About UN Environment Assembly:
- It is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment.
- Member Countries: It the universal membership of all UN Member States and the full involvement of major groups and stakeholders.
- It is organised 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.
- Seventh UNEA session (2025) Theme: "Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet".
