Summary
On the final day of the third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-3), high-level delegates convened in a wrap-up plenary session in the morning to hear a summary of commitments from governments and other stakeholders. Following brief reports on the outcome of the Leadership and Multi-Stakeholder Dialogues held on Tuesday, the plenary considered and adopted the UNEA-3 Ministerial Declaration. Many speakers praised UNEA-3 President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta for steering a transparent and inclusive process that enabled consensus to be achieved.
Following the adoption of 11 resolutions and three decisions, and final statements from countries, Gutiérrez-Espeleta declared UNEA-3 officially closed at 5:37 pm.
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Plenary Session
Martha Rojas-Urrego, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention
Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
José Herrera, Minister for Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Change, Malta
Didier Dogley, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Seychelles
João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Minister for Environment, Portugal
Marie Chatardová, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Inger Andersen, Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Abdelmoneim Mabrouk, Sudan, speaking on behalf of the Arab League
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment, Luxembourg
Beatrice Marshall, Anchor, China Global Television Network Africa
Felix Dodds, International Ambassador for the City of Bonn
Rakesh Sharma, former Cosmonaut, first Indian to travel in space
Mae Jemison, former NASA Astronaut, first African American woman to travel in space
Erik Solheim, Executive Director, UNEP
UNEA-3 President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica, with Julia Pataki, Romania
Andrea Jones Bennett, Jamaica
Elizabeth Taylor, Colombia
Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP
Wilson Sumner, US
Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan
Milorad Šćepanović, Montenegro
Martin Gomez Bustillo, Argentina, with Marta Juarez Ruiz, Costa Rica
The Swiss delegation
UNEA-3 President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica, with the Australian delegation
UNEA-3 President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica, accepting a token of appreciation from Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UNEP
Chair of the COW, John Matuszak, US, accepting a token of appreciation from Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UNEP
From L-R: Erik Solheim, Executive Director, UNEP; UNEA-3 President Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica; and Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary, Secretariat of Governing Bodies, UNEP
Side Event: Fast action on air pollution provides quick results and multiple benefits
Dia Mirza, actress and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador
Jochen Flasbarth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany
Marcelo Mena Carrasco, Minister for Environment, Chile
Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director General, European Commission
Maria Neira, World Health Organization
Between the sessions
Around the Venue
The UNEA-3 ENB team. From L-R: Kelly Sharp; Mike Muzurakis; Wangu Mwangi; Tasha Goldberg; Kimo Goree; Annelies van Gaalen; and Cleo Verkuijl