The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, United States
Joined March 2026
Invites each Party to designate the person or persons who will act as the focal point or focal points liaising between the States Parties and the bodies of the Regional Agreement on Access to Informat
Presence in:
Brazil, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guam (United States), India, Kenya, Mexico, Montserrat (United Kingdom), Nigeria, Puerto Rico (United States), Rwanda, Saint Helena (United Kingdom), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands (United States), Yemen
Focus: Children's Rights, Community Organizing, Community Paralegals, Criminal Justice, Education, Environmental Justice, Family, Gender-based violence, Governance, Accountability & Transparency, Health, HIV/Aids, Other, Right to Information, Women's Rights
Recognizing the importance of continuing to advance gender equality in order to achieve the full and effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement, 1. Welcomes all measures, initiatives and activities aimed at integrating and strengthening the gender perspective in matters related to the Escazú Agreement; 2. Urges the Parties to continue to promote the full and effective participation of women in all their diversity, including indigenous women, and the incorporation of a gender-equality perspective into the implementation of the Agreement, particularly in their national implementation plans and road maps;