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Two new UN Vehicle Regulations will increase the protection of pedestrians and cyclists
Two new United Nations Vehicle Regulations will reduce the number and severity of collisions between vehicles moving off from a stationary position or in reverse manoeuvre at low speed, and pedestrians and cyclists. They build on the provisions adopted in 2018 introducing Blind Spot Information…
Annually, food in total value of over USD 1.8 trillion is traded between nations and global exports of food have increased on average by seven per cent per year in the last 20 years. In this trade, trust and quality controls are essential to protect consumers and maintain the industry. The…
UNECE Task Force will advance internationally comparable measurement of the circular economy
Countries across the pan-European region and North America are intensifying efforts to make their resource use more circular: to close the loop between raw materials, products and wastes so that materials remain in use and consumption of finite resources is reduced. But the lack of an…
UNECE establishes Toronto Centre of Excellence on Youth Homelessness Prevention at York University
Approximately 150 million people are homeless and more than 1.8 billion people worldwide lack adequate and affordable housing. While levels of homelessness vary considerably across UNECE countries, finding sustainable solutions to ensure access to housing for all members of society remains a…
В условиях пандемии COVID-19 важность эффективных торговых процессов стала очевидной как средство обеспечения быстрого и безопасного перемещения товаров, в том числе доставки жизненно важных лекарств и продуктов питания людям, а также снижения экономических последствий кризиса. В Кыргызской…
UNECE and the Kyrgyz Republic launch the National Trade Facilitation Roadmap 2021 -2025
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of efficient trade processes has become clear as a means to allow for fast and safe movement of products, including bringing the life-saving medicines and food products to people, and to reduce the economic impacts of the crisis. In the Kyrgyz…
Despite decades of discussions on the challenges and intersections between gender and transport, progress has been slow in implementing a gender perspective in transport policies. This has been problematic, for example, in urban planning which fails to recognise the different travel patterns …
The COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world at lightning speed, devastating cities and communities and prompting a lockdown. The lockdown period also provided some respite for nature, resulting in memorable sights of ‘nature unlocked’ in our urban habitats.
To immortalize such sights…
Human-caused methane emissions are rising, and must be reduced by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5° C, warned the Global Methane Assessment released last month by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This…
Ghana Launches its National Implementation Plan for the two Global Water Conventions
Ghana’s transboundary river basins, namely the Volta River basin (shared with Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Togo – home to over 23 million people, with a population projected to more than double by 2050), Bia and Tano Rivers (shared with Côte d’Ivoire) and Todzie-Aka basin (shared…
Electronic TIR framework enters into force across globe in huge boost to trade facilitation
The new legal framework for the full digitalisation of the TIR system (the so-called eTIR) enters into force today, opening eTIR to 77 countries across five continents.
This landmark change will allow for completely paperless cross-border transit of goods, under the customs guarantee of…
Asserting and verifying sustainability claims in the garment and footwear sector are set to become easier thanks to a toolkit of policy recommendations, implementation guidelines and standard endorsed by UNECE member States that provide traceability and transparency solutions for tracking any…
Les pays européens adoptent la Déclaration de Vienne sur les transports propres, sûrs et sains
Aujourd’hui, les pays européens ont entériné la Déclaration de Vienne afin de stimuler l’adoption d’une mobilité et de transports propres, sûrs, sains et inclusifs, en mettant particulièrement l’accent sur la promotion du vélo dans la région paneuropéenne.
La déclaration de Vienne a…
European countries adopt Vienna Declaration on clean, safe and healthy transport
Today, European countries adopted the Vienna Declaration to spur the transformation towards clean, safe, healthy and inclusive transport and mobility, with a strong focus on promoting cycling across the pan-European region.
The Vienna Declaration was signed at the end of the Fifth High…
Countries adopt first pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion
As one of the most sustainable, inclusive, safe, and healthy forms of mobility, cycling received a major boost today with the adoption of the first-ever Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion at the Fifth High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment (THE PEP). The Master Plan…
Страны Европы приняли Венскую декларацию об экологически чистом, безопасном и здоровом транспорте
Сегодня страны Европы приняли Венскую декларацию, направленную на стимулирование перехода к экологически чистым, безопасным, здоровым и инклюзивным транспорту и мобильности, причем особое внимание в этом документе уделяется популяризации велотранспорта в общеевропейском регионе.
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Speed at the heart of the 6th UN Global Road Safety Week and of UN Road Safety Fund projects
Speed kills. A child hit by a car at 30 km/h (20 mph) can survive. Hit at 80 km/h (50 mph), most will die. “Streets for Life” is the slogan chosen for the 6th United Nations Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) to be launched this 17 May 2021, calling for 30 km/h (20 mph) speed limits to be the…
Затруднения в торговле, вызванные пандемией COVID-19, оказали негативное воздействие на экономику Кыргызской Республики, которая в 2020 году, впервые за 26 лет, снизилась на 8,6 процента (Национальный статистический комитет Кыргызской Республики, 2021 год). В то время как страна прилагает…
The trade disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shook the Kyrgyz economy, which fell by 8.6 per cent in 2020 - for the first time in 26 years, according to the National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. As the country continues its efforts to “build back better”, it is…
Обязуясь посадить почти 83 000 новых деревьев, Москва стала первым городом в России, который официально поддержал инициативу, запущенную Европейской экономической комиссией Организации Объединенных Наций (ЕЭК ООН) в 2019 году.
Являясь одним из мегаполисов мира с населением более 12…