As a diamond smuggling investigator for the UN from 2001-2003 in Liberia, I saw at first hand the importance that diamonds had on providing funds for the vicious rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra Leone and for maintaining Charles Taylor in power in neighbouring Liberia. Diamonds were perhaps the most valuable assets available to all parties involved in the conflict in Sierra Leone.
It took the groundbreaking work of NGO Partnership Africa Canada on blood diamonds in Sierra Leone to convince the UN to take action on diamonds.
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