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States Parties of the Escazú Agreement Approved Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters

23 April 2024 | News

An Action Plan on human rights defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean was approved on the second day of the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, held on 22 to 24 April at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The objective of the action plan is to highlight a set of priority areas and implement strategic measures to advance towards the full and effective implementation of article 9 of the Escazú Agreement on human rights defenders in environmental matters in the Regional Agreement …

President of Chile will Inaugurate the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

21 April 2024 | Announcement

The President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric, will preside over the inauguration of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – tomorrow Monday, 22 April, at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The event, that will extend until April 24, will gather authorities from the region’s countries, representatives of regional and international organizations and members of the public, who wi…

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

19 April 2024 | News

The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – will take place on April 22-24 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Its main objective will be the consideration and approval of the Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters, prepared in a participatory process under the leadership of the ad hoc Working Group coordinated by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Reports …

Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement Will Be Held at ECLAC’s Headquarters in Santiago, Chile

17 April 2024 | Announcement

The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – will take place on April 22-24 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Its main objective will be the consideration and approval of the Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters, prepared in a participatory process under the leadership of the ad hoc Working Group coordinated by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Reports …

Daniel Innerarity, Professor of Political and Social Philosophy, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

11 January 2024 | Announcement

The prominent Spanish philosopher and essayist Daniel Innerarity, a professor of political and social philosophy and researcher at the Basque Foundation for Science (Ikerbasque) at the University of the Basque Country, will give a keynote lecture on Monday, January 22, 2024 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he will analyze the future of democracy in a digital society. The scholar will be received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. The presentation, which will begin at 11 a.m. loc…

Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held in Panama

22 September 2023 | Announcement

The Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on September 26-28, 2023, in Panama City. The meeting is being organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in its capacity as Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement, in partnership with the Government of Panama, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Women, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the support of the Worl…

Latin America and the Caribbean is Very Far from Achieving Parity Democracy, Authorities and Experts Warned at a CAF-ECLAC Event

7 March 2023 | News

Parity democracy, based on gender equality, is very far from being achieved in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities and experts sustained at the High-level Meeting: Public Policies and Cooperation for Gender Equality, organized by the CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Chile on Monday, March 6. The meeting was connected to the observance of International Women's Day and coincided with the meeting of the CAF board of directors at ECLAC’s headquarters, with Chile hosting the event. During the event, CAF and EC…

How to Follow the First meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

19 April 2022 | News

The First meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP 1) will take place April 20-22, 2022 at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The goal of this meeting is to review the state of the Agreement’s implementation and move forward on making it operational. The opening session will be held at 9 a.m. local time in Chile (GMT -4) on Wednesday, April 20. It will include Gabriel Boric, President of Chile; Epsy Campbell Barr, Vice President of Costa Rica (speaking virtually); Cecilia Nicolini, State Secretary f…

Chile’s President Will Inaugurate the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

18 April 2022 | Announcement

The President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric Font, will lead the inauguration of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 1) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – next Wednesday, April 20, at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. This event, which will take place through Friday, April 22, will for the first time convene authorities and official representatives of the countries that are already part of the region’s first …

First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement Will Take Place at ECLAC’s Headquarters

8 April 2022 | Announcement

The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 1) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – will take place on April 20-22 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. At this event, which for the first time will bring authorities and official representatives of the countries that are already part of the region’s first environmental treaty together with others in the process of joining, attendees will review progress on the Agreement’s impleme…

The Time Has Come to Bolster Access to Environmental Information, Participation and Justice, to Build a More Resilient and Sustainable World: Alicia Bárcena

15 July 2021 | News

At a side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), called for bolstering access to environmental information, public participation and justice to build a more resilient and sustainable world that empowers people and protects the planet. The event, Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery, was organized by the governments of Costa Rica,…

Countries Will Celebrate the Escazú Agreement’s Entry into Force on International Mother Earth Day

19 April 2021 | Announcement

The States Parties to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – will celebrate the treaty’s entry into force next Thursday, April 22, 2021, a date which also commemorates International Mother Earth Day. Having reached the required number of ratifications on January 22 of this year, the Agreement will go into effect as of April 22 for all the countries that have ratified it. It thereby becomes the first environmental treaty in Latin America and the Caribbea…

ECLAC Celebrates Prompt Entry into Force of the Escazú Agreement and Highlights the Region’s Commitment to Sustainable Development and Human Rights

22 January 2021 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) celebrated today the prompt entry into force of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – and it highlighted the region’s commitment to protecting sustainable development and human rights. With the instruments of ratification of the United Mexican States and the Argentine Republic deposited at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the number of States Parties needed for the Agreement to e…

Ending Racism is a Task for Everyone and is Central to Building Fairer, More Democratic and Egalitarian Societies

28 October 2020 | News

Ending racism is a task for everyone and constitutes a central aspect in building fairer, more democratic and egalitarian societies, authorities from the region expressed during the launch of the book Afrodescendants and the matrix of social inequality in Latin America: Challenges for inclusion, presented today in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The presentation of the document – produced by ECLAC and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the request of the Government of Costa Rica – was led by Alicia B…

Alicia Bárcena Underlines the Importance of Open Government Principles for Monitoring Resources Dedicated to the Post-Pandemic Recovery

24 September 2020 | News

"Open Government advocates for a significant increase in transparency, access to information and accountability, which, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, is crucial to ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources for response and recovery," Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said in a video message transmitted during the Virtual Leaders Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), held on Thursday, September 24, 2020. The Open Government Partnership proposes creating a space so that civil society and th…

Ensuring Environmental Rights of the Most Vulnerable is Fundamental to Combating Inequality and Achieving Sustainable Development

15 July 2019 | News

The global commitment to sustainable development is the driving force behind the 2030 Agenda. In this setting, rights of access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters are the cornerstone of democratic societies and play a crucial role in combating inequality and achieving sustainable development, said government authorities, experts from international organizations and civil society today during a side-event to the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development being held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting entitled “Establishi…

Countries Urge for the Prompt Ratification of the Escazú Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters

25 April 2019 | News

Authorities from various countries along with representatives of international bodies and civil society organizations called today for prompt ratification of the Escazú Agreement on access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters, during a high-level workshop held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile as part of the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The Regional Workshop on progress and challenges in relation to implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean…

Authorities, Experts and Members of Civil Society Underscore the Importance of Promptly Ratifying the Escazú Agreement

27 September 2018 | News

Government authorities, international experts and representatives of non-governmental organizations and other institutions related to environmental protection, sustainable development and the defense of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, met today at the Open Society Foundation’s main office in New York to debate the importance of States’ prompt ratification of the Escazú Agreement, which seeks to promote access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters. The treaty – which was opened to the signature of countries today in the framework of the…

United Nations Course on International Law Begins its Second Session at ECLAC

23 April 2018 | News

For the second straight year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host the United Nations Regional Course on International Law for Latin America and the Caribbean, an activity that will convene 25 lawyers from 21 countries in the region at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The course, which will last for four weeks, is organized by the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (which is headquartered in New York), in collaboration with Chile’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and ECLAC. Its objective is to enable qualified professionals, particularly…

United Nations Publishes Authentic Text of First Regional Environmental Agreement of Latin America and the Caribbean

9 April 2018 | News

The Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs published today on its web site the certified true copies of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean, adopted March 4, 2018 in Escazú, Costa Rica, during the ninth meeting of the agreement’s negotiating committee. In addition to being the first regional environmental agreement, this unprecedented legal instrument is the only treaty to come out of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) and the first in the world to contain speci…

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