Evento paralelo virtual con ocasión de la 7a sesión de la Reunión de las Partes del Convenio de Aarhus y de la 4a sesión de la Reunión de las Partes del Protocolo de Kiev.…
This event aims to generate a space for inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on experiences that empower people to protect the planet in times of COVID-19. As a linchpin of sustainable and resilient recovery efforts, the implementation of environmental access rights to information, public participation and justice at different levels will be featured.…
Este evento tiene por objetivo generar un espacio de diálogo inter-regional multi-actor para compartir experiencias que empoderan a las personas en la protección del planeta en tiempos de COVID-19. Como ejes centrales de los esfuerzos para una recuperación sostenible y resiliente, se destacará la implementación de los derechos de acceso a la información, a la participación pública y a la justicia en asuntos ambientales en distintos niveles.…
El objetivo es posicionar la transparencia y el acceso a la información como un elemento clave para afrontar el cambio climático…
The objective of the meeting will be to share the results of the consultation on the annotated index of the action plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean and the proposals for improvement of the index based thereon, so as to advance in the preparation of the draft action plan. The Secretariat will also inform about the organization of the Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters that will take place in Panama City between 26 and 28 September 2023.…
El objetivo de dicha reunión será que los coordinadores del Grupo de Trabajo compartan los resultados de la consulta del índice anotado del Plan de Acción sobre defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos en asuntos ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe y las propuestas de mejora del índice sobre la base de la misma con el fin de avanzar en la elaboración del borrador de plan de acción regional. Asimismo, la Secretaría informará de la organización del Segundo Foro Anual sobre Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos en Asuntos Ambientales que tendrá lugar en la Ciudad de …
Las Naciones Unidas en Uruguay, a través de ACNUDH, CEPAL, PNUMA y PNUD, organizan el seminario web sobre el Acuerdo de Escazú, un compromiso regional sobre el acceso a la información, la participación pública y el acceso a la Justicia en asuntos ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe. La actividad contará con la participación de especialistas nacionales e internacionales.…
The virtual seminar sought to provide a general overview of the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and multilateral environmental agreements, as well as exchange views with the members of the National Workers Union in Saint Lucia to support the ratification process of the Escazú Agreement.…
The virtual seminar sought raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes, examine the role of the Judiciary in the implementation of environmental access rights and environmental protection and review the national and regional frameworks and judicial developments in the context of the Regional Agreement’s ratification process.…
**** Event postponed **** Organized by the Government of Grenada and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the seminar aims to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes, review the role of civil society and other interested stakeholders in the Escazú Agreement and discuss the challenges and opportunities of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process in Grenada.…
This Parliamentary Caucus will convene legislators from Trinidad and Tobago to discuss the Agreement as an effective tool for climate and environmental governance in Trinidad and Tobago, in line with the above. Participants will: • Discuss the crucial role of parliamentarians in strengthening the access rights and protection of environmental human rights defenders. • Explore innovative strategies to protect environmental human rights defenders and leverage the Escazú Agreement as a tool for climate governance and environmental democracy in Trinidad and Tobago. • Develop a set of key …
This Parliamentary Caucus will convene legislators from Trinidad and Tobago to discuss the Agreement as an effective tool for climate and environmental governance in Trinidad and Tobago, in line with the above. Participants will: • Discuss the crucial role of parliamentarians in strengthening the access rights and protection of environmental human rights defenders. • Explore innovative strategies to protect environmental human rights defenders and leverage the Escazú Agreement as a tool for climate governance and environmental democracy in Trinidad and Tobago. • Develop a set of key …
The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance, within the framework of its function of consultation and periodic dialogue with the Parties, will visit the Republic of Chile from November 4 to 8, 2024. The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance (Committee) is a subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, to promote the implementation and support the Parties in the implementation of the Agreement. More information: https://caac.cepal.org/en…
El Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y el Cumplimiento (Comité) es un órgano subsidiario de la Conferencia de las Partes del Acuerdo de Escazú, para promover la aplicación y apoyar a las Partes en la implementación del Acuerdo. De acuerdo a las Reglas de composición y funcionamiento del Comité (Decisión I/3 de la COP) y sus Modalidades de Trabajo (LC/TS.2024/33), una de las funciones del Comité es llevar a cabo consultas y diálogos periódicos con las Partes, de manera abierta, constructiva e interactiva sobre cualquier asunto relativo a la aplicación y el cumplimiento del Acuerdo, y para e…
Virtual, 28 October 2022 (12-1.30pm Santiago Chile time) 1. Background The First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP1), adopted the Decision I/6 on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters. This decision established an open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters, “which shall allow for meaningful public participation, especially by indigenous peoples and local communities, endeavouring to include persons or groups in vulnerable situations, and receive the assistance of the Economic Commission for Latin Ameri…
Virtual, 28 de octubre de 2022 (12-13.30 horas de Santiago, Chile) 1. Antecedentes: En la Decisión I/6 de la Primera Conferencia de las Partes (COP1) sobre Defensoras y Defensores de los Derechos Humanos en Asuntos Ambientales se acordó establecer un grupo de trabajo ad hoc de composición abierta sobre defensoras y defensores de los derechos humanos en asuntos ambientales, “con la significativa participación del público, especialmente de los pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales, procurando también la inclusión de personas o grupos en situación de vulnerabilidad, y con la asistencia d…
The preparatory meeting for the Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP2) will take place virtually on 6 March 2023 between 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The matters to be addressed at the extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties being held in Buenos Aires, from 19-21 April 2023, will be discussed. These include the election of the inaugural members of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance and consider any other matter decided by the Parties. For more information about the meeting, please visit:&nbs…