By becoming a WDC member and joining the Kimberley Process Task Force (KPTF), our premier committee, you gain a voice in shaping KP policies and practices, and help design practical solutions for key industry issues.
You will engage directly with governments and the civil society, travel with us to KP gatherings twice a year, and learn to develop unified positions to protect our industry’s interests.
For a fascinating and rewarding experience with your fellow KPTF members!
The WDC played a pivotal role in the creation of the KPCS, which originated from a working paper we first presented. Like the Civil Society Coalition, the WDC holds “Observer” status in the KP, where only member countries, known as “Participants,” have full voting rights.
The WDC is actively engaged in all KP activities, providing technical and financial support, participating in all the working groups and engaging in review visits to monitor that participating countries are compliant with the KP minimum requirements.
Since the inception of the KP, the WDC has chaired one of its key committees, the Working Group of Diamonds Experts. It also spearheaded the team that developed the long-awaited KP Secretariat, launched in 2024 in Gaborone, Botswana. The WDC currently is leading the discussions on the expansion of the “conflict diamonds” definition, which lies at the heart of the Kimberley Process.