▁the ▁use ▁of ▁diam ond ▁proceed s ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁benefit ▁re bel ▁forces ▁engaged ▁in ▁conflict . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁adopted ▁a ▁land mark ▁resolution ▁supporting ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁cert ification ▁scheme ▁for ▁rough ▁diam onds . ▁By ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁govern ments , ▁the ▁international ▁diam ond ▁industry ▁and ▁civil ▁society ▁organis ations ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Kim ber ley ▁Process ▁Cert ification ▁Sch eme ▁( K PC S ). ▁The ▁K PC S ▁document ▁sets ▁out ▁the ▁requirements ▁for ▁cont rolling ▁rough ▁diam ond ▁production ▁and ▁trade . ▁The ▁K PC S ▁entered ▁into ▁force ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁started ▁to ▁implement ▁its ▁rules . ▁▁ ▁The ▁K PC S ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁being ▁instrument al ▁toward ▁dram atically ▁reducing ▁“ conf lict ▁diam onds ” ▁to ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁diam ond ▁production ▁today . ▁▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Diam ond ▁Council ▁has ▁representation ▁on ▁all ▁the ▁Kim ber ley ▁Process ' s ▁working ▁groups ▁and ▁is ▁influ ential ▁in ▁determ ining ▁its ▁implementation ▁and ▁future ▁reform . ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Ant werp , ▁Belg ium ▁after ▁a ▁joint ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Federation ▁of ▁Diam ond ▁B ourses ▁( WF DB ), ▁representing ▁all ▁the ▁world ' s ▁significant ▁diam ond ▁trad