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I am a Youth of a Small Island - International Competition

24 Jun 2019 | Briefing note

The “I am a Youth of a Small Island” international competition is being organised by the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and other UN Partners to mark the mid-term review of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway).…

ECLAC takes part in the 6th Council of Ministers on Environmental Sustainability of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

22 May 2019 | Briefing note

The 6th Council of Ministers of Environmental Sustainability of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, between 15 and 17 May 2019, under the theme “Towards a Sustainable Caribbean Society: Reinforcing Strategic and Durable Partnerships for Advancing Sustainable Development in the Eastern Caribbean.”…

The Escazú Agreement is highlighted at the Second Uruguayan Congress of Environmental Law

17 May 2019 | Briefing note

At the Second Uruguayan Congress of Environmental Law, organized by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAMA) of the Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment, the Center for Environmental Law (CDA-Uruguay) of the Faculty of Law (University of the Republic), and the Commission on Environmental Law of the Bar Association of Uruguay, was held in Montevideo on 14 and 15 May 2019.…

The Escazú Agreement at the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

26 Apr 2019 | Briefing note

The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (“Escazú Agreement”) was highlighted on numerous occasions during the Third Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 24 to 26 April 2019.…

Regional expert meeting on emerging human rights and planetary human responsibilities highlights the Escazú Agreement

1 Apr 2019 | Briefing note

In its capacity as technical secretariat of the Escazú Agreement, ECLAC participated in the Regional expert meeting on emerging human rights and planetary human responsibilities and the Regional symposium on planetary human responsibilities in the context of the climate crisis: contributions for the global debate on the rights of future generations in the international system , that took place in Cusco (Peru) between 27 and 28 March 2019.…

Escazú Agreement is highlighted in report of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment

3 Mar 2019 | Briefing note

In his last report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, David R. Boyd, focused on the right to breathe clean air. He also described the negative impact of air pollution on the enjoyment of many human rights, in particular the right to life and the right to health, in particular by vulnerable groups.…

The Escazú Agreement at COP24 on climate change

12 Dec 2018 | Briefing note

The recently adopted Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (“Escazú Agreement”) was highlighted in two events during the 24th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Katowice, Poland.…

The Escazú Agreement at COP14 on Biodiversity

26 Nov 2018 | Briefing note

The Escazú Agreement was presented at the side event “Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and environmental democracy through Human Rights, Nature Rights and the Escazú Agreement” held on 26 November 2018 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in the framework of the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).…

United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment highlights recently adopted ECLAC Regional Agreement on environmental access rights

29 Mar 2018 | Briefing note

In the framework of his participation at the 37th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, emphasized the importance of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean recently adopted on 4 March 2018 in Escazú, Costa Rica.…

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