08/12/2025
is here!
Step into UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, where the international community is coming together this week to advance solutions for a more resilient planet.
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the largest global gathering on the environment where countries make important decisions for our common home.
At this morning’s opening plenary, Executive Director Inger Andersen stressed that the environmental crises we face are shared challenges. “If my neighbor is suffering from climate change, so am I. If my ocean is empty of fish, so is my neighbor's. If my neighbor is breathing foul air, so am I. We are all interconnected on this planet and we all want the same thing: a better future for ourselves and for our families,” she said.
This is a key week to shape ambitious resolutions that deliver as countries will negotiate draft resolutions on issues like protecting glaciers, managing minerals sustainably, tackling seaweed blooms, or reducing the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence.
While the work continues, explore this gallery with highlights from day 1 and get a glimpse of what’s happening on the ground.
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