Blood Diamonds
The Weapon of Wealth
What are blood diamonds?
Where are blood diamonds?
Angola Central African Republic Liberia and Sierra Leone Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo The Republic of Congo Zimbabwe
Statistics
Reports estimated that as much as 20% of the total production in the 1980s was being sold for illegal purposes and 19% was specifically conflict in nature.
What has been done?
Organizations such as Global Witness and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1173 were formed to bring the operation to a halt.
The Plan
To stop the sell of blood diamonds, there needs to be peace. The blood diamonds are being sold for war efforts, and if there is to be less war there can be more economic growth for the country. Peace is the key to solving the problem. Other Organizations are being formed to expand the sell of economic diamonds and less war related diamond sell.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_diamond