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I was told a long time ago at a well-known newspaper that I couldn’t apply for a job because I was a woman and I’d be too emotional. I argued that everyone is emotional, but some people choose to express it which is a strength.
As we report in the accompanying article, over a seven-month period, 13 additional companies joined the World Diamond Council’s ranks as members. This represents a 24 percent increase in our membership, and it is the largest number ever to be registered in such a short period – indeed, since the reconstitution of our organization in 2014.
The new members are Arslanian Group DMCC, B.A. Asscher, Constell Group, Crodiam Consulting, Diamex, DN Diamonds ,Karshev Jewellery, Matthew Schamroth and Okavango Diamond Company (ODC).
World Diamond Council President Feriel Zerouki struck a cautiously optimistic note at the conclusion of the 2023 Kimberley Process Plenary on November 10, 2023, at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, after the Plenary agreed on 98 items.
Addressing the Opening Session of the 2023 KP Plenary at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on November 6, World Diamond Council President Feriel Zerouki emphasized the WDC’s determination to drive forward the ambition of the KP, which serves to foster peace, security and benefit all diamond stakeholders sustainably.
Feriel Zerouki, President of the World Diamond Council, addresses the Opening Session of the Kimberley Process forum, at Victoria Falls in the Republic of Zimbabwe on November 6, 2023.
World Diamond Council President Feriel Zerouki has emphasized the heightened importance of responsibility, sustainability and provenance in the jewelry industry, specifically because its products are used to celebrate important life moments.
While it may not have been immediately apparent during the tumultuous days in 2000, the structure of the WDC enabled the new organization to take a broader perspective than that required by its role within the KP, ensuring its relevance long after the civil wars that prompted the conflict diamond crisis eventually drew to a close.
The 2023 Intersessional Meeting of the Kimberley Process concluded yesterday in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Addressing the closing session of the gathering, World Diamond Council President Feriel Zerouki was positive about headway having been made during the four-day event.
In her first speech to the Kimberley Process as President of the World Diamond Council, Feriel Zerouki has stressed that the diversity of opinion and background of the KP’s members – Participants and Observers alike – should be considered not a deficiency but rather a source of strength.
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