[RED DEMOCRATICA] Report: Environmental crime funds armed conflict

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN peacekeepers employing new tech to protect civilians Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 24, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Report: Environmental crime funds armed conflict The estimated $213 billion in annual environmental crime is furthering armed conflicts, says a United Nations Environmental Programme and Interpol report. Stronger action is needed to halt illegal logging, poaching and mining, among other activities, the report says. Reuters (6/24), Bloomberg (6/24) Share:      Above the Fold UN peacekeepers employing new tech to protect civilians More than one-third of 2013's UN aid appeal left unmet How technology can help human-trafficking victims Iraq's western border under control of insurgents UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: 80% of IDPs in Darfur reported selling food to buy firewood. 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