The United Nations Environment Assembly,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 2997 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972; 66/288 of
27 July 2012; 67/213 of 21 December 2012; 67/251 of 13 March 2013; 68/215 of 20 December
2013; 69/223 of 19 December 2014; and 71/231 of 21 December 2016,
Recalling also General Assembly resolutions 47/202 A (paragraph 17) of 22 December 1992;
54/248 of 23 December 1999; 56/242 of 24 December 2001; 57/283 B (paragraphs 9–11 of section
II) of 15 April 2003; 61/236 (paragraph 9 of section II A) of 22 December 2006; 62/225 (paragraph 9
of section II A) of 22 December 2007; 63/248 (paragraph 9 of section II A) of 24 December 2008;
64/230 (paragraph 9 of section II A) of 22 December 2009; 65/245 (paragraph 10 of section II A) of
24 December 2010; 67/237 (paragraph 13 of section II A) of 28 January 2013; and 71/262
(paragraph 27 of section II and paragraph 102 of section V) of 23 December 2016,
Taking into account Governing Council decisions 27/1 and 27/2 of 22 February 2013, as well
as United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions 1/2 of 27 June 2014 and 2/22 of 27 May 2016,

Recognizing the commendable efforts of the bureaux of the United Nations Environment Assembly and the Committee of Permanent Representatives in preparing for Environment Assembly sessions through regular meetings under a model of joint cooperation,
Noting with appreciation the contributions made by the Committee of Permanent
Representatives and by the bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly, including at the
third meeting of the open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives, to the provisional agenda
for the fourth session of the Environment Assembly,

1. Decides to hold the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly at its headquarters in Nairobi from 11 to 15 March 2019;
2. Requests the Committee of Permanent Representatives to deliberate, in consultation with the bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly, and decide, by no later than at its 142nd
meeting, on the format and date of the next meeting of the open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives;
3. Decides to hold the sessions of the United Nations Environment Assembly, following the fourth session of the Environment Assembly, during the last week of February, unless otherwise
decided by the Environment Assembly, at its headquarters in Nairobi, consistent with rule 4 of the rules of procedure;
4. Approves the provisional agenda for the fourth session as follows:
1. Opening of the session.
2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.
3. Credentials of representatives.
4. Report of the Committee of Permanent Representatives.
5. International environmental policy and governance issues.
6. Programme of work and budget, and other administrative and budgetary issues.
7. Stakeholder engagement.
8. High-level segment.
9. Provisional agenda, date and venue of the fifth session of the Environment Assembly.
10. Adoption of resolutions, decisions and outcome document of the session.
11. Election of officers.
12. Other matters.
13. Adoption of the report.
14. Closure of the session.
5. Requests the Committee of Permanent Representatives, in consultation with the Bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly, to contribute to the preparation of elaborated elementsof the provisional agenda set out in paragraph 4 above;
6. Requests the Bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly, in consultation with the Committee of Permanent Representatives, to define a theme for the Environment Assembly no later than 31 March 2018;
7. Encourages member States to submit to the Committee of Permanent Representatives draft proposals for consideration by the United Nations Environment Assembly preferably five
weeks in advance of the fourth meeting of the open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives, without prejudice to the rules of procedure, in particular rule 44.