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Advanced SearchChad becomes the first African country to join the Water Convention
Chad has become the first country outside the pan-European region to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) serviced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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International standards and harmonized processes can boost trade by enabling countries and companies to cut costs and reduce bureaucracy. The digitalization of these standards brings additional efficiency gains, further multiplying the benefits of their use.
…New tool to help harness potential of data-driven decision making for improved road safety
Every year 1.25 million people are killed and around 50 million are injured in road traffic crashes, often seriously, making improving road safety among one of the most pressing health emergencies of our time.
In this context, identifying…
UNECE launches Team of Specialists to support action for sustainable fisheries
Overfishing and illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing (IUU) accounts for one-fourth of the fish resources in the oceans and cost a staggering USD 23 billion. As a result, future fish stocks are at risk of depletion, ocean biodiversity is impacted and the economic…
Accession of Qatar to UN TIR Convention will facilitate the movement of goods across borders
Qatar has become the 73rd Contracting Party to the United Nations’ TIR Convention, the only global customs transit system, to facilitate trade and the seamless and secure movement of goods across its borders.
Qatar’s accession is an important…
With the official opening of a modern in vitro laboratory for seed potato cultivation, quality control and virus elimination, at Shushari, near Sankt Petersburg, on 26 January, UNECE finalized a multiyear project financed by the Russian Federation that significantly…
Rail can play an important role as part of sustainable transport systems, supporting enhanced connectivity within and between countries for the efficient movement of people and goods.
While the proportion of transport by rail has been growing…
The 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the most ambitious agenda ever adopted by the United Nations. It calls for collaborative action by all countries and all stakeholders to eradicate poverty, fight inequalities…
Accession of State of Palestine to UN TIR Convention
The State of Palestine has become the 72nd Contracting Party to the United Nations’ TIR Convention, the only global customs transit system, which facilitates trade and the secure movement of goods across borders.
The TIR Convention (1975),…
In the Drina River Basin, shared mainly by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, addressing water pollution and improving water quality and monitoring have emerged as key dimensions of the challenges of ensuring sustainable development in a transboundary context…
Les ministres responsables de la gestion des ressources en eau de 11 Etats d'Afrique centrale ont approuvé aujourd’hui la Convention pour la prévention et la résolution pacifique des conflits liés à la gestion des ressources en eau partagées de l’Afrique centrale.
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Ministers responsible for water management in 11 Central African states have today approved the Convention for the prevention of conflicts related to the management of shared water resources in Central Africa.
The Convention was negotiated in…
United Arab Emirates ready to begin TIR operations, enhancing transit connectivity and driving trade
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that the TIR customs transit system has been fully implemented and is ready to begin operations in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in the coming months.
The TIR Convention (1975), which…
Boost in global economy offers opportunities to tackle deep-rooted development issues
Policy imperatives include tackling inequality and delinking economic growth from environmental…
Cyclical recovery in the CIS but South-Eastern Europe sees some slowdown: UN report
Domestic demand driving the recovery
An upturn in the global economy—now growing by about 3 per cent— paves the way to reorient policy towards longer-term issues such as addressing climate change, tackling existing inequalities…
Robust growth in Europe but risks and policy challenges remain: UN report
Household demand will continue to support economic activity in the region
An upturn in the global economy—now growing by about 3 per cent— paves the way to reorient policy towards longer-term issues such as addressing climate…
Europe and Central Asia advancing rapidly in trade facilitation performance, UNECE report shows
UNECE member States are progressing on almost all fronts of trade facilitation and paperless trade, a new report shows. The report, based on the Second Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade 2017, was released on 9 December at a side event co-organized…
SPECA countries agree to strengthen the programme and scale up work on innovation for achieving SDGs
The Governing Council of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), on recommendations from the Economic Forum, held in Dushanbe on 5-6 December, agreed to elaborate a regional innovation strategy to support the achievement of the…
The International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC), the collaborative centre of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), was launched today in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The…
UNECE and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Ukraine have signed an agreement with the government to further strengthen support to the country through the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPF) for 2018–2022. The document was signed on 30 November 2017 by the…