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Advanced SearchForest products markets in the UNECE region still experiencing uneven improvement after 2008 crisis
The general condition of forest product markets in the UNECE region continued to improve in North America and Europe in 2014, driven by positive economic developments, upward trends in housing and construction, and increasing consumption of roundwood (raw materials) and…
Kyrgyzstan to remove trade barriers based on UNECE recommendations
As a core part of its new national sustainable development strategy, Kyrgyzstan will use UNECE recommendations as the basis for removing regulatory and procedural barriers to trade. The Government expects that these, summarized in the study “Regulatory and Procedural Barriers to Trade in…
UNECE supports trade facilitation in Central Asia
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan are landlocked countries a long distance from the closest seaports, which creates special challenges for their participation in international trade. As a result, trade facilitation and the elimination of…
UNECE at World Water Week 2015
Every summer, Stockholm becomes the world’s water capital during World Water Week, which is being celebrated from 23 to 28 August this year.
Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), this is the largest annual gathering…
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia joins the UNECE Water Convention
On 29 July 2015, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia deposited its instrument of accession to the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), including the amendments to the Convention that…
UNECE signs United Nations Development Assistance Framework of Armenia for 2016-2020
On 31 July 2015, UNECE signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework with the Government of Armenia for the period 2016-2020. The four key development areas of UNDAF are:
· Equitable, sustainable economic…Pakistan joins the United Nations TIR Convention
Pakistan has taken a key step towards the development of international economic corridors with its regional trading partners and the rest of the world with the ratification of the United Nations TIR Convention.
The Secretary-General of the…
UNECE signs United Nations Partnership Framework for Development for 2016-2020 with Kazakhstan
UNECE and the United Nations country team announced today that they will strengthen their support to Kazakhstan’s sustainable development efforts over the next five years. This will be achieved through the implementation of a United Nations Partnership Framework for…
Specifications for the application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC) to injection projects for geological storage were released today for public comment until 15 September 2015.
…MDG report stresses progress in the Caucasus and Central Asia
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have produced the most successful anti-poverty movement in history and will serve as the jumping-off point for the new sustainable development agenda to be adopted this year, according to the final MDG report launched on 6 July by…
UNECE peer review mechanisms can contribute to the post-2015 review framework
Regional review mechanisms, including peer reviews, can play an important role in the monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the future sustainable development goals. This is acknowledged in the current Zero draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt…
UNECE welcomes vote by Ukrainian parliament ratifying Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Ukraine made an important step towards sustainable development on 1 July 2015 with the ratification by the Ukrainian parliament (or Verkhovna Rada) of a law on the country’s accession to the UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on…
Guidelines for application of UNFC to uranium and thorium resources released for public comment
Guidelines for the application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC) to uranium and thorium resources were released today for public comment until 20 August 2015.
The…
Avec l’urbanisation et la croissance rapide du nombre de véhicules en circulation, de plus en plus de personnes souffrent du phénomène de « pollution sonore ». D’après une étude récente, 25% des citoyens européens sont exposés à un bruit moyen dépassant le…
With rapid urbanization and growth of vehicle's fleet, more and more people are suffering from noise pollution. According to a recent study, 25 per cent of European citizens are exposed to average noise above the threshold established by WHO (55 dB) and road traffic is…
ЕЭК ООН выпустила сегодня пятое пересмотренное издание Европейских правил судоходства по внутренним водным путям (ЕПСВВП), общеевропейский документ, содержащий правила судоходства для сети внутренних водных путей категории Е, в рамках своей деятельности, направленной на…
La CEE-ONU lance la cinquième édition révisée du Code européen des voies de navigation intérieure
La CEE-ONU publie aujourd'hui la cinquième édition révisée du Code européen des voies de navigation intérieure (CEVNI), instrument paneuropéen offrant un ensemble de règles pour la navigation sur le réseau des voies navigables E, dans le cadre de ses activités pour…
UNECE launches the fifth revision of the European Code for Inland Waterways
UNECE today released the fifth revision of the European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI), Pan-European instrument regulating the navigation on the E-waterways network as a part of its work towards smooth and efficient inland water transport across the European region.…
Belarus launches two infrastructure projects worth Euro 350 million based on UNECE PPP guidance
Belarus launched yesterday two Public Private Partnership projects worth Euro 350 million to a group of PPP investors in London. The projects, a motorway crossing from Poland through the south of Belarus and into the Russian Federation (M10) and a hydroelectric power…
Waste management, wastewater treatment and adaptation to climate change are some of the most pressing environmental challenges for Montenegro. These are the main findings of the third Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Montenegro, undertaken by UNECE. The findings…