The document discusses the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI), which aims to address political, social, and economic challenges in artisanal diamond mining through partnerships between NGOs, governments, and private sector. DDI works to improve livelihoods, working conditions, the environment, and community development in the artisanal mining sector in relation to the UN's Millennium Development Goals. It also seeks to create social and economic stability in the vulnerable artisanal mining sector to prevent conflict.