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A Third Round of Negotiations for Agreement on the Application
of Principle 10 in Environmental Matters Will Be Held in Uruguay
ORANJESTAD/MONTEVI- take place in Montevideo, basis of the second version 2015. The meeting will be representatives from the
DEO - Delegates from the organized by the Econom- of the text that was com- opened on Tuesday, April 5 Committee’s Presiding Of-
countries that signed the ic Commission for Latin piled by the Committee’s at 09:00 a.m. by Uruguay’s ficers and from the public.
declaration on rights of ac- America and the Caribbe- Presiding Officers that inte- Foreign Relations and All the relevant informa-
cess to information, public an (ECLAC) and the Gov- grates the countries’ text Housing, Spatial Planning tion on the meeting, which
participation and justice in ernment of Uruguay. proposals, according to and Environment Ministers, will be broadcasted live
environmental matters will The aim of this meeting is to the agreement reached at Rodolfo Nin Novoa and En- through internet, is already
meet on April 5-8 in Monte- continue negotiating the the second meeting of the eida De León, respectively; available at the Web site
video.Delegates from the substantive aspects of the committee, held in Pana- ECLAC’s Executive Secre- http://negociacionp10.
countries that signed the regional agreement on the ma City on October 27-29, tary, Alicia Bárcena; and cepal.org/3/en.
declaration on the appli- Principle 10 of the Rio Dec-
cation of Principle 10 of the laration on Environment
Rio Declaration on Environ- and Development seeks to
ment and Development ensure that every person
–regarding access to infor- has access to information,
mation, public participa- participates in decision-
tion and justice in environ- making and can access
mental matters- will meet justice in environmental
in Uruguay on April 5-8, matters, with the aim of
2016 to continue negotiat- guaranteeing the right to
ing a regional agreement a healthy and sustainable
on these subjects. environment for present
The Third Meeting of the and future generations.
Negotiating Committee on ECLAC holds the technical
the Regional Agreement secretariat of the process
on Access to Information, for negotiating a regional
Public Participation and agreement on these sub-
Justice in Environmental jects. The talks are expect-
Matters in Latin America ed to conclude by De-
and the Caribbean will cember 2016 at the latest.
