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Twenty representatives of Governments, international organizations and academia took part in the discussions at the preparatory meeting of the UNECE Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency on 1 September 2014 in Geneva. UNECE Executive Secretary Christian Friis Bach emphasized that to make green…
What people decide to study at tertiary level is of interest to gender analysis as those choices can reflect stereotypes of “masculine” and “feminine” subject areas. Furthermore, some study subjects may be preferred by potential employers, and may affect occupational segregation once graduates…
Experts will gather in Chisinau from 10-12 September to discuss how to better utilize administrative data sources and censuses to improve the measurement of migration and its impact, and how to reach “hard-to-count” migrant populations. They will also decide on concrete follow-up activities to…
Part-time work is much more frequent among women than among men, but it is also associated with young and senior workers. In 2013 in most UNECE countries, the proportion of female workers in part time employment is more than double that for men. An exception to this is Georgia, where a greater…
During the last week of September prominent figures from government, finance, business, and civil society came together in New York for the United Nations Climate Summit 2014 to catalyse meaningful action to address climate change. Many climate-related actions may bring co-benefits for the…
UNECE will undertake a study of the regulatory and procedural barriers to trade in Albania. The announcement was made during the visit of UNECE Executive Secretary Christian Friis Bach to Albania, on 26-27 January, where he participated in the National Conference in Elbasan and held a series of…
One year ago, on 29 January 2014, the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, originally developed under the auspices of the UNECE for its region. This recognition underlined that official statistics – which must be…
The World Forum for the harmonization of vehicle regulations has been adopting regulations on vehicles’ emission levels for decades. It is now looking into a new issue: vehicles interior air quality. The issue was raised at the initiative of the Republic of Korea, following media reports…
2015, the year of the 70th anniversary of the UN, is key milestone for the world. UN Member States will adopt an ambitious and action-oriented Post-2015 Development Agenda with sustainable development goals, in New York in September. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is…
Natural gas provides almost a quarter of today’s global primary energy supply. It is forecast that the share of natural gas in the energy mix will increase for many years to come.Natural gas is a fuel that burns a blue flame. But the blue, if managed responsibly, can become “green”. Natural gas…
The new version of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, ADR 2015, which includes the amendments that entered into force on 1 January 2015 (with a six months transitional period), is available.The ADR details the conditions under which dangerous…
Our world is full of Big Data, which, if correctly analyzed, have the potential to lead us to a better understanding of several social and economic phenomena. Big Data can be described as data sets characterized by 3Vs:Volume = impossible to process it with traditional database systems and…
Since its launch in September 2012, use of UNECE’s Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG) has grown exponentially. In 2014 alone, the Guide received over 670,000 page views from over 170 countries around the world. The Website has received over 150,000 unique visitors to date. TFIG is…
This year, for the first time, the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) is chaired by Afghanistan. The Government of Turkmenistan generously offered to host the SPECA Days, on 4-5 December, in Ashgabat under the chairmanship of Afghanistan. On 4 December, the SPECA…
How do we distinguish environmental information from other information? Is information on fishing vessels environmental information? Should test data on pesticides, primary statistical data and personal data on business leaders whose companies are releasing pollutants be disclosed without…
Source: UNECE Statistical Database www.unece.org/data The strong economic growth until 2008 was accompanied by high growth rates in international trade in most countries. All UNECE countries experience high growth rates in total trade (exports plus imports) until 2007, including large…
Thirty eight representatives of Environment, Economy, Urban Development and Energy Ministries from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine took part in a Study tour in the Czech Republic, from 1-5 December, on the practical…
In four out of five countries in the UNECE region, the share of researchers among employed persons has increased between 2000 and 2012 according to available data for 38 countries. In those countries, the total number of researchers reached 2.4 million, an increase of 38 per cent over a decade.…
Following a fourth round of water and environment cooperation talks, Afghan and Tajik water and environment management officials meeting in Dushanbe on 24 and 25 November 2014 signed an agreement on the responsibilities and areas of work of the Afghan-Tajik Technical Group on Hydrological…
Standards are one of the principle foundations of trade integration and of all three dimensions of sustainable development, reducing trade costs, ensuring the safety and security of workers and consumers, protecting communities from hazards and facilitating the transition to a green economy.…
The Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) worked hard this year to advance environmental governance in the region. Its twentieth session, held in Geneva from 28 to 31 October 2014, brought together delegates from 40 Governments, the United Nations system, the European Union, intergovernmental…
Environmental indicators are a key tool for environmental assessment, reporting and policymaking. Appropriately chosen indicators based on sufficient time-series data can show key trends and help describe causes and effects of environmental conditions.
To promote the establishment of a…
Tuberculosis (TB) is curable and preventable, and its epidemic has been reversed in the UNECE Region. Nevertheless, it is estimated that around 36,000 people died from this bacterial infection in the region in 2012. Several countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) have…
To advance the work on developing standards and recommendations in support of trade facilitation, the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) held its 24th Forum Session from 27 to 31 October in New Delhi, in collaboration with the Ministry of…
The state of the global economy and the economics of energy markets have led to outcomes that conflict with the ambitions of the UNECE member States with respect to sustainable development. While the global energy map is being redrawn, coal use and hence greenhouse gas emissions are increasing,…