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Recent Sustainable-Development news

UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention releases a position paper on state repression of environmental protest and civil disobedience
24Seconds: mobilizing brands for safer roads through the UN Road Safety Fund
United Nations adopts landmark global decarbonization strategy in transport by road, rail and inland waterway 
Executive Secretary to highlight global relevance of UNECE Multilateral Environmental Agreements at UN Environment Assembly
UNECE to develop a guide promoting green and sustainable PPP procurement for the SDGs 
Crises are further slowing sustainable development in Europe, North America and Central Asia, warns UNECE report
Executive Secretary’s visit to EU Commission underscores mutual benefits of cooperation, with a strong focus on normative work 
Third Forum of UNECE Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies to focus on digital, green transformation including AI
UNECE Inland Transport Committee to focus on decarbonization of inland transport by 2050
Advancing transparency, the rule of law and public participation regarding living modified organisms/genetically modified organisms
UNECE to introduce the first ever methodology to measure particle emissions from tyres
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety visits Timor-Leste to advocate for safer mobility
New UN regulation paves the way for the roll-out of additional driver assistance systems
Sierra Leone accelerates progress on Water Convention accession
UNECE releases Inventory to help National Statistical Offices measure all aspects of our economies
Burkina Faso confirms interest in joining the Water Convention to improve management of its shared water resources in a context of increased climate change
At Davos UNECE highlights relevance of its normative tools and partnerships to overcome global challenges in trade, energy and climate
Uzbekistan's accession to the Protocol on Water and Health opens new opportunities for stronger action on water, sanitation, hygiene and health
New UN regulation will ensure durable batteries for electric vans
UNECE introduces circular economy principles to business incubator models of Central Asian countries to achieve sustainable development
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan commit to improving transboundary water cooperation for the benefit of 3 million people in the Chu and Talas river basins
UNECE supports Ukraine to align its reconstruction and recovery with the SDGs
Scientists provide recipe to halve Nitrogen pollution from food production
Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus: a decade of cross-sectoral cooperation under the Water Convention
At Ministerial Meeting of Landlocked Developing Countries UNECE stresses that UN transport conventions and trade facilitation tools can help achieve better connectivity
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