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December 12, 2025 Climate and environment
The seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded on Friday in Nairobi, Kenya. Member States adopted 11 resolutions, three decisions, and a ministerial declaration aimed at advancing measures to improve environmental and climatic conditions on the planet.
The Assembly is the highest intergovernmental decision-making body on environmental issues. The week-long event, held at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), was attended by over 6,000 people from 186 countries.
A wide range of solutions
The resolutions adopted cover topics such as the sustainable management of minerals and materials needed for the clean energy transition, international cooperation to combat forest fires, and strengthening the protection of coral reefs and glaciers.
In their declaration, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to proactive action to promote sustainable solutions, including supporting national and local waste reduction initiatives. The declaration also calls for fulfilling obligations under multilateral environmental agreements and strengthening equitable and inclusive community participation in all efforts.
"The beacon of environmental multilateral cooperation shines brighter"
In her closing remarks, UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen recalled that government representatives had come to Nairobi to demonstrate the determination and solidarity needed to address environmental challenges that threaten economic and social development.
"You have succeeded," she told delegates. "The beacon of environmental multilateral cooperation, rising above the fog of geopolitical disagreements, shines a little brighter today."
She also noted that the Assembly endorsed UNEP's Medium-Term Strategy for the next four years. As states have granted the UN agency new mandates in addition to its existing ones, Andersen called on countries to fully fund the implementation of these commitments.
Friday also marked the tenth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, a key international agreement that set the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for increased action to achieve this goal.
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