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3 February 2022 | News

Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Implementing the Regional Gender Agenda and the Incorporation of Equality, Empowerment, and Autonomy of Women in Policies related to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
During the 62nd Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities agreed on preparatory activities for the XV Regional Conference to be held in Argentina in November 2022.
28 January 2022 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Promoting New Fiscal Strategies and Greater International Cooperation amid Growing Asymmetries to Finance a Big Push for Sustainability
Speaking before Environment Ministers, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary presented a new document by the Commission on financing for sustainable development in the context of the post-COVID-19 recovery in the region.
17 August 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Reaffirms Seriousness of the Climate Crisis in the Region and Urges the International Community to Prioritize Financing of Adaptation Measures
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the launch of the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 Report, produced by the World Meteorological Organization.
Meeting panel.
15 July 2021 | News

The Time Has Come to Bolster Access to Environmental Information, Participation and Justice, to Build a More Resilient and Sustainable World: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary took part today in Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context, a side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021.
22 April 2021 | Press Release

Escazú Agreement Enters into Force in Latin America and the Caribbean on International Mother Earth Day
On the day of celebrations organized by ECLAC, the region’s countries reaffirmed the importance of the first regional environmental treaty and their commitment to protecting the planet and the people who defend it.
Image event entry into force of the Escazú Agreement
19 April 2021 | Announcement

Countries Will Celebrate the Escazú Agreement’s Entry into Force on International Mother Earth Day
The day of celebrations will take place virtually on April 22, the date on which the provisions of Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental treaty will officially go into effect.
24 March 2021 | Press Release

2020 Edition of ECLAC’s Statistical Yearbook Offers a Set of Statistics on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The latest version of this flagship publication by the United Nations regional commission presents a selection of indicators and statistics on the social, economic and environmental situation of the region’s countries.
18 March 2021 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Building Forward Better
At the conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development, government representatives reaffirmed the dire urgency of building fair, sustainable societies that would tackle inequality and guarantee citizenship and rights, and of acting together as a region to ensure access to vaccines for the entire population.
Logo reunión
5 November 2020 | News

Forum Discussed Challenges Faced by Environmental Defenders in South America
The event was organized by UN Human Rights in South America (OHCHR), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
5 October 2020 | Infographic

Escazú Agreement - How to become a State Party
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
30 September 2020 | News

ECLAC Proposes Strengthening Research, Developing National Plans and Providing Economic Incentives to Protect Biodiversity in the Region
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, participated via video message in the first Summit on Biodiversity convened by the UN.
Foto de la transmisión online del evento
10 July 2020 | News

Amid this Harsh Pandemic and During the Recovery, We Cannot Lose Sight of the Enormous Environmental Challenge: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called on countries to promote an Environmental Big Push in the wake of COVID-19, where the economy, employment and sustainability go together, during an event organized by the OECD.
18 June 2020 | Press Release

To Confront the Climate Change Emergency and Rethink the Post-COVID Recovery, We Must Urgently Move Towards a New, More Sustainable and Egalitarian Development Pattern
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented a new book today that exhaustively reviews the effects of climate change in the region and the policies addressing it.
5 June 2020 | Press Release

On World Environment Day, ECLAC Recalls that the Environment and Development are Linked and Calls for a Sustainable Reactivation
The United Nations regional commission joins the call to raise our voices for nature. To confront the pandemic effectively and sustainably, Latin America and the Caribbean must prioritize green, low-carbon solutions that are centered on people and on our planet.
logo ECLAC Brasilia in English
13 June 2019 | News

ECLAC Wants to Get to Know Case Studies on Impact Investments for Sustainable Development in Brazil

Researchers, private-sector professionals, businesspeople, representatives of civil society, policymakers and civil servants are invited to submit case studies.
4 June 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Creating Participatory Policies, Based on Evidence and Open Information, to Tackle Air Pollution
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2019, the central theme of which is air pollution, the United Nations organization calls on Latin American and Caribbean States to advance on coordinated action at a local, national, regional and international level to address this problem.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary (center) during the side-event of the Escazú Agreement
25 April 2019 | News

Countries Urge for the Prompt Ratification of the Escazú Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters
Authorities and experts reiterated its importance for environmental democracy in the region at a workshop held during the Forum of the Countries of Latin America on Sustainable Development 2019.
22 April 2019 | Infographic

The Escazú Agreement: Leaving no one behind
To contribute to the protection of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in a healthy environment and to sustainable development, the first regional environmental treaty of Latin America and the Caribbean guarantees the full and effective implementation of the rights of access to environmental information, public participation in the environmental decision-making process and access to justice in environmental matters.
4 March 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Urges All Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to Sign and Ratify the Escazú Agreement
On the first anniversary of its adoption, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, publishes an open letter highlighting the relevance of this first environmental treaty in the region.
Event on the early ratification of the Escazú Agreement in the Open Society Foundation in New York
27 September 2018 | News

Authorities, Experts and Members of Civil Society Underscore the Importance of Promptly Ratifying the Escazú Agreement
An event held at the Open Society Foundation in New York brought together various stakeholders who have participated in the process of this treaty, which was already signed by 14 countries of the region today at UN headquarters.

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