in the fight against conflict diamonds /US Congress at the same time accepts Clean diamonds Act   
29 October 2001 More than 800 UN troops to deploy in S. leone rebel bastion    
24 October 2001 liberia Used Shipping Payments to buy Arms, U.N. Panel finds   
18 August 2001 AP Online, Sierra Leone Disarmament Completed   
9 August 2001 U.N. sets new round of Sierra Leone peace talks   
1O May 2001 Guinea first country not in conflict to adopt certification scheme /HRD to give technical assistance to Bureau National d'Expertise
7 May 2001 UN Embargo against Liberia immediately effective in Belgium  /Belgian licensing system allows swift action
27 April 2001 D.R.Congo to set up a certification scheme for diamonds  /Diamond Industry continues working for immediate results on the field
5 January  2001 Final report on sanctions/ HRD announces new steps for internationalising the control procedures
9 December 2000 Eli Izhakoff, chairman WDC : an effective plan to eliminate conflict diamonds.
6 December 2000 WDC praises passage of United Nations measure to fight conflict diamonds.
13 November 2000 UN Expert panels on sanctions Angola and Siera Leone visit Belgium. UN interim report refers to wide-range measures of Belgium.
27 October 2000 New Belgian control system on diamond trade implemented in Sierra Leone. Creates full transparency and allows Sierra Leone to export diamond again.
26 October 2000 World Diamond Council participates in London Inter-governmental meeting on conflict Diamonds
20 September 2000 HRD calls upon governments for concrete actions during Pretoria diamond conference. Publication of trade figures and control systems as a fist step.
7 September 2000 WDC calls for international action on conflict diamonds
1 August 2000 HRD witness statement at the UN hearing on Sierra Leone in New York
21 July 2000 Belgian Association of Rough Diamond Traders to strengthen fight against conflict diamonds
19 July 2000 WFDB and IDMA adopt joint resolution to fight conflict diamonds during World Diamond Congress held in Antwerp.
17 July 2000 HRD calls for honest debate and workable solutions during the openings session of the World Diamond Congress in Antwerp.
6 July 2000 Embargo Sierra Leone extends HRD’s efforts on Angola. Joint mission with UK and USA will negotiate structural solution
27 June 2000 Antwerp declares war on trade in conflict diamonds. HRD reaches break-through for a structural solution.
7 June 2000 Embargo against Sierra Leone is a step ahead but no real solution - Creating local control points more efficient method.
18 April 2000 United Nations Security Council corrects critics Fowler report against Belgium in resolution 1295 (2000).
30 March 2000 Angola organises transparent control on diamond trade and calls upon know-how of HRD.
28 Januari 2000 Strategic plan for worldwide transparency in the diamond sector