UNEA-6 Passes Resolution on Environmental Assistance and Recovery in Areas Affected by Armed Conflict

Mar 4, 2024 | Conflict and Environment Observatory
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The sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) has adopted a consensus resolution that aims to reinvigorate UNEP’s work on the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts to make it more responsive to global environmental challenges. If implemented, the resolution will also lead to the development of much-needed technical guidance for states and other stakeholders on how to measure environmental damage. The resolution, which was proposed by Ukraine, and which was greatly informed by its recent experience, also urged states to abide by the legal framework, and drew attention to its most recent addition – the Principles on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC Principles).