Highlights and images for 6 December 2017

Kenya

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.

IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and will provide a summary and analysis report from OECPR-3 and UNEA-3 on Saturday 9 December, 2017.

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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