The event – convened annually under ECLAC’s auspices – will take place on March 31-April 4, 2025 at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place on March 31-April 4, 2025 at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The COP 2 of Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental treaty will bring together authorities from the region’s countries, representatives of regional and international organizations and members of the public, on April 19-21 in Buenos Aires.

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary took part today in Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context, a side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021.

The day of celebrations will take place virtually on April 22, the date on which the provisions of Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental treaty will officially go into effect.

This gathering will be attended by representatives of the 21 Latin American and Caribbean nations that have signed the regional treaty so far.

During a side-event to the 2019 United Nations High-Level Political Forum, experts reaffirm the importance of the Escazú Agreement for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Authorities and experts reiterated its importance for environmental democracy in the region at a workshop held during the Forum of the Countries of Latin America on Sustainable Development 2019.

The gathering will take place on April 22-26 at the central headquarters of the United Nations regional organization in Santiago, Chile.

An event held at the Open Society Foundation in New York brought together various stakeholders who have participated in the process of this treaty, which was already signed by 14 countries of the region today at UN headquarters.

At a side event to the High-level Political Forum being held in New York, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called on countries to sign the legal instrument.

The activity brings together 25 lawyers from 21 countries in the region and is organized by the UN Office of Legal Affairs, in collaboration with the government of Chile and ECLAC.

The legal instrument was adopted by 24 countries this past March 4 in Costa Rica. It will be open for signature by all governments of the region as of September 27.

The meeting will be held on 31 July-4 August, 2017 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship building in Argentina.

New round of discussions will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters on November 21-25, 2016.

The document recommends Caribbean economies to transform their production systems in order to take advantage of the market access opportunities.

Experts will also discuss the economics of climate change, commodity prices and the global energy situation.