Diamond body ducks calls to suspend Zimbabwe over abusesA global scheme to ban trade in conflict diamonds on Thursday adopted a "work plan" for Zimbabwe, despite calls for the country to be suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. over rights abuses in its gem gem, ornamental mineral or organic substance gem, commonly, a mineral or organic substance, cut and polished and used as an ornament. Gems also are used as seals (items of assurance) and as talismans (good-luck charms). For birthstones, see month. fields. "Zimbabwe is not suspended as was proposed, a joint work plan was adopted by this plenary plenary adj. full, complete, covering all matters, usually referring to an order, hearing or trial. PLENARY. Full, complete. 2. meeting," said outgoing chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) and Namibian deputy mining minister Bernard Ber·nard , Claude 1813-1878. French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems. Esau late Thursday. A KP review mission in July recommended a six-month suspension of Zimbabwe over human rights abuses alleged by the army against civilians in the eastern Marange diamond fields. Zimbabwe had "until June 2010 to implement the work plan," said Esau, who visited the area in September, without giving further details on what the plan entailed. "It was felt that we should give Zimbabwe the opportunity to address issues of compliance to remove like removing the military from the Marange diamond fields," he said. "If Zimbabwe is not compliant at the next review meeting in June 2010, the KP will have to think of other measures, but let us give them a chance." In a joint communique issued at the end of the four-day meeting, the 37 participating members which attended welcomed "Zimbabwe's commitment to urgently start implementation of the joint work plan." The communique called on KP participants to ensure compliance with the system's certification scheme in Zimbabwe and to apply vigilance VIGILANCE. Proper attention in proper time. 2. The law requires a man who has a claim to enforce it in proper time, while the adverse party has it in his power to defend himself; and if by his neglect to do so, he cannot afterwards establish such claim, the measures to contain illicit Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as an illicit trade; illicit intercourse. ILLICIT. What is unlawful what is forbidden by the law. Vide Unlawful. 2. trade of Marange diamonds. "The work plan was adopted by all parties attending the plenary, including Zimbabwe," Esau told reporters. Civil society groups which are part of the process had demanded the suspension of Zimbabwe's international diamond trade. 
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