“Whatever its justifications, war brings unspeakable horror to combatants and civilians alike, and can destroy in minutes what has sometimes taken generations to achieve. Beyond the human suffering it causes, war is also devastating for the environment.”U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S
MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WAR AND
ARMED CONFLICT
http://www.un.org/events/environment/envconflict.htm
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/environment_war/index.html
Annan targets landmines, ecological damage in call to curb war’s impact
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20505&Cr=Annan&Cr1=disarmament
Marking 50 years of peacekeeping, Annan says UN can meet challenges ahead
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20502&Cr=peacekeeping&Cr1=
MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WAR AND
ARMED CONFLICT
http://www.un.org/events/environment/envconflict.htm
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/environment_war/index.html
Annan targets landmines, ecological damage in call to curb war’s impact
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20505&Cr=Annan&Cr1=disarmament
Marking 50 years of peacekeeping, Annan says UN can meet challenges ahead
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20502&Cr=peacekeeping&Cr1=