UN Security Council discusses the protection of the environment during armed conflict
To highlight the devastating impact of armed conflict on the environment, Kuwait convened an Arria-formula meeting on the 7th of
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States welcome principles on environmental protection in occupation during UN debate
The recent debate in the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee on the International Law Commission’s (ILC) ongoing study into the Protection
NGOs and experts: Human security requires environmental security #EnvConflictDay
Civil society has marked the UN’s #EnvConflictDay by urging governments to move further and faster on environmental security. The 42
‘Towards a Pollution-Free Planet’: Input on the implementation of UNEA resolution 3/1
UNEA resolution 3/1 Pollution mitigation and control in areas affected by armed conflict or terrorism was the first UN resolution to directly
Joint statement on the environmental impacts of weapons at UN General Assembly First Committee
Toxic Remnants of War Network statement to the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, New York,
Briefing: CEOBS and Al Haq – Strengthening the ILC’s draft principles on environmental protection in situations of occupation
This briefing seeks to identify areas where the Commission’s revised draft principles on environmental protection in situations of occupation could
The slow violence of pollution in Afghanistan
Since 2003, much of the discourse around the environment in Afghanistan has focused on the security aspects of illicit natural
How should the environment be protected in situations of occupation?
The latest report from the International Law Commission’s (ILC) study into the progressive development of the legal framework protecting the
Is an ageing oil tanker threatening an environmental disaster off the coast of Yemen?
On the 7th March, the Yemeni government called for international assistance in dealing with a potentially serious oil pollution threat in
The Global Pact for the Environment and the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts
It’s looking increasingly likely that an ambitious initiative to create a legally binding global agreement enshrining the principles of environmental
Why we have launched the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)
New website, new identity, same priorities: working to increase the protection of people and the environment from the impact of
Resolution: UNEA3 Pollution mitigation and control in areas affected by armed conflict or terrorism
UNEA-3 resolution ‘Pollution mitigation and control in areas affected by armed conflict or terrorism’ was adopted by consensus in December
Monitoring the monitors studying the Ukraine conflict’s environmental impact
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is thought to have caused serious damage to the environment, and with it risks to
What governments said about conflict pollution at UNEA-3
The plenary sessions of the third UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-3) saw a number of states highlight the environmental impact of
Launch of study on conflict pollution in Iraq at UNEA-3
During the third session of the UN Environmental Assembly, PAX launched a new report on conflict pollution in Iraq, titled
UN passes first ever resolution on conflict pollution
The United Nations Environment Assembly has adopted a resolution urging states to minimise and mitigate the health and environmental consequences
Iraqi communities concerned over a polluted future, new PAX research shows
A new PAX report, ‘Living under a black sky’, reveals how the conflict in Iraq has left a toxic trail
Why conflict pollution matters at UNEA-3
With a minority of governments questioning whether the United Nations Environment Assembly is an appropriate forum for debating the nexus