Newsletter N º  51 – August/September 2020                                      |Technical Secretariat EscazúAgreement ECLAC - United Nations

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Arrangements after the closing of the period for signature of the Escazú Agreement

Pursuant to article 21 of the treaty, the period for signature of the Escazú Agreement concluded on 26 September 2020. The treaty has been signed by  24 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Signatory countries may continue to become Parties through ratification.  Instruments of ratification may be deposited at the United Nations Treaty Section in New York at any time.
• Those countries that have not signed it within the deadline may become Parties through accession  (single-step process without signature). Instruments of accession have the same requirements and legal effects as those of ratification. 

Belize and Dominica sign the Escazú Agreement

Belize and  Dominica  signed the Escazú Agreement on 24 and 26 September 2020, respectively, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

Moreover, on 25 September 2020, the National Congress of Argentina passed the law ratifying the Escazú Agreement. The instrument of ratification shall be deposited with the United Nations Secretary-General. 

Second meeting of the signatory countries will take place under the auspices of Antigua and Barbuda

The second meeting of the signatory countries to the Escazú Agreement will be held on 9 and 10 December 2020 under the auspices of Antigua and Barbuda. 

The meeting coincides with International Human Rights Defenders Day (9 December) and International Human Rights Day (10 December).

More information will be available in short. 

National and regional events are organized on the Escazú Agreement

The Escazú Agreement is highlighted in several national activities:

Panama:

- Taller sobre el Acuerdo de Escazú (11 September 2020)

Saint Lucia:

- Workshop on the Escazú Agreement for the Saint Lucia Bar Association (3 September 2020)

Uruguay:

- Presentación de la publicación Derechos de Acceso a la Información, a la Participación Pública y a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales (9 September 2020)

In addition, the Escazú Agreement was presented in other activities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras and Peru.

Regional:

- Reunión de la Red Lationamericana de Ministerio Público Ambiental​ (21 August 2020)

-  Semana por un Futuro Sostenible, Justo e Inclusivo en América Latina y el Caribe (26 August 2020)

-  Programa de Embajadores Ciudadanos Agenda 2030 (4 September 2020)

- Evento Paralelo: Minería responsable, derechos humanos y sostenibilidad - Foro V Regional sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos en América Latina y el Caribe (9 September 2020)

-  Seminario Web - Desafíos regionales en el marco del acuerdo de Escazú: Gestión de la información sobre biodiversidad en países megadiversos (16 September 2020)

-  UNFCCC/ACE - 8th Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment - Americas and the Caribbean (23 September 2020)

-  Defensoras e Defensores ambientais: direitos, marcos nacionais e internacionais (24 September 2020)

-  Conferencia Nosotras las Personas #LAC 2030 (25 September 2020)

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES

Workshop for public officials of the Government of Colombia on the Escazú Agreement

1 October 2020.

Environmental defenders forum in South America (OHCHR, ECLAC, UN Environment)

4-5 November 2020.

Second meeting of the signatory countries to the Escazú Agreement

9-10 December 2020.

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