UN Environment Assembly

The UN Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. Read more about UN Environment Assembly, Member Countries, Functions, Latest News.

UN Environment Assembly

UN Environment Assembly Latest News

Recently, the seventh UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya.

About UN Environment Assembly

  • It is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment.
  • Member Countries: It has the universal membership of all 193 UN Member States and the full involvement of major groups and stakeholders.
  • It gathers ministers of environment in Nairobi, Kenya every 2 years.
  • Background: UNEA was created in 2012, as an outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Brazil.

Functions of UN Environment Assembly

  • It sets the global environmental agenda, provides overarching policy guidance, and defines policy responses to address emerging environmental challenges.
  • It undertakes policy review, dialogue and the exchange of experiences, sets the strategic guidance on the future direction of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
  • It fosters partnerships for achieving environmental goals and resource mobilization.
  • Organisational Structure: It consists of a President and 8 Vice Presidents (forming the UNEA Bureau)
  • Seventh UNEA session (2025) Theme: “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”

Source: New Indian Express

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