In a message released today, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says: "I call on Member States to clarify and expand law on environmental protection in times of war. Existing legal instruments should be adapted to reflect the predominantly internal nature of today's armed conflicts" Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: "Destroying and damaging the natural assets and ecological infrastructure of a country or community should be an issue of highest humanitarian concern. Full Article at YubaNet