| 23 December |
Affordable housing is a priority for overcoming the crisis and
achieving the Millennium Development Goals |
| 19 December |
Secretary-General appoints Ján KUBIŠ of Slovakia to head United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| 18 December |
UNECE Global Energy Efficiency 21 Project (GEE21) launched during Poznań COP-14 |
| 12 December |
The fifth meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention examines current challenges and looks to the future |
| 11 December |
Woody biomass – the fuel of choice for Serbia |
| 10 December |
Revised UNFC aims to simplify reporting of energy and mineral reserves and resources in a globalized world |
| 4 December |
UNECE member States join forces to design societies for all ages
Newly constituted Working Group on Ageing adopts programme of work |
| 3 December |
“The real estate and financial crisis: Causes, effects and impacts on development” |
| 2 December |
UNECE Awards Major Contracts to Finance Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation |
| 21 November |
Water Unites in Almaty: German Government and UNECE present the Berlin Water Process, part of the EU Strategy for Central Asia |
| 18 November |
Investing in Energy Security Risk Mitigation
Strategic alliances between national and international energy companies offer the key |
| 14 November |
Water unites: improving water management in Central Asia
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| 11 November |
Help is on the way, there’s hope for the future, you can do it!
Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan 1948-1953 |
| 11 November |
Green goods, blue goods: for whom and on what terms? |
| 4 November |
UNECE promotes International Year of the Potato 2008 |
| 29 October |
Forests combat climate change, provide renewable energy and
supply fresh water: policymakers must integrate all these elements
in a sustainable way - European Forest Week, 20-24 October 2008 |
| 29 October |
North American forest products market crash spreads throughout UNECE region; green building combats climate change |
| 24 October |
Building green is way forward, concludes UNECE/FAO workshop |
| 20 October |
Improving Central Asia’s Investment Climate to be Focus of Major Economic Forum |
| 17 October |
Europe’s forests enrich our lives and help save the planet: European Forest Week, 20-24 October |
| 24 September |
Growing volumes of international trade in goods cause major bottlenecks in the hinterland connections of seaports which currently form the weakest link in global supply chains. |
| 23 September |
Wood energy is the best and most important solution for renewable heat generation in Europe, with modern burning technologies efficient enough to meet the highest environmental standards. |
| 19 September |
No country in the region is immune from the spreading of informal settlements, reports UNECE study |
| 16 September |
Tackling climate change – the role of wood products |
| 8 August |
Promoting a healthy and transparent real estate market: New UNECE advisory body now operational |
| 5 August |
United States forest products market crash impacts UNECE region markets |
| 16 July |
Climate change and rising oil prices: Why energy efficiency in housing is crucial |
| 4 July |
The climate is changing: we need to adapt now |
| 1 July |
The hope of architecture in the UNECE region |
| 1 July |
Building Capacity in Intellectual Property Rights Increases National Wealth |
| 16 June |
Fifty years of safer and cleaner vehicles -
The value of United Nations Vehicle Regulations |
| 13 June |
Aarhus Parties commit to strengthening environmental democracy
in the UNECE region and beyond |
| 10 June |
Parties to the world’s most far-reaching treaty on public participation and environmental rights meet in Latvia on
11-13 June 2008, Riga, Latvia |
| 3 June |
International standards to progress paperless trading in Asia-Pacific - Joint APEC-UN/CEFACT Capacity-building Symposium on Paperless Trading, Seoul, 26-28 May 2008 |
| 30 May |
Two years on from WSIS – where do we stand? UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development
holds dialogue with the Regional Commissions on WSIS Implementation |
| 28 May |
Energy efficiency crucial for european energy security and climate change mitigation |
| 27 May |
New electronic tool offers road transport industry 21st century solution |
| 27 May |
Energy Efficiency for Global Climate Changes Mitigation |
| 23 May |
Work on the controversial Bystroe Canal Project to be reconsidered |
| 23 May |
Environmental agreement among seven countries of South-Eastern Europe signed 20 May |
| 20 May |
Facilitating early-stage financing for innovative enterprises: UNECE experts meet in Moscow on 23 May |
| 9 May |
How Generations and Gender Shape Demographic Change Conference to discuss policies and new research findings, Geneva, 14-16 May 2008 |
| 9 May |
Controversial Danube Canal – Non-compliance with Espoo Convention? Decision expected on 21 May |
| 9 May |
Signing of environmental agreement among countries of South-Eastern Europe due 20 May |
| 9 May |
Spatial planning can help sustainable urban development in countries in transition |
| 25 April |
Global standards advance at Mexico City Forum (UN/CEFACT 12th Forum, Mexico City, 7-11 April 2008) |
| 15 April |
Good land administration is a powerful tool for sustainable development, affirms international conference |
| 8 April |
Important changes in the UNECE on-line macroeconomic database |
| 8 April |
Improving data quality on wood flows - Essential for policymaking in renewable energy and the forest sector |
| 8 April |
Investing in innovation - International Conference "Investing in Innovation: Promoting New Opportunities in the UNECE Region", Geneva, 10-11 April 2008 |
| 31 March |
New global regulations for safer vehicles |
| 14 March |
Safeguarding the right to healthy water |
| 29 February |
Launch of new initiative to increase the capacity of governments to undertake public private partnerships - First Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on PPPs |
| 22 February |
The Pan-European Perspective for the Economic Integration of South-East Europe: the Role of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Goran Svilanović to present new report on the future of economic cooperation in South-East Europe (Tuesday, 26 February, 4 p.m. – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia) |
| 15 February |
Euro-Asian economic boom facing transport risks |
| 13 February |
Lavrov endorses enhanced energy security dialogue |
| 12 February |
Dangerous goods agreement enters into force |
| 12 February |
Enhancing the innovative capacity of companies in the UNECE region: policy options and practical instruments - Second Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies |
| 5 February |
Gunnar Myrdal Lecture: "The Future of European Cooperation - a view from Moscow" by Sergey V. Lavrov, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Palais des Nations (Salle XIX), Geneva, Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 3 p.m. |
| 29 January |
Transport Ministers to meet on Euro-Asian transport
links during the 70th Session of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee |
| 25 January |
Sustainable agriculture and land management in the context of climate
change |
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