Expert Seminar on Protection of the Environment in Armed Conflict


Sep 14, 2015 - Sep 15, 2015 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Helsinki, Finland

The Helsinki Expert Seminar on Protection of the Environment in Armed Conflict is based on the pledge made by the Nordic Governments and respective National Red Cross Societies in the 31st International Conference of Red Cross and Red Crescents to undertake and support a concerted study on the environmental effects of armed conflicts and to co-ordinate and host a meeting of experts.  The study, facilitated by the Government of Norway, will be presented in the seminar. Interventions from several leading world experts will be heard and discussed upon.