International Day for preventing the protection of the environment in war and conflicts 2023; November 6th.

FORUM: “Protecting the environment is essential to preserving peace.’’ International Day for preventing the protection of the environment in war and conflicts 2023. The international community need to act urgently and actively to address the isues of environmental degradation during armed conflicts, if these issues are ignored, we all have to face severe consequences not for ourselves but also for upcoming generations. For the implementation of agenda 2030 Sustainable Development, we need to integrate natural resources and environmental issues into planning and conflict assessment. There is dire need to place a mechanism for collecting, monitoring and sharing information of the potential environmental impacts and protect natural resources in armed conflicts. it is needed to show commitment towards protection of our planet from devastating effects of war and in the times when the planet is warming up. Protecting the Natural environment is integral to Conflicts prevention, peacebuilding and sustainable development. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #EnvironmentalProtection, #EnvironmentconflictDay, #6november.

EVENTS: The UNEP, the UNDP, the UN-HABITAT, the PBSO, the DPA and the UNDESA willl organize a webinar to observe International Day for preventing the protection of the environment in war and conflicts 2023 on November 6th at United Nations Heaquarters in New york. the topics of the discussions will showcase how to use all of the tools at our disposal, from dialogue and mediation to preventive diplomacy, to keep the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources from fueling and financing armed conflict and destabilizing the fragile foundations of peace.

STATEMENTS: Read the Secretary-General of the United Nations message on International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 2023; November 6th.