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The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People Will Convene Its Second 2025 Consultations with Civil Society Organizations

4 Nov 2025 | Announcement

The United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene its second 2025 Consultations with Civil Society Organizations on 12 November 2025 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago de Chile, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. The theme of the Consultations will be “Engagement with Latin American Civil Society & Palestinian Diaspora: A Call for Action to Ensure Recovery and Healing to Gaza and to End Israel’s Illegal Occupation”. Historically, Latin America has b…

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

23 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 …

Countries Pay Tribute to the Legacy of Hernán Santa Cruz, One of the Most Important Figures in Latin American and Global Diplomacy

24 Jan 2024 | News

The countries gathered at the Special Meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on the “Future of Work” – which concluded today at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile – paid tribute to the legacy of Chilean lawyer Hernán Santa Cruz, one of the most important figures in Latin American and global diplomacy, a member of the drafting committee of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and originator of such momentous initiatives as the creation of ECLAC in February 1948. At the ceremony, in whi…

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

22 Sep 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…

ECLAC Pays Tribute to the Memory and Legacy of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, 47 Years After His Murder

12 Sep 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, led a ceremony today to pay tribute to the memory and legacy of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, a Spanish economist and diplomat and official of the United Nations regional organization who was kidnapped, tortured and later murdered by agents of the dictatorship in Chile on July 16, 1976. The ceremony was held at the Soria Plaque, a memorial in remembrance of Carmelo Soria Espinosa located at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Participating in the ceremony along wit…

ECLAC Welcomes Chilean Supreme Court’s Final Conviction in the Murder of Carmelo Soria

22 Aug 2023 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) welcomed today the Chilean Supreme Court’s final conviction in the homicide of Carmelo Soria, a Spanish economist and diplomat and official of the United Nations regional organization who was kidnapped, tortured and later murdered by the dictatorship’s agents on July 16, 1976. Six former agents of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), which was the secret police under Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990), are among those convicted along with two former members of the Army. The verdict by Chile’s highest court af…

Argentina Will Host the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

31 Mar 2023 | Announcement

The second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 2) 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 19-21 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. So states the agreement made between José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – which is the United Nations regional organization that serves as Secretariat of the Agreement – and Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Aff…

Implementing Principles on Responsible Business Conduct is Crucial for Moving Towards Sustainable Development in the Region

16 Mar 2023 | News

The implementation of global principles on responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean – especially those relating to transparency, human rights and anti-corruption obligations – is crucial for moving towards sustainable development in the region, according to the participants in the seminar Implementing Global Principles on Responsible Business Conduct: transparency, human rights and anti-corruption obligations in practice, held this Thursday, March 16, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. At this ev…

ECLAC Organizes Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

7 Dec 2022 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will organize on December 13-15, 2022 the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, where high-level representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to identify the region’s achievements and challenges in building a decent future for ageing and older persons in the region and in implementing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 20 years after its approval. The meeti…

Older Persons’ Rights Must Be at the Center of Public Policy Responses with a Human Rights, Gender and Interculturality Perspective

22 Oct 2021 | News

The rights of older persons must be at the center of public policy responses with a human rights, gender and interculturality perspective, Latin American and Caribbean authorities sustained at a ceremony to launch the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging 2021-2030 in the Americas, which took place today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event – organized by the Government of Chile, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and ECLAC – was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC; Amina Moham…

ECLAC to Officially Present Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico

14 Sep 2021 | Announcement

On Friday, September 17, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the Comprehensive Development Plan for northern Central America and south and southeast Mexico to high authorities from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. The Plan addresses the structural causes of irregular migration from a development and integration perspective. ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will present the proposal to the Vicepresident of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa; the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, Pedro Brolo; the Undersecretary for Latin America and the …

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

15 Jul 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 of Latin America and the Caribbean Affirm their Commitment to Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

28 Apr 2021 | News

Government representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean committed themselves today to implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and ensuring that migration be an option, rather than an obligation, at the closing session of the regional review meeting on implementation of the Compact, which was co-organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration, and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participants in this high-level meeting – which too…

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

19 Apr 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 Jan 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…

Forum Discussed Challenges Faced by Environmental Defenders in South America

5 Nov 2020 | News

More than 60 human rights and environmental defenders gathered on 4 and 5 November at the Forum of Environmental Defenders in South America. The online event offered a platform to analyze environmental protection in the region and exchange experiences, good practices and recommendations to defend the environment safely. The meeting was attended by environmental defenders and representatives of civil society from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay as well as featured defenders from Colombia, Honduras and Guatemala, among others. Organized by UN Human Rights i…

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

28 Oct 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…

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