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24 October 2018

27 Members of the European Parliament support the Global Pact for the Environment

On October 23rd, 2018, 27 Members of the European Parliament of all nationalities and political groups have decided to unite their voices, beyond political divisions …

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9 October 2018

100 Jurists call for the adoption of the Global Pact for the Environment

Paris, October 9, 2018 – To mark the opening of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, 100 jurists from all over the world …

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8 September 2018

Organizational session of the Working Group of States, September 5th to 7th, New York

From September 5th to 7th, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group, established by UNGA convened its organizational session in New York …

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11 June 2018

Appointment of the two co-chairs of the UN working group on the Pact

The President of the UN General Assembly, Miroslav Lajčák, decided to appoint the two co-chairs of the working group …

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10 June 2018

Mention of the Global Pact in the 2018 G7 Summit Communique

The final Communique of the G7 Summit, held in Charlevoix (Quebec – Canada) on 9 June 2018, makes an explicit mention of the Global Pact …

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10 May 2018

The resolution opening the negociations towards a Global Pact for the Environment is adopted by the UN General Assembly

On May 10, 2018 the resolution opening the negotiations towards a Global Pact for the Environment was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly …

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19 March 2018

Recommandation for a European Council Decision for the negotiations on the Global Pact for the Environment

The European Commission presented, on 19 March 2018, a recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, a Global Pact …

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9 March 2018

UN Environment launches its Environmental Rights Initiative

The Environmental Rights Initiative constitutes a new step forward in the UN work on human and environmental rights …

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9 February 2018

The ICJ requires for the first time compensation for pure ecological damage

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22 January 2018

Mention of the draft Global Pact in a judgement of the Privy Council (UK)

The draft Global Pact for the Environment, more particularly its article 8 relating to the principle of Polluter Pays, was cited in a recent judgment …

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