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Renewables and energy efficiency offer an opportunity for a secure and sovereign energy supply in the region, find REN21 and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in their latest regional status report.
The region has seen an unprecedented growth in renewable…
The application of the UN’s flagship framework for sustainable resource classification (UNFC) reached a new milestone with the decision by Queensland, Australia, to legislate application of UNFC to geothermal energy.
Queensland’s Geothermal Energy Regulation 2022 includes the UNFC…
Managing Risk for Post-Pandemic Trade: UNECE and ITC launch a Guide for Border Regulators
Border control agencies are faced with limited resources. Streamlining risk management at the border and applying a risk-based approach to target high-risk movements of goods can help to address this challenge. Risk management can also be a tool to facilitate the clearance process during…
Michelangelo Pistoletto launches a message of peace with symbolic sculpture in Kharkiv
In support of the mayor of Kharkiv’s desire to rebuild his city and send a signal recovery to his citizens and the world, renowned artist Michelangelo Pistoletto will offer Kharkiv a “rebirth” sculpture.
The artist, through his foundation, had already realized an…
UNECE continues to mobilise international architects to help Ukrainian cities build back better
UNECE has mobilised international architects to help the city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine’s ninth largest city, develop a forward-looking, people-centred master plan for building back better. This work will be led by One Works, a global design and architecture company, in collaboration with Ukrainian…
UNECE to review the environmental performance of Mauritania
Due to the increasing popularity of the UNECE Environmental Performance Review (EPR) Programme, the Government of Mauritania has asked the UNECE secretariat to review the country’s environmental performance. On 10–11 August 2022, the EPR Programme Manager met in Nouakchott with Ministry of…
Nigeria has taken a significant step towards ensuring the sustainable management of its cross-border waters with a milestone commitment to join and implement a United Nations treaty known as the Water Convention.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…