A Decade of the Paris Agreement: Evaluating the Right to Environmental Information for a Sustainable Future.

Global Conference on Universal Access to Information 2025.
29–30 September 2025.
Programme.

29 SEPTEMBRE

8:30 - 09:00 | Registration 

09:00 – 09:30 | Opening Ceremony moderated by Ms Ida H. Pangan, Master of Ceremonies (Philippines) • Opening Remarks by Dave M. Gomez, Acting Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office • Keynote Speaker - H.E. Mr Nararya Soeprapto, ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for Community and Corporate Affairs (Indonesia) • Video Message from Mr Aidan Eyakuze, CEO, Open Government Partnership (OGP) Cultural Performance: Video Trailer (2 minutes)

 09:30 – 11:00 | High-Level Panel | A Decade of the Paris Agreement: Evaluating the Right to Environmental Information for a Sustainable Future 

Description: The panel reflects on a decade of the Paris Agreement, focusing on how policies that guarantee access to environmental information strengthen regional cooperation, disaster preparedness, and climate action, advancing sustainable development and environmental justice. 

Moderator: Mr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General (UNESCO)

11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break 

       Hosted in Manila by UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, this landmark event marks the 10th anniversary of the designation of 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information, reflecting a decade of progress and challenges in the right to access to information worldwide.