SwitchMed and UNEA Resolutions [Factsheet]

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment and meets biennially to set priorities for global environmental policies and develop international environmental law. Through its resolutions and calls to action, the Assembly provides leadership and catalyzes intergovernmental action on the environment. The Assembly is the governing body of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the successor of its Governing Council, which was composed of 58 member States. UNEA, with a universal membership, is now composed of 193 Member States.