Closing Plenary
Friday, 12 December 2025 at 3 p.m.
Conference Room 2
Statements delivered during the closing plenary are available on the Statements page.
Agenda item/programme
1. High-level segment (continued) [item 9]
Presentation of the summaries of the leadership dialogues and the multi-stakeholder dialogue
2. Cooperation with multilateral environmental agreements (resumed) [item 10]
Presentation of the summaries of the high-level dialogues
3. International environmental policy and governance issues [item 5] and Programme of work and budget and other administrative and budgetary issues [item 6]: joint consideration
Presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee of the Whole
4. Adoption of the resolutions, decisions and outcome document of the session [item 12]
Action on the draft ministerial declaration
UNEP/EA.7/HLS/L.1 - Draft Ministerial Declaration
Action on the draft resolutions
UNEP/EA.7/L.3 - Draft resolution on accelerating global actions to promote the climate resilience of coral reefs
UNEP/EA.7/L.5 - Draft resolution on promoting sustainable solutions through sport for a resilient planet
UNEP/EA.7/L.6 - Draft resolution on strengthening international cooperation on the environmentally sound management of minerals and metals
UNEP/EA.7/L.7 - Draft resolution on strengthening the global response to the massive influx of sargassum seaweed blooms
UNEP/EA.7/L.8 - Draft resolution on promoting synergies, cooperation or collaboration for national implementation of multilateral environmental agreements and other relevant environmental instruments
UNEP/EA.7/L.9 - Draft resolution on enhancing the meaningful participation of youth in Environmental Processes and on environmental education
UNEP/EA.7/L.10 - Draft resolution on strengthening the global management of wildfires
UNEP/EA.7/L.13 - Draft resolution on sound management of chemicals and waste
UNEP/EA.7/L.14 - Draft resolution on environmental sustainability of artificial intelligence systems
UNEP/EA.7/L.15 - Draft resolution on the preservation of glaciers and the broader cryosphere, particularly in mountain regions
UNEP/EA.7/L.16 - Draft resolution on environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance
Action on the draft decisions
UNEP/EA.7/L.2 - Draft decision on management of trust funds and earmarked contributions
UNEP/EA.7/L.12 - Draft decision on the medium-term strategy for the period 2026–2029 and the programme of work and budget for the biennium 2026–2027
Introduction and action on a draft resolution
UNEP/EA.7/L.4 - Draft resolution on strengthening the United Nations Environment Programme
5. Stakeholder engagement (resumed) [item 7]
Consolidated statement on behalf of the nine major groups and stakeholders
6. Election of officers [item 13]
Election of the President, Vice-Presidents and Rapporteur of UNEA-8 (candidates)
Statement by the President-elect
7. Provisional agenda, dates and venue of the eighth session of the Environment Assembly [item 11]
Action on the draft decision
UNEP/EA.7/L.11 - Decision on provisional agenda, dates and venue of the eighth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly
8. Other matters [item 14]
9. Adoption of the report of the session [item 15]
Presentation of the draft proceedings report
UNEP/EA.7/L.1 - Draft proceedings of the United Nations Environment Assembly at its seventh session
Adoption of the report
10. Closure of the session [item 16]
Closing statements
