Statement by UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment during War and Armed Conflict


Nov 6, 2015 | UNEP
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Every year, for the last 14 years, the world has designated 6 November to acknowledge the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment during War and Armed Conflict. While we have not been able to resolve conflict or environmental exploitation, today we better understand the complex interactions between them, particularly the way they cut across the core UN mandates for peace and security, human rights, sustainable development, humanitarian assistance and international law.