By: Lisa Zarembski &

Max Lewis

Diamonds that are illegally traded by rebel groups in order to fund civil war.

In Angola, the rebel group UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) traded diamonds for weapons in order to fight its government.

President of Angola: UNITA Leader:

President Dos Santos Dr. Jonas Savimbi

http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/angola.htm

The illegal diamond trading is responsible for the civil war and the death of innocent people.

Diamond mining has forced many people to leave their homes.

The environment has been severely damaged

Mines have left land permanently destroyed Water has been poisoned from mining chemicals Unable to farm: people seek food aid

http://www.brilliantearth.com/blood-diamond-environmental-impact/

http://www.professionaljeweler.com/pjicons/archives/nov04/1104dn02.jpg

Miners work long hours and are paid very low wages about a $1 a day.

Workers must travel town to town, wherever work is available.

They must also live on the mining site. Miners risk their lives due to the

dangerous tools used, mudslides, collapsing walls, drowning and other accidents while searching for diamonds.

http://iriepj.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/marcus2.png

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/kenya/090623/many-african-diamonds-are-still-bloody

The Kimberley Process: An international system used to stop the trade in blood diamonds.

Ensures that the diamonds being imported and exported are completely conflict-free.

http://www.diamond-heaven.co.uk/images/conflict-free.jpg

http://history.howstuffworks.com/african-history/african-diamond-trade2.htm

After the death of UNITA leader Dr. Jonas Savimbi in 2002, civil war in Angola has ended.

The trading of diamonds is currently being looked after by the Kimberley Process.

People are still trying to recover from the war and destruction it has brought to the country.

http://whataboutafrica.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/blood-diamonds.jpg

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/exclusive-the-return-of-blood-diamonds-1718027.html

Howden, Daniel. "Exclusive: The return of blood diamonds." The Independent. 25 June 2009. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/exclusive-the-return-of-blood-diamonds-1718027.html.

Hoyt, Alia. "How the African Diamond Trade Works." Howstuffworks.com. 30 Oct. 2008. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://history.howstuffworks.com/african-history/african-diamond-trade2.htm.

McConnell, Tristan. "Many African diamonds still bloody." GlobalPost.com. 24 June 2009. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/kenya/090623/many-african-diamonds-are-still-bloody

"Blood Diamonds - Environmental Impact in Sierra Leone, Angola, Africa." Canadian Diamonds, Conflict-Free Diamonds Jewelry | Brilliant Earth. Web. 15 Nov. 2009. http://www.brilliantearth.com/blood-diamond-environmental-impact/.

"Angola Diamond Mining and War." Welcome to American University, Washington, DC USA. Web. 15 Nov. 2009. http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/angola.htm.