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ECLAC has unveiled a new online platform to support States Parties and the public in implementing the Escazú Agreement and advancing environmental goals in the region.…
The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazu Agreement welcomes general or specific comments by the public on its draft Working Modalities. The Working Modalities are mandated by the Rules relating to the structure and functions of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, Section I (2) adopted by the first Conference of the Parties. The Working Modalities are an internal document to be approved by the Committee t…
The Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement is seeking unpublished articles on access to justice and human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the Third Conference of the Parties (COP-3) to the Escazú Agreement, which will be held in Santiago, Chile from 22-24 April 2024. The selected articles will be compiled in an ECLAC publication. Authors may be invited to participate in related activities convened by the Secretariat. The process will consist of two phases. In the first phase, those interested must send a concept note of their pr…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at COP28, as a significant step towards environmental protection and the promotion of sustainable development in the region. The MOU, signed in the sidelines of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), establishes a cooperation agreement focused on sustainable development, biodiversity conservation, climate change, and the protection of environmental defenders. The agreement has a special emphasis on …
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 territories, the…
Public consultation on the draft Action Plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean proposed by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis Welcome to the virtual consultation! We invite you to learn about and take part in this process. At the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP1), in April 2022, it was agreed to create (Decision I/6) a Working Group on human rights defenders in environmental matters (Working Group). This Group is coordinated by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis and is in c…
With only 15 per cent of SDG targets being on track to be achieved by 2030 globally, there was a strong sense of urgency to deliver on the promise that was made in 2015 at the SDG Summit this year.…
A workshop on Socioeconomic and Ecological Evaluation for public investment projects with the incorporation of elements of Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change from the RIDASICC project began in Guatemala.…
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This month, countries come together at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take stock of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
CONSULTATION PROPOSED ANNOTATED INDEX OF THE ACTION PLAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN OF THE COORDINATORS OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP The First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP1) held in Santiago from April 20-22, 2022, in its Decision I/6 agreed to establish an open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters (Working Group or Group). The Working Group is currently functioning under the leadership and coordination of Chile, Ecuador and St. Kitts and Nevis. Th…
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is State-led and open to participation by all Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is convened under the auspices of ECLAC and guided by the principles established for all follow-up and review processes by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly.…
New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on public policy and development and supported the region by promoting economic, social and sustainable development initiatives over almost eight decades.…
When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”, it presented a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite progress, the region needs to step up their efforts.…
The election of representatives of the public for the Escazú Agreement was held through the Regional Public Mechanism on 2 and 3 November 2022. The Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement congratulates the six new elected representatives of the public: César Artiga, from El Salvador Mijael Kaufman, from Argentina Nicole Leotaud, from Trinidad and Tobago Joara Marchezini, from Brazil Irene Murillo, from Costa Rica Bishnu Tulsie, from Santa Lucía In accordance with the rules for the elections, the electoral register was composed of all persons registered in the R…
The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), held on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname, adopted a resolution on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement). In the same, participating Caribbean States acknowledged the relevance of the Escazú Agreement in promoting sustainable development in the Caribbean small island developing States, through its support for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the SIDS Accelerated M…
Progress on the 2030 Agenda Will be Decided in Cities Latin America and the Caribbean is the world's most urbanized developing region. The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said that cities are where the climate battle will be won or lost . Cities are the engines of economic growth, but they are also the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, and their growth is occurring amid great inequalities in our societies.…
In his report on preventing and combating crimes that affect the environment presented to the Seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, the UN Secretary-General provides information on the implementation of Assembly resolution 76/185 and offers recommendations for possible future action. In support of resolution 76/185, the report highlights the Escazú Agreement as an instrument that provides effective assistance and protection for those persons who contribute to combating in a peaceful manner crimes that affect the environment. It recalls that the Escazú Agreement entere…
It is resolution 76/300 of 28 July 2022, the United Nations General Assembly recognized for the first time the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The General Assembly affirmed that the promotion of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment requires the full implementation of the multilateral environmental agreements under the principles of international environmental law. It also recognized that the exercise of human rights, including the rights to seek, receive and impart information, to participate effectively in the conduct of government …
Over 65 participants from 12 countries gathered in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 28 to 30 June 2022 for the regional seminar on climate change for parliaments of Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar was jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Parliament of Uruguay. The seminar provided a space for an urgent inter-parliamentary dialogue on how to address climate change in the region, comprising a number of expert presentations and plenary discussions. In the session "Prioritizing equitable climate action: Promoting public participation and social inclusion", ECLAC, …