A dedicated Multilateral Environmental Agreements Day (MEAs Day) convened on Wednesday, 10 December 2025
The day featured an opening plenary session followed by two consecutive high-level dialogues. These engagements provided a compelling platform to highlight cooperation between UNEP and MEAs as well as among MEAs – celebrating success stories, championing integrated solutions, and inspiring greater collective environmental action. The day is convened under the agenda item “Cooperation with multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)”, as endorsed in UNEA decision 6/7.
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Opening plenary of the MEAs Day [2nd plenary meeting]
The opening plenary of the MEAs Day was held on 10 December 2025 from 10 am to 10.30 am EAT in Conference Room 1. This was presided over by His Excellency Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri, Chair of the Environment Authority of Oman and President of UNEA-7, followed by a statement by the UNEP Executive Director and high-level introductory remarks from Presidents of the Conferences of the Parties of the MEAs.
Opening Plenary List of Speakers
- Ms. Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director
- H.E. Mr. Bojan Kumer, Minister of Environment, Climate and Energy of Slovenia, delivering the statement of the President of the 23rd meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention)
- H.E. Mr. Mansour Hilal Almushaiti Alanazi, Vice Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia
- H. E. Mr. André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Vice-Minister for Climate Energy and Environment of Brazil and President of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (video message)
- Mr. Joswa Aoudou, Director of Standards and Compliance, Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development of Cameroon, and President of the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, delivering a statement of the Presidents of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
- Ms Daniela Durán González, Head of the Office of International Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
- Ms. Jeanne-Marie Huddleston, Director General, Multilateral Affairs and Climate Change at the Environment and Climate Change Canada, to deliver the statement of the Executive Body of the Air Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
MEAs high-level dialogues
The two high-level dialogues focused on two broad programmatic areas:
