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Open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

9 Jan 2026 | Briefing note

The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) is the first regional environmental treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean and the first in the world to contain specific provisions, in Article 9, for the protection of persons, groups, and organizations that promote and defend human rights in environmental matters.To support the implementation of Article 9 of the Agreement, at the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, held in 2022, it w…

Towards a new regional agreement for water: Valuing the invaluable: ECLAC proposes valuing water to improve productivity, efficiency, equity and sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean

31 Dec 2025 | Briefing note

At the 5th International Congress “Water for the Future: Towards a New Agreement for Water,” held in Mendoza, Argentina, Dr. Silvia Saravia Matus, Economic Affairs Officer of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, delivered a keynote address with a central message: without valuing water, effective water governance is impossible. Making its economic, social, and environmental value visible allows for prioritizing needs, correcting incentives, improving efficiency, and strengthening the legitimacy of decisions in the region.…

CEPALSTAT incorporates first regional series of indicators on disability

12 Dec 2025 | Briefing note

The Data and Statistical Publications Portal, CEPALSTAT, now features a new section dedicated to disability, which brings together comparable indicators for the region based on household surveys. This addition aligns with ECLAC's institutional commitments to strengthen statistical visibility and support the full inclusion of people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Regional Water Week 2025 and V Regional Water Dialogues — Repository of Notes and Videos

17 Nov 2025 | Briefing note

From October 6 to 10, 2025, the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, hosted the 2025 Regional Water Week , a multi-stakeholder event that brought together technical and political sessions and substantive discussions on water-related issues. During this week, the 5th Regional Water Dialogues were also held, an event that has been promoting cooperation, investment, and concrete solutions related to SDG 6 throughout the region. This web article brings together videos of the event and the official press releases published by ECLAC. …

Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians Issue a Global Call for a More Just Climate Future in Historic Legislative Participation at COP30

13 Nov 2025 | Briefing note

During COP30, OPCC parliamentary leaders officially launched the Joint Statement of Parliamentarians of Latin America and the Caribbean, which issues a “Global Call for a More Just Climate Future.” The regional document urges nations to join efforts toward a new development model that integrates environmental sustainability, innovation and productive development, social inclusion, and climate justice.…

The Escazú Agreement at COP30 on climate change

8 Nov 2025 | Briefing note

The Escazú Agreement will be highlighted in the following events organized with the support of ECLAC in the framework of the 30th Conference of the Parties to UNFCCC: 11 November 2025 10:15am-12:45pm. Acesso à Informação, Participação e Justiça em assuntos ambientais e o Acordo de Escazú. Escazú Brasil. CoP do Povo, Travessa Piedade, 426 - Bairro Reduto 12 November 2025 11:30am-12:30pm. “Challenges for Environmental Protection in Democracies: The Struggles of Environmental Human Rights Defenders”. Club de Madrid, Spain Pavilion, Blue zone 1:15pm-2.15 pm. Aligning climate action …

ECLAC called for placing the right to care at the center of public policies during the United Nations International Day of Care and Support commemoration

29 Oct 2025 | Briefing note

During the third United Nations International Day of Care and Support, held in Geneva, Ana Güezmes, Director of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC, underscored the historic opportunity represented by the care society proposal that Latin America and the Caribbean brings to the world as a new paradigm for sustainable development, equality and peace, one that places the sustainability of life and the care of people and the planet at its core.…

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