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UN has no definition for 'ecocide' – UNEP Executive Director.
The United Nations does not use the definition for "ecocide" the UN has no definition for it, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Inger Andersen has said.
"This word is not a word that the UN has a definition for. It does not exist in our vocabulary, but obviously, everybody can understand that it is a heavy word," Andersen said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
She said the environment is never in a good situation after the guns irrespective of where and how.
"However, what I can say is that we understand that war has very negative impacts on the environment. The only thing that can stop that negative impact is peace," Andersen said.
Earlier, Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met with UNEP Executive Director Andersen in Kyiv. At the meeting, he said Russia should be punished for the crimes of ecocide.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly called on the world to counteract ecocide. In particular, at the G20 summit, he announced the colossal scale of ecocide in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion. He also called on New Zealand to start consolidating the world, in particular the UN, and at the bilateral level with other states for the eighth point of the formula to counter ecocide.
Deputy Prosecutor General Viktoria Litvinova said environmental prosecutors were involved in the investigation of 104 war crimes that caused harm to the environment, some 11 of them were initiated on the fact of ecocide.
Concorde Capital to carry out large-scale reconstruction of Kyiv bus station.
The investment company Concorde Capital is implementing a project for the reconstruction of Kyiv bus station, located near the Central Railway Station (Vokzalna subway station), better known as "Yama," Concorde Capital founder Ihor Mazepa said on ...
Yermak thanks Sullivan, team of US presidential administration for their efforts to approve assistance to Ukraine.
Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, during a telephone conversation with adviser to the President of the United States on National Security Issues, Jake Sullivan, thanked him for "the efforts made by the administration of the...
World majority should be present at Peace Summit – Zelenskyy.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he had accurate information on how Russia is going to disrupt the Peace Summit.
DTEK machine builders complete delivery of 30 transport trolleys for Pavlohradvuhillia.
Corum Druzhkivka Machine Building Plant, part of the engineering Corum Group, has completed the shipment of 30 transport trolleys ordered by DTEK Pavlohradvuhillia, the plant said on Facebook.
Zelenskyy listens to reports from Syrsky and Umerov.
On Wednesday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard reports from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
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Mother and son raise autism awareness in new children’s book 'Andrew Does His Dance'.
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At least 34 arrested at UT Austin pro-Palestinian demonstration.
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Watch Sky News Breakfast live: Labour promises publicly owned rail.
Labour will promise to deliver the biggest shake-up to rail "in a generation" by establishing the long-delayed Great British Railways (GBR) organisation and bringing routes back into public ownership: Join the Sky News Breakfast team live from 7am...
Over 100 students and staff arrested during student pro-Palestinian protests in U.
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Target Towns: Deep loss of faith in British politics.
The electoral battle in Grimsby and Cleethorpes, Sky News' Target Towns, will be fierce. The new pre-election pledges may not be enough. Labour will need an 11.7 point swing to win this newly merged constituency back from the Conservatives. Howeve...