Archive · 26 Dec 2025
India to Chair Kimberley Process for Conflict-Free Diamonds
India is going to lead the Kimberley Process (KP) for the third time starting January 1, 2026.
The KP is a group supported by the United Nations that works to stop the trade of conflict diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones and used to fund violence.
India's leadership will focus on building consumer confidence, improving digital certification, and making the diamond supply chain more transparent.
The KP has 86 member countries and has been successful in reducing the trade of conflict diamonds to less than 0.1% of global diamond production.
India's role is important because it is a major center for diamond production and trade.
India will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) for the third time starting January 1, 2026.
The KP is a UN-backed initiative to prevent the trade of conflict diamonds.
India's leadership will focus on consumer confidence, digital certification, and supply chain transparency.
The KP has 86 member countries, including major diamond producers and traders.
Conflict diamonds, which finance violence in war zones, have been reduced to less than 0.1% of global diamond production.
- Who
- India, through the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)
- What
- Chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2026
- When
- Starting 1st January 2026
- Where
- Globally, with India leading the process
- Why
- To prevent the trade of conflict diamonds and enhance transparency in the diamond supply chain
- Chairmanship Start Date
- 1st January 2026
- Previous Chairmanships
- 2008, 2019
- KP Participants
- 86 countries, including EU, Russia, China, and the US
- Conflict Diamonds Percentage
- Less than 0.1% of global diamond production
- KP Certificate Requirement
- Mandatory for all diamond exports