Liberian Presidential Task Force on Diamonds Examining how to Implement Recommendations from Kimberley Process Review Mission Report

pLiberias Presidential Task Force on Diamonds has decided to intensify its work and to examine how to implement recommendations from last Octobers Kimberley Process review mission report and the report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia, which was presented in December 2009. Both reports note that implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme has not progressed sufficiently. Weaknesses in the Government Diamond Officersquo;s control of diamond mining and trade, as well as in its control over mining areas, were raised as particular concerns./p
pThe Liberian Task Force is also expected to reconstitute itself as a precious minerals oversight committee aimed at providing a platform for dialogue and management oversight within the precious minerals sector. The committee will monitor the implementation and application of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in Liberia and oversee procedures for the export of gold. Its membership will be expanded to include all relevant ministries,br /
civil society, industry and international partners, notes a recent progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia./p

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