Organisers: Permanent Mission of Ukraine to United Nations, Permanent Mission of Finland to United Nations, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to United Nations, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ukrainian Peace Council, PAX

Format: offline, with online broadcasting

Yearly on November 6, the world observes the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. This day serves as a reminder of the devastating impact that war and conflict can have on our environment.

War against Ukraine caused large-scale environmental damage resulted in unprecedented pollution, disruption of ecosystems and physical destruction of biological species both on the territory of Ukraine and on the scale of the entire region and the world. Destruction of the environment is prohibited in the international law.

The side-event also serve as a follow-up discussion to the thematic conference on Environmental Safety, hosted by Finland, co-organized by Germany, Bulgaria and Ukraine in Helsinki on 19 October 2024.