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Украина присоединится к Конвенции ЕЭК ООН о трансграничном воздействии промышленных аварий
Украина станет Стороной Конвенции ЕЭК ООН о трансграничном воздействии промышленных аварий в следствие сдачи ею 6 июля 2022 г. на хранение Генеральному секретарю ООН в Нью-Йорке документа о присоединении. Конвенция вступит в силу для Украины 4 октября 2022 г. Это следует за вступлением в силу 29…
In response to the request from Kazakhstan and Ukraine, UNECE has developed a study on improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions in their industrial sectors. The industrial sector in both countries is the largest energy consumer in the economy, representing 36 percent of final energy…
Ukraine joins UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Ukraine will become a Party to the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, following the deposit of its instrument of accession with the UN Secretary-General in New York on 6 July 2022. The Convention will enter into force for Ukraine on 4 October 2022. This…
UNECE delivers a wide range of technical assistance and capacity building activities to support the countries of the Caucasus and Eastern Europe to enhance strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and transboundary environmental impact assessment (EIA). An effective system for environmental…
Des fonds supplémentaires sont encore nécessaires pour renforcer les solutions permettant de sauver davantage de vies et protéger les moyens de subsistance dans le monde entier
Le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la sécurité routière est fier de soutenir la Réunion de haut niveau des Nations…
Todavía se necesitan más fondos para ampliar las soluciones para salvar vidas y mantener medios de vida en todo el mundo
El Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Seguridad Vial se enorgullece de apoyar la Reunión mundial de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre Seguridad Vial Mundial y…
Pledges to UN Road Safety Fund at UN High-level Meeting raise US$ 15 million
More funding is still needed to scale up solutions to save lives and livelihoods worldwide
The UN Road Safety Fund is proud to support the UN High-level Meeting on Global Road Safety and hosted its first pledging event on 30 June 2022 at the UN Headquarters in New York…
More than 3 billion people depend on water that crosses national borders. As climate impacts – from drought to flooding – are felt more and more acutely worldwide, and with rising demands, pollution and tensions threatening increasingly scarce water resources, cooperation on shared waters offers…
World’s first Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders elected under the Aarhus Convention
The Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) has elected, by consensus, Mr. Michel Forst as the world’s first Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders…
UN Regulation extends automated driving up to 130 km/h in certain conditions
A new milestone in mobility has been reached with the adoption of a proposal to extend automated driving in certain traffic environments from the current limit of 60 km/h to up to 130 km/h.
The amendment to UN Regulation No. 157 adopted today by the World Forum for Harmonization of…
Desertification, water scarcity, droughts, and the shrinkage of the Aral Sea are some of the challenges that Uzbekistan faces due to climate change. Given their vital role in regulating ecosystems, protecting biodiversity and landscapes, and supporting livelihoods, trees and forests are at the…
Chief Statisticians adopt position to govern use of data from private suppliers
Chief Statisticians from across and beyond the UNECE region, taking part in this week’s 70th plenary session of the Conference of European Statisticians, have today adopted a Position statement on access to data held by the private sector for purposes of official statistics, publicly affirming…
New UN Regulation harmonizes reverse warning sound of vehicles
A reverse warning sound is widely used to ensure safety of people around medium- and heavy-duty vehicles above 3.5 tonnes. However, until now, there has been no worldwide harmonized regulation for audible reverse warning. To reduce the risk of accidents with reversing vehicles, on the one hand,…
Thirty years after UNECE’s adoption of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, formulated by the Conference of European Statisticians (CES), the same body gathers this week in Geneva to continue its essential and ever-evolving work. Chief statisticians and national statistical offices…
The 5th UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Rome closed today with the adoption of the 2022 Rome Ministerial Declaration on Ageing “a Sustainable Society for All Ages: Joining Forces for Solidarity and Equal Opportunities throughout life”.
The declaration reconfirms countries’…
Ministers will gather in Rome to review regional progress in the response to populating ageing
Population ageing is transforming the demographic structure of countries in the UNECE region. Over the past 20 years, the number of older persons has risen by 70.3 million, and their proportion increased from 13.4 to 17.5 per cent in 2022, according to United Nations population estimates. Rising…
“It is a responsibility to happen to be alive at this very moment, when scientists are telling us that we are facing an existential threat. Every person, every business, every government – especially those with the privilege of choice and power – needs to play a part in the transformation…
From insufficient drinking water supply to contamination by sewage overflow and disease outbreaks from improper wastewater treatment, existing risks from climate change to water, sanitation and hygiene in the pan-European region are set to increase significantly, UNECE and the WHO Regional…
UNECE and UNCTAD join forces in enhancing the private sector’s role in advancing trade facilitation
16 May 2022, Geneva – participants from around the globe representing governments, National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFB) experts and private sector joined the online roundtable organized by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD…
Left out? UNECE report guides measurement of social exclusion
A new publication released today by UNECE, Approaches to Measuring Social Exclusion, examines the many and varied ways in which statistics can assess progress towards the policy goal of leaving no-one behind.
Social exclusion, or being left out of societal processes and structures, often…