The planetGOLD Zimbabwe project aims to reduce mercury use by 4.85 tonnes over five years and support 7,500 artisanal miners...
Strengthened Women’s Mining Associations Improve Gender Equality in DRC, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Artisanal mining is a crucial source of revenue for women and their families. 30 percent of the estimated 44 million...
New Project Supports Women’s Empowerment in Artisanal Mining
The Digging for Equality project starts activities in Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe ahead of International Women’s Day...
Despite Last Minute Overtures, Civil Society Boycotts Conflict Diamond Meeting in Dubai
"Rigour" Needed in Kimberley Process Chair's Newest Proposals Ottawa, Canada—November 10, 2016 Civil society who are members of a conflict...
Civil Society Boycotts Conflict Diamonds Certification Scheme
Civil Society Boycotts Conflict Diamonds Certification Scheme Appointing UAE as Chair of Kimberley Process is "Red Line" Luanda, Angola /...
Civil Society Coalition Speech at KP Intersessional – June 2014
June 10, 2014 Today at the Kimberley Process Intersessional in Shanghai, China, PAC's research director, Alan Martin, delivered the following...
Opening Comments to the Kimberley Process Intersessional
Please see attached for the opening comments from the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition, given at Kimbereley Process Intersessional at...
PAC releases new report Reap What You Sow: Greed and Corruption in Zimbabwe’s Marange Diamond Fields
Ottawa, Canada- November 12, 2012 Partnership Africa Canada is pleased to provide you with its latest report Reap What You...
Remarks to the Annual meeting of the World Diamond Council
Vicenza, Italy- May 14, 2012 Eli Izakhoff, Ambassador Milovanovic, Minister Shabangu, distinguished guests. Thank you for inviting me here, and...
Kimberley Process lets Zimbabwe off the hook (again)
November 2, 2011 The Kimberley Process (KP) has thrown away its main point of leverage over the Zimbabwean government by...
Civil society expresses vote of no confidence in conflict diamond scheme
June 23, 2011 Activist organisations today expressed a vote of no confidence in the Kimberley Process, and walked out of...
Action needed to block illegal export of Zimbabwe conflict diamonds
Ottawa- November 16, 2010 The Kimberley Process must take tough enforcement action in light of evidence that Zimbabwe is set...