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In its capacity as co-chair of the Presiding Officers of the Negotiating Committee, the Government of Chile presented the regional process on Principle 10 at the 1st Africa Colloquium on Environmental Rule of Law - Towards Strengthened Environmental Governance, Justice and Law.…
ECLAC, in its capacity as Technical Secretariat of the regional process on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean, participated in two events in the framework of the Eye on Earth Summit that took place from 6 to 8 October 2015 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).…
In the interactive dialogue on toxic wastes and safe drinking water and sanitation of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva on 16 and 17 September 2015, the Special Rapporteurs on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes, Mr. Başkut Tuncak (Turkey), and on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Mr. Léo Heller (Brazil), highlighted the importance of the rights of access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters for their respective mandates.…
The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/69/327 on "Promoting inclusive and accountable public services for sustainable development" on 14 September 2015.…
On 9 September, a side event on the Principle 10 regional process was held in the framework of UNEP's Meeting of senior government officials expert in environmental law that took place between 7 and 11 September in Montevideo (Uruguay).…
In the framework of the Second Inter-American Meeting of Speakers of Parliaments held on 6 and 7 August 2015 at the National Congress of Chile, ECLAC participated in the debate on sustainable development in which participation, access to information and environmental governance were discussed.…
In the Organization and Work Plan adopted at the First Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the regional agreement held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago de Chile from 5 to 7 May 2015, the countries reached several agreements in preparation for the Second Meeting of the Committee.…
Both countries renewed their commitment with the regional process aimed at deepening the implementation of these concepts.…
During the first meeting of the negotiating committee of the regional agreement on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Santiago, Chile, on 5-7 May 2015, Antigua and Barbuda signed on to the Declaration.…
This was one of the statements made by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the opening of a workshop on sustainable development and big data that takes place today in Santiago, Chile.…
On 18 March, the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia organized the "Principle 10 Forum: An intersectoral dialogue" with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the event, it presented the developments of the process on the implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration in Latin America and the Caribbean at the national level to the environmental sector and civil society.…
The Ministry of the Environment of Peru organized the workshop “Developments in the negotiating process of the regional instrument on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean” on 13 March 2015 in Lima, Peru.…
Two representatives of the public and four alternates were elected on the basis of the proposals received from the public on the modalities of the election of such representatives.…
The Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, John H. Knox, presented his report to the twenty-eighth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on 9 March.…
Trinidad and Tobago became the twelfth country in Latin America and the Caribbean to adhere to the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. The announcement was made during the Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: follow-up to the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 and to Rio+20, which took place on March 7-9, 2013 in Bogota, Colombia.…
The Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), gathered in Belén, Costa Rica, on 28 and 29 January 2015, stressed the importance of access rights in the promotion of sustainable development and underscored the developments of the process on the application of Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio Declaration.…
The Ministers and Heads of Delegation attending the twentieth session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP20) held in Lima, Peru, from 1 to 12 December 2014 adopted the Lima Declaration on Education and Awareness-raising.…
In the framework of the Open Government Partnership Regional Meeting for the Americas held in San José, Costa Rica on 18 and 19 November, ECLAC, the Governments of Costa Rica and Chile and the Access Initiative organized the side event "Strengthening environmental democracy through international processes."…
The Vice Minister of Women of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru, Ana María Alejandra Mendieta, reported on the developments of the regional process on Principle 10 at the 51 Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women of Latin America and the Caribbean held in Santiago between 17 and 19 November 2014.…
In an open letter addressed to the State Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change urging for a human rights-based approach to climate change, 28 United Nations Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts called for the respect of access rights in climate policy.…