World Environment Day 2026 to be hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan

Exam-focused facts from the 5 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

World Environment Day 2026 will be observed on 5 June 2026 with the official theme Now For Climate.
The global celebrations for 2026 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, as selected by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) established the event in 1972 following the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
The first official celebration of World Environment Day was held on 5 June 1973 to mark the beginning of a global movement for environmental protection.
The observance aims to address climate change and encourage collective efforts to protect ecosystems and biodiversity for future generations.