UN Proposal: Paint Blue Helmets Green

Currently in preplanning is the establishment of a green-helmeted UN Climate Change Police Force. Just what's needed, eh?

Small island states, which could disappear beneath rising seas, are pushing the security council to intervene to combat the threat to their existence.

There has been talk, meanwhile, of a new environmental peacekeeping force – green helmets – which could step into conflicts caused by shrinking resources.

The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, is expected to address the meeting on Wednesday.

Based on the overall effectiveness of UN peacekeeping efforts to date, I suggest it's beyond ludicrous to launch a UN environmental peacekeeping force.