UNEA-7 charts a path toward a resilient planet

UNEA-7 charts a path toward a resilient planet

After a busy year for the global environmental agenda, starting with the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) and ending with the decision-making meetings of the Rio Conventions on climate changebiodiversity and desertification, attention in 2025 will shift to the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7).   

UNEA-7 will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on the theme “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”. 

UNEA is the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment and includes all 193 UN Member States. It was created in 2012 and meets every two years at UNEP’s Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.  

UNEA 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 UNEP, and fosters partnerships for achieving environmental goals and resource mobilisation.

The Chair of the Environment Authority of the Sultanate of Oman, His Excellency Abdullah bin Ali Al Amri was elected President of UNEA-7. UNEP recently spoke with Al Amri to discuss the ambitions of UNEA-7 and his role as its President.  

For those who may not be familiar with the process, what is the role of the president of UNEA? 

The President leads the UNEA-7 Bureau, guards the rules of procedure, and functions as the moral authority and voice of the Assembly. The President also convenes all formal plenary meetings and facilitates negotiations. 

The theme for UNEA-7 is “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”. What does a resilient planet mean to you? 

A resilient planet is one where healthy ecosystems are prioritised; unsustainable resource extraction is reduced and efficiency enhanced, and where new technologies and practices can anticipate and prevent environmental risks. All this work must be underpinned by effective and inclusive environmental governance, and respect for the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. 

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