The UAE Kimberley Process Chair, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, has travelled to Japan to meet with senior representatives from the country’s diamond trade industry. The goal of the discussions was to determine how these organisations can focus on generating awareness and raising consumer confidence in the KP and the broader diamond industry.

Proposals to be approved by United Nations General Assembly by end of 2016

Over 300 participants from around the world flock to Dubai to discuss issues vital to the future of the KP and stakeholders of the diamond industry

Bin Sulayem meets with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Minister of Finance to advocate importance of Permanent Secretariat in the United Nations

KP Chair committed to install fair funding model for NGOs

Civil Society Group supports UAE initiatives and progress, confirms attendance at KP Plenary.

Bin Sulayem meets with Uganda’s Office of the President and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to discuss Kimberley Process.

KP Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem opened the second rough diamond valuation forum with a call for a unified approach

As part of his Africa Initiative, ahead of D.R. Congo general elections, the UAE KP Chair, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, meets Government Ministers to discuss Kimberley Process.

As part of the KP Chair’s ‘Africa Initiative’, Ahmed Bin Sulayem met the President of Burkina Faso.

Part of his continuing Africa Initiative.

Ground breaking initiative with OECD aimed to reinforce, structure, strengthen and format the debate on valuation, and to increase conformity on valuation.