A new generation of smugglers are using social media and encrypted apps to undermine the 2010 United Nations -backed Kimberley Process , designed to prevent “blood diamonds”, which are mined in war zones and used to fund violence, from entering the mainstream market. Critics claimed that the Process’s definition of conflict diamonds is no longer adequate. At the same time, producers have been forced to face up to the widespread trade in so-called “conflict” or “blood diamonds”. Last December , De Beers left the Process , following founding member Global Witness , which quit in 2010 . Some campaigners argue that technology could improve certification and Canadian NGO Impact , Global Witness , is considering adopting blockchain to track the gems.
A new generation of smugglers are using social media and encrypted apps to undermine the 2010 United Nations -backed Kimberley Process , designed to prevent “blood diamonds”, which are mined in war zones and used to fund violence, from entering the mainstream market. Critics claimed that the Process’s definition of conflict diamonds is no longer adequate. Last December , De Beers left the Process , following founding member Global Witness , which quit in 2010 . Some campaigners argue that technology could improve certification and Canadian NGO Impact , Global Witness , is considering adopting blockchain to track the gems.