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The 60th climate negotiation sessions – or ‘SB60’- just concluded in Bonn, Germany. Among other issues, SB60 addressed the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) and the post-2025 climate finance goals, also known as the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG). The negotiations aim to lead to agreement on both issues at this year’s Conference of Parties (COP29) in Azerbaijan. ESCR-Net members closely followed SB60, actively (link is external)engaged(link is external) in various cross-constituency actions guided by collective analysis established post COP28 in Dubai.

The ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case “Community of La Oroya vs. Peru” sets an important precedent for the protection of the right to a healthy environment across the Americas and for adequate state oversight of corporate activities. The first-of-its-kind decision holds Peru accountable for its failure to protect the inhabitants of the Andean city of La Oroya who were exposed to toxic pollution from a smelter complex that operated without adequate pollution controls for a century.

During the week of March 11-22, members of the ESCR-Net Women and ESCR Working Group (WG) came together in New York to participate in the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). Over the course of the week, the WG coordinated a series of events and strategic meetings, conducted video interviews with members, and participated in several joint activities with more than 20 WG members present.