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UAE Leads UN Resolution on Conflict Diamonds, KP Chair Highlights Key Achievements
UAE-led resolution on conflict diamonds adopted at UNGA, with major milestones in Kimberley Process highlighted, including CAR export restrictions lifted.
At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), presented the UAE’s significant accomplishments during its 2024 Chairmanship, including the adoption of a UAE-led resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict. The resolution, co-sponsored by 37 countries, strengthens the Kimberley Process’s mission of ensuring a conflict-free global diamond trade and acknowledges the UAE’s vital contributions to advancing the KP’s goals.
One of the key achievements during the UAE’s chairmanship was the establishment of the first-ever Kimberley Process Secretariat in Gaborone, Botswana, marking a major institutional step forward. The resolution also highlighted other milestones, such as Uzbekistan’s integration as the 60th member of the KP and the lifting of long-standing export restrictions on rough diamonds from the Central African Republic (CAR).
Bin Sulayem emphasized the UAE’s leadership in driving the KP’s mission amid ongoing geopolitical challenges. “We made meaningful progress, advanced the agenda, and upheld the integrity of the Kimberley Process,” he stated.
The UAE’s leadership was widely praised during the UNGA session, with the European Union commending the UAE’s efforts in building consensus, while Zimbabwe recognized its contributions to job creation in the natural diamond industry. Representatives from the Central African Republic expressed gratitude for the UAE’s pivotal role in lifting trade restrictions, thus enhancing the credibility of the KP.
Looking ahead, the UAE is set to continue its leadership in the Kimberley Process, serving as Custodian Chair in 2025 and Chairing the Committee on Participation and Chairmanship (CPC) in 2026, shaping the future of the global diamond trade.
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Big, Slightly Tinted Diamonds: Object Of Desire In The US Market
Buyers Of 2.5-Carat and Up Pieces Are Increasingly Choosing Stones With J Color Or Lower, Sometimes Much Lower On The Color Scale
Big, slightly tinted diamonds are suddenly the object of desire in the US — and the industry is asking why.
Buyers of 2.5-carat and up pieces are increasingly choosing stones with J color or lower, sometimes much lower on the color scale, say retailers and traders. That shift signals more than a fashion tweak: it reflects how affluent shoppers now want their diamonds to read as “natural” at a glance.
Lab-grown gems typically come in the brightest, clearest grades, so a warmly hued, imperfect-looking stone has become a visible badge of authenticity — a deliberate antique vibe in a polished world where synthetics dominate. No surprise: The Knot reports that 61% of U.S. couples now pick lab-grown rings.
A report explores who’s buying these larger, lower-color stones, how cultural moments and celebrities — think Taylor Swift — helped fuel the taste for them, and why antique cuts seem particularly suited to carrying color. The piece also ties this appetite to broader marketing narratives, including De Beers’ push for so-called “Desert diamonds.”
It’s not all doom and gloom for mined diamonds. Larger sizes — especially 2 carats and above and long fancy shapes — have held up better than smaller goods over the past year. The report isolates this rising niche and asks the key question: can these warm-toned showstoppers withstand the continued rise of lab-grown competition?
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