International Day for Preventing the Exploitation 2024 is on Wednesday, November 6, 2024: Environmental Consequences in War?

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 is International Day for Preventing the Exploitation 2024. International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the ... 06/11/2011 (All day)

Environmental Consequences in War?

On every International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, CIWEM calls for tougher international laws to protect the environment in times of conflict.

Environmental damage to air, water and land continues to be caused by the unregulated exploitation of natural resources, landmines and unexploded munitions, movement of heavy artillery and troops, chemical and oil spills, fires, and displaced people. Detrimental environmental consequences also occur through deliberate acts of sabotage, such as the torching of oilfields, pollution of water supplies and the widespread use of defoliants. The impact on environmental governance is significant, as war can weaken the institutions in charge of environmental management.

Protection of the environment and sustainable resource management are inevitably low priorities compared to accommodating refugees and establishing regional security. However, CIWEM believes that unless we protect the environment during and after war, the chances of returning stability and prosperity to that area are limited.

Since 2001, 6th November has been the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. The UN considers that damage to the environment in times of war impairs ecosystems and natural resources long after the period of conflict is over, often extending beyond the limits of national territories and the present generation. The day highlights the importance of neither exploiting nor heedlessly damaging ecosystems in the pursuit of military objectives.

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An international government

An international government, an international currency and an international language; are these good things?

NO. Because then powerful nations will dominate the weaker ones.

Exploitation will be order of day and racism will rule the roost. We have seen the the English, the Germans and the Spanish have been snobs and US is a combination all of them.

Let every nation rule its land and cooperate with others on a reciprocal basis. All other systems will fail.

Muhammad Javed Iqbal

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Get the Facts on Human Trafficking

Trafficking in people is modern-day slavery; human beings are bought, sold and forced into slave labor and/or sexual exploitation.

The U.S. government estimates that each year up to 800,000 people are taken from their homes and families against their will and transported across international borders, while millions more are trafficked within their own countries. Eighty percent of these victims are women and girls.

According to U.S. government sources, approximately 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into this country every year.

The sale of women and girls is becoming as common as that of illegal drugs and weapons.

The U.S. government estimates that criminals are making $9.5 billion a year from this industry.

The lives of these victims and others who have been abducted will never be the same; while locked away they'll be forced into prostitution, see their families threatened and worse.

What Can You Do to Help Stop Human Trafficking?

1. Educate yourself. Many people are surprised to hear that slavery still exists and that it happens within our borders.

2. Tell your friends and family. Once you know the facts, educate your family and friends about this human rights abuse. Urge them to join the fight to stop human trafficking.

3. Contact your elected representatives – they need to hear from you. While there are some laws that combat human trafficking, more needs to be done. Contact your federal and state representatives and urge them to do more to stop human trafficking and to provide needed services and protection to victims. Your call can make a difference and will let your representatives know that this issue is important to the people they serve.

4. Support anti-trafficking organizations. A number of U.S.-based and international organizations provide direct services to trafficking victims and are working to make our anti-trafficking laws stronger.

5. Report a suspected case of trafficking. Be alert to signs in your community that someone is being held against her will and forced or coerced to work. To seek assistance for a trafficking victim, call the Department of Health and Human Services Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE or 800-787-3224 (TTY). Both hot lines are prepared to answer calls in a number of languages. To report suspected trafficking crimes to law enforcement, call the U.S. Department of Justice Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force at 888-428-7581 or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at 866-DHS-2ICE.

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