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This session aims to contribute to an enhanced understanding among State actors and UN agencies of the content and strategies to implement the Escazu Agreement including identifying key elements of a common narrative and high level messages that UN agencies can use to support Latin American and Caribbean countries to implement the Escazú Agreement and to advocate for its ratification in countries which have not done so yet.

This workshop will have a limited number of participants to fully enable vivid peer-to-peer exchange and learning with people with experience relevant to the implementation of the Escazu Agreement. Chatham House Rules will apply. Expressions of interest to participate in this session may be submitted by anyone. Approximately 50 participants working in state institutions, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI), UN agencies and civil society organizations will participate in this session. Selection will be made based on the diversity of institutions and gender considerations.

This session will take place on 27 October 2021, at 10 am Eastern Time/4 pm Central European Time. Please use a time zone converter to see the time of the session in your time zone. 

Please fill out this short form to express your interest in participating in this session. Spaces are limited. Submission of this form does not guarantee admission. If selected to attend this session, you will receive an email with the Zoom registration link prior to the session.

In partnership with the Stockholm University and UNDP in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Environmental Governance Programme is convening a dialogue series on the implementation of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement).This dialogue series is co-sponsored by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights), and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), as part of a broader partnership on the UN General Secretary Global Call for Action on Human Rights.

The Escazú Agreement entered into force on Earth Day 2021 after being ratified by half of its 24 signatory countries. This dialogue series will seek to catalyze action to implement the Escazú Agreement in synergy with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and biodiversity-related Multilateral Environmental Agreements. This initiative has been financed by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) as part of the Environmental Governance Programme (EGP).

27 Oct 2021

Time & Place
Event Details
10:00
Peer-to-peer workshop Escazu Agreement across States and UN agencies (limited spaces, 90 minutes)

See the latest live agenda featuring confirmed panelists that is being updated as additional confirmations are received in the English, Spanish and Portuguese languages respectively : EN, SP, PORT (also available on the event webpage under “Dialogue Series Agenda”)