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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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11 January 2018

France and China common declaration mentions the Global Pact

French President, Emmanuel Macron, was on a State visit in the People’s Republic of China from 8 – 10 January 2018 …

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19 November 2017

Advisory opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights linking Human Rights and the protection of the environment

On February 7th, 2018, , the Inter-American Court of Human Rights released an advisory opinion …

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