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UNEP ORGANIZED MEETING CONSIDERS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PEACEKEEPING
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Swedish Defense Research Agency, the UN Department of Field Support, the UN Mission in Sudan, and the Environmental Law Institute held a meeting to consider concrete ways to integrate sustainable practices into peacekeeping and relief operations.
The meeting, which convened on 11 March 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya, discussed technologies […]
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Swedish Defense Research Agency, the UN Department of Field Support, the UN Mission in Sudan, and the Environmental Law Institute held a meeting to consider concrete ways to integrate sustainable practices into peacekeeping and relief operations.
The meeting, which convened on 11 March 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya, discussed technologies to ensure water and energy efficiency, and to minimize deforestation, among other agenda items. The UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan, supported by Sweden, is investing USD$5 million to green its operations.
Links to further information
UNEP Press Release, 11 March 2009
UN News Centre story, 11 March 2009