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Press Releases 1996-97

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This is a list of UNECE Press Releases and Notes for the Press issued during 1996-97.
1996
19 December 1996 Prague and Budapest attract foreigners - International Migration Bulletin - No. 9
9 December 1996 Eastern European Countries: The road to EU accession - Policy issues and the need for a strategy
5 December 1996 Uneven economic performance and prospects in the ECE region in1996-1997: Modest economic recovery in Western Europe and the Baltic States, slowing growth in Eastern Europe, and a continuing decline in output in the CIS
28 November 1996 Tackling air pollution from lawnmowers to jumbo jets
21 November 1996 Privatization of the coal industry in Eastern Europe leads to deep job cuts
8 November 1996 The steel market in 1996 and prospects for 1997
7 November 1996 Finance for trade in Central and Eastern Europe
5 November 1996 Poverty in the ECE region: older persons at risk?
31 October 1996 TIR saved for the time being
24 October 1996 Georgia forges transport links with neighbours
16 October 1996 The iron and steel industry of the Republic of Korea. Study tour organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE)
11 October 1996 The fourth consecutive year of booming robot investment in the United States
10 October 1996 The coal situation in the ECE region in 1995/1996 and the global prospects for coal
6 October 1996 A unique opportunity to save Europe's rivers and lakes
2 October 1996 Lower demand and fierce competitition on European forest product markets
16 September 1996 Investment in robotics surged by 26% in 1995. In 1996-1999, growth is forecasted at 15% per year
9 September 1996 Reverse brain drain in Poland
1997
17 décembre 1997 Un jeu amusant, instructif et gratuit  
3 December 1997 Economic Bulletin for Europe 1997 (Vol. 49) français
25 November 1997 Decontaminating polluted soils - who can help?  
18 November 1997 Transport and environment: green light for cooperation  
17 November 1997 Foreign investment opportunities in chemicals in Central and Eastern Europe  
14 November 1997 More container transport on inland waterways in Europe  
14 November 1997 Vehicles in Europe to be inspected  
14 November 1997 UN/ECE countries ready to act on transport and the environment  
13 November 1997 Steel market shows steady growth in 1997  
12 November 1997 The Regional Conference on Transport and the Environment starts its deliberations  
12 November 1997 Statement by Mr. Yves Berthelot, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, on the occasion of the Regional Conference on Transport and the Environment  
6 November 1997 Vienna will host first get-together of transport and environment ministers français
28 October 1997 1996 marked the second consecutive year of double digit growth in world robot investment français
16 October 1997 Recovery in European forest products markets, but conditions still highly competitive français
2 October 1997 Will the tap run dry?  
1 October 1997 Protocol on Volatile Organic Compounds in force  
23 September 1997 Heavy metal in the air  
18 September 1997 UN/CEFACT: ready for business  
16 September 1997 With EIA there are no losers - UN/ECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context comes into effect  
4 September 1997 New sulphur protocol will save US$ 9.5 billion a year français
2 September 1997 Are airbags dangerous? français
26 August 1997 Is acid rain a thing of the past? français
12 August 1997 Chemical industry now accounts for 10% of total world trade: chemical trade doubles in six years français
12 August 1997 Use of scrap substitutes in the iron and steel industry forecast to almost double by the year 2000 français
5 August 1997 New steel-making capacity growing faster than expected  
27 June 1997 TIR Convention - Revised TIR Customs transit procedure adopted français
22 July 1997 Water and health: UN/ECE fights for clean drinking water  
24 June 1997 Following up an environmental performance review Estonia takes up the challenge  
24 June 1997 Trends in Europe and North America  
24 June 1997 Ten countries sign UN/ECE agreement on European inland waterway network  
19 June 1997 Actions speak louder than words. Shedding light on the darker sides of Rio  
13 June 1997 Can we ensure a positive future for the chemical industry's R&D institutions?  
6 June 1997 A UN/ECE Convention at work - Belarus, Poland and Ukraine pledge to protect the river Bug  
23 May 1997 Pesticides: use and misuse, benefits and hazards -where do we go from here?  
12 May 1997 Seminar on Forestry Training for target groups that are hard to reach français
7 May 1997 UN/ECE LAUNCHES AN INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE REAL ESTATE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE AND THE CIS  
23 April 1997 ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HOLDS ROUND-TABLE DEBATE ON "FORGING PARTNERSHIP" français
23 April 1997 SIGNATURE OF A MEMORANDUM BETWEEN THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES français
23 April 1997 COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS DISCUSSED BY ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE français
24 April 1997 ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARY BODIES REVIEWED BY ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE  
24 April 1997 ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE CONCLUDES 50TH ANNIVERSARY SESSION  
28 April 1997 UN/ECE ADOPTS THREE DECISIONS français
28 avril 1997 Une exposition exceptionnelle ouverte au public à l'occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de la CEE-ONU  
22 April 1997 UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL OPENS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SESSION OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE français
22 April 1997 DECLARATION ON THE STRENGTHENING OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN EUROPE ADOPTED BY THE FIFTY-SESSION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE français
22 April 1997 DECLARATION ON REFORM, PROGRAMME OF ACTION ADOPTED AT 50TH SESSION OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE français
21 April 1997 STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY YVES BERTHELOT ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY SESSION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE français
15 April 1997 UNEVEN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND PROSPECTS IN THE ECE REGION IN 1996-1997 français
15 April 1997 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OPENS THE CEREMONIES OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE français
8 April 1997 THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS TO DIFFICULT QUESTIONS  
8 April 1997 UN/ECE WARNS OF A POTENTIAL WORLD OVERCAPACITY BUILD UP IN STEEL  
7 April 1997 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. UN/ECE ASSESSES THE HOUSINGSECTOR IN BULGARIA  
20 March 1997 SHOULD DRINKING-WATER COME WITH A HEALTH WARNING? 22 MARCH: WORLD DAY FOR WATER français
19 March 1997 A new centre: New ways of working in the UN system  
10 March 1997 Industrial risks in countries in transition: UN/ECE tackles problem head-on français
18 February 1997 The changing lives of young Norwegian women  
12 February 1997 Russians foresee huge increase in gas exports français
6 February 1997 Protecting the environment by saving energy: UN/ECE responds to new challenge français
6 February 1997 As Europe's gas consumption soars, will the supply be secure after the year 2005?  
30 January 1997 A good start for the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) français
24 January 1997 Moving towards a protocol: Agreement on List of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Takes Shape in Geneva français
21 January 1997 The UNECE promotes energy efficiency investments in the Russian Federation français
17 January 1997 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP): a decisive step français
10 January 1997 World crude steel production decreases by 0.2 per cent in 1996 français
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