World Press Freedom Day 2024: "Informing the Planet: international mechanisms for accessing environmental information"

Panel discussion "The fundamental role of women and gender mainstreaming in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement"

Event organized on the occasion of the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (Santiago, 22-24 April 2024).…

Fourth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazu Agreement

The Committee to Support the Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement held its fourth session on Thursday, April 25, 2024, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in Santiago, Chile. The session was broadcast live.…

Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties will take place 22 and 24 April 2024 in-person in Santiago, Chile. Streamed live. …

Third meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement held its third meeting on Monday, April 22, 2024, between 9 and 10 am Santiago, Chile time. The document establishing its working modalities, mandated to be prepared by the Rules of composition and operation of the Committee adopted at the first Conference of the Parties, was approved. The session featured live streaming …

Workshop on the Implementation Roadmap Stakeholder Engagement for the Escazú Agreement in Belize

Preparatory meeting for the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP3)

The official preparatory meeting for the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP) will take place virtually on 4 March 2024 between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. It will discuss the issues to be addressed at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The meeting will be open, with prior registration and streamed live. For more information related to the preCOP, please visit the website of the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement…

Open virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

The open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters will hold a virtual meeting on February 22, 2024 between 3 and 4 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The objective of the meeting will be to present the results of the public consultation carried out and the revised draft of the Regional Action Plan that will be considered at COP-3. To participate, prior registration is required.…

UNFCCC COP28 Side event: "The Escazú Agreement as a catalyst for climate empowerment actions"

UNFCCC COP28 official side event 9 December 2023, 6:30-8 pm Dubai, SE Room 1 (Blue zone) This side event aims to generate a multi-stakeholder discussion on how the Escazú Agreement promotes informed and participatory climate actions in support of Sustainable Development Goal 13 and the Paris Agreement. Government representatives, the public, international organizations and other actors will offer experiences and good practices in the mainstreaming of the Escazú Agreement into the design and implementation of national climate policies. Moreover, the interconnections between …

Implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Saint Lucia – Stakeholder Consultation

UNFCCC COP28 Side event: "What Human Rights at 75 means for Climate Justice Now"

UN System official side event 3 December 2023, 1:15-2:45 horas, SE Room 2 Human Rights, and in line with findings of IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report and the Agreed Conclusions of the 66th Session of the Commission on Status of Women, and in the run up to the 30th Anniversary of the ICPD, the event will explore how rights-based and gender-responsive approaches, including in climate litigation, lead to more effective and sustainable climate action. The event will highlight recent outcomes of intergovernmental processes regarding human rights and climate change, including the Escazú Agreement.…

Events that highlight the Escazú Agreement at COP28 on climate change

The Escazú Agreement will be highlighted in the following events organized in the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Sunday, 3 December 2023 1:15-2:45 pm Dubái, Side Event Room 2 (Blue zone) / What Human Rights at 75 means for Climate Justice Now. Organized by OHCHR, UNEP, UNDP, UNFPA, FAO, UNICEF, WHO, UN Women, UNECE, IOM, UNODC, ILO, ECLAC, UNHCR. Event in English with live transmission. 4:30-5:45 pm Dubái, Brazil Pavilion (Blue zone) / Climate justice in defense of the t…

Open virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

Second meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The second meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on 15 November 2023, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The objective of the meeting will be to report on the activities carried out by the Committee since the first meeting, held on 10 August 2023, as well as share the progress in the development of the working modalities, mandated by the Rules of Composition and Functioning of the Committee and open a space for general comments on the matter.…

Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, 26-28 September de 2023, Panama City, Panamá…

Open virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

The objective of the meeting will be to share the results of the consultation on the annotated index of the action plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean and the proposals for improvement of the index based thereon, so as to advance in the preparation of the draft action plan. The Secretariat will also inform about the organization of the Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters that will take place in Panama City between 26 and 28 September 2023.…

First meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement

The first meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held in person, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on August 10, 2023. Background: Decision II/1 of the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties requested the Secretariat to coordinate the date and venue for the first session of the Committee as soon as possible in order for its members to assume their functions.…

Advancing the realization of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in the Amazon basin

In person side event organized in the framework of the Amazon Summit by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Environment Programme, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).…

Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP2)

The extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties will be in person between 19 and 21 April 2023 at Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aim of the meeting will be to elect the inaugural members of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance and consider any other matter decided by the Parties. All information about the COP2 is available at: https://acuerdodeescazu.cepal.org/cop2/en…

Preparatory meeting for the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP2)

The preparatory meeting for the Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP2) will take place virtually on 6 March 2023 between 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The matters to be addressed at the extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties being held in Buenos Aires, from 19-21 April 2023, will be discussed. These include the election of the inaugural members of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance and consider any other matter decided by the Parties. For more information about the meeting, please visit:&nbs…