9 de November de 2016 | Briefing note
En el marco del proceso de negociación del Acuerdo regional sobre acceso a la información, la participación y la justicia en asuntos ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe, el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Chile (MMA), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) organizaron el pasado 9 de noviembre el taller “Más y mejor democracia ambiental para Chile y Latinoamérica y el Caribe”.
19 October 2016 | Briefing note
The Survey asserts that the rights of access to information, participation and justice are key to tackle inequalities and build climate change resilience strategies. These rights not only ensure that the environmental problems affecting disadvantaged groups and vulnerable communities are adequately addressed but also that policy decisions take into consideration the needs of those groups.
30 September 2016 | Briefing note
In the framework of the celebrations of the first International Day for Universal Access to Information in Latin America, held in Asunción (Paraguay) on 28 September 2016 under the motto "Access to public information: More citizenship, more democracy, more development", ECLAC took part in the Panel "The right to information in the 21st century. Developments in public policies on access to information in Latin America and the world".
30 September 2016 | Briefing note
In his last report submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, dated 3 August 2016 (A/71/281), the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders refers to the dangers faced by the defenders to a safe and healthy environment. In view of the situation in the region, the Special Rapporteur urges negotiating parties in Latin America and the Caribbean to expedite the conclusion of the regional agreement on Principle 10.
9 June 2016 | Briefing note
In the framework of the 21st Brazilian Congress on Environmental Law “Planeta Verde”, held in Sao Paulo from 4 to 8 June 2016, ECLAC participated in a Round Table on Principle 10 entitled "Proposal of Regional Convention and Case Law.”
3 June 2016 | Briefing note
In its capacity as technical secretariat for the regional process on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC participated in two events in the framework of the Second Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly which took place between 23 and 27 May 2016, in Nairobi (Kenya).
2 March 2016 | Briefing note
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, John H. Knox, participated in an interactive dialogue in the framework of the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on 2 March.
1 February 2016 | Briefing note
The technical secretariat of the Principle 10 regional process participated in the Third International Course "Territory as an educational space", held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago between 11 and 29 January 2016, where it delivered a presentation on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and access rights in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean.
29 January 2016 | Briefing note
In the framework of the 15th Annual Session of the Canada-Chile Commission for Environmental Cooperation, held in Santiago on 28 and 29 January 2016, at the request of the Government of Chile, ECLAC delivered the keynote address in the public session entitled: “2030 Agenda: the role of civil society in the Sustainable Development Goals”.