This article is about diamonds mined in war zones. For the 2006 film, see Blood Diamond. For other uses, see Blood diamond (disambiguation).
Diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance conflict
Panning for diamonds in Sierra Leone.Diamond mining in Sierra Leone
Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, terrorism, or a warlord's activity. The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas, or to label an individual diamond as having come from such an area. Diamonds mined during the 20th–21st century civil wars in Angola, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau have been given the label.[1][2][3] The term conflict resource refers to analogous situations involving other natural resources. Blood diamonds can also be smuggled by organized crime syndicates so that they could be sold on the black market.
^Conflict Diamonds. United Nations Department of Public Information, March 21, 2001, archived online 23 October 2013.
^"Conflict resources: from 'curse' to blessing" by Ernest Harsch. Africa Renewal: January 2007.
^"Global Summary 2008" (PDF). Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.
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