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February, 2014…
La Paz (17 to 21 March), and Cochabamba (24 to 28 March)…
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (June 2014)…
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on human rights and the environment (A/HRC/25/L.31) in its twenty-fifth session. It its resolution, the Council notes with appreciation the reports of the Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.…
The Ministers of Environment and Heads of Delegation to the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico from 12 to 14 March 2014 invited countries of the region to further develop actions on the implementation of the rights of access to information, public participation and access to environmental justice set forth in Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration.…
The UN Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, John Knox, presented a report containing a compilation of human rights obligations relating to the environment (A/HRC/25/53) to the Human Rights Council.…
By means of an official statement sent to ECLAC on 21 February 2014, El Salvador joined the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
Vanuatu Island developed an online query system for its 2009 census to publish their census information allowing all users their personalized tabulations and online analysis of the data…
During the Third Meeting of the Focal Points of the signatory countries of the Declaration, held in Lima, Peru, on October 30- 31, 2013, Guatemala and St. Vincent and the Grenadines joined the Declaration.…
At the end of the third Meeting of the Focal Points designated by the Governments of the signatory countries of the Declaration on the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Lima, Peru, on October 30- 31, 2013, the Lima Vision for a Regional Instrument on Access Rights Relating to the Environment was agreed upon.…
As part of the first virtual meetings of working groups established in the Action Plan to 2014, signatory countries celebrated the accession of Argentina to the Declaration on the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.…
As part of the first virtual meetings of working groups established in the Action Plan to 2014, signatory countries celebrated the accession of Argentina to the Declaration on the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.…
Colombia and Honduras joined the Declaration on the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean at the second meeting of designated Focal Points by the Governments of the signatory countries.…
During the Second Meeting of the Focal Points of the signatory countries of the Declaration, held in Guadalajara, Mexico on April 16 – 17, 2013, Colombia and Honduras signed onto the Declaration.…
With the publication of their population censuses running under the REDATAM engine, INIDE gives a bold step in the statistical history of the country, since the online query system provide updated information on the socio-economic, demographic and agricultural sectors. The goal of Nicaraguans is to have access to these important sources of information for better economic development and policy making…
Fiscal panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean (05 March, 2013) Over the past decade (in particular since 2002), most countries in the region witnessed a substantial increase in their tax burden as a percentage of GDP, together with far-reaching structural changes, including consolidation of the value added tax (VAT), a significant improvement in the share of direct taxes in total tax receipts and a decline in tariffs on international trade. A number of factors contributed to this increase in the tax burden (albeit conditions varied significantly from one country to the other): strong…
In the framework of the meeting of the UNEP Governing Council, held in February 2013 in Nairobi, a side event was organized by the Government of Chile and the Access Initiative which presented the Declaration on the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the first summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago, Chile, on January 27-28, 2013 and adopted the Santiago Declaration.…
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the first summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago, Chile, on January 27-28, 2013 and adopted the Santiago Declaration, which states: "Appreciate initiatives for regional implementation of the 10th Principle of the 1992 Rio Declaration, regarding the rights of access to information, participation and environmental justice, as a significant contribution to the participation of organized community committed to Sustainable Development".…
12-23 November 2012, Suva, Fiji…