The seventh United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) has been a whirlwind, featuring everything from presidential addresses to rap performances. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) photographers have been documenting it all. Here are some of their best images.
UNEP’s newest Goodwill Ambassador, Tanzanian rapper Frida Amani, meets with UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.
Actress and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Antoinette Taus parties with her brother, internationally renowned DJ Tom Taus, at a gala celebration Wednesday evening.
UNEA President Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri opened UNEA-7 by calling for delegates to focus on practical, science-guided resolutions grounded in the spirit of multilateralism.
UNEP Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Maruma Mrema listens during a high-level discussion on Thursday.
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Indigenous Peoples played a prominent role at UNEA-7, which underlined the importance of Indigenous knowledge in countering a range of environmental crises, including biodiversity loss.
UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen and Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark tour the tree-filled UN campus in northern Nairobi.
Delegates discuss how to meaningfully involve young people in environmental decision-making, a theme that coursed throughout UNEA-7.
Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto speaks at a high-level session Thursday, where he said conservation and economic development must go hand-in-hand. “[Environmental Action] cannot succeed in countries in the Global South if they are asked to protect the planet while their people sink deeper into hardship.
The Kenyan Boys Choir officially kicked off UNEA-7 with a performance ahead of the opening plenary.
UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen announces the winners of the 2025 Champions of the Earth, the UN’s highest environmental honour.
UNEP staffer Manfredi Caltagirone is posthumously named a Champion of the Earth. Caltagirone, who passed away earlier this year, was recognized for his groundbreaking work to rein in emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
UNEA-7 ended with a flourish as countries agreed to 11 resolutions covering everything from the sustainable use of AI to cooperation on wildfires. But more than that, say those involved, the assembly showed that countries are still able to put aside their differences and drive environmental action.
