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Advanced SearchUNECE fosters cooperation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to address water issues
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have pressing water quantity and quality issues regarding the shared resources of the Chu and Talas Basins. During the difficult dry year of 2014 both countries had problems with the water supply from the two rivers. In addition, the two…
La France ouvre un centre international d'excellence sp
Les partenariats avec le secteur privé seront déterminants pour lever les fonds nécessaires à la mise en œuvre des objectifs de développement durable (ODD) qui seront adoptés en septembre 2015 par l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies. Les Partenariats Public-Privé (PPP),…
Partnerships with the private sector will be critical to mobilize the financing needed to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted in September 2015 by the UN General Assembly. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), including concessions, can play an…
UNECE and IATA Strengthen Cooperation for Trade Facilitation Implementation
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their support to developing countries seeking to implement the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation…
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Christian Friis Bach, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Achim Steiner, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce the…
UNECE signs MoU with the International Gas Union (IGU)
Gas could play a key role in the transition towards a low carbon economy. In order to accelerate the move towards this transition, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Gas Union (IGU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (…
Secretary-General appoints Jean Todt of France Special Envoy for Road Safety
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Jean Todt as his Special Envoy for Road Safety. Mr. Todt is the President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).
Every year, some 1.3…
Air pollution costs European economies US$ 1.6 trillion a year
A staggering US$ 1.6 trillion is the economic cost of the approximate 600 000 premature deaths and of the diseases caused by air pollution in the WHO European Region in 2010, according to the first-ever study of these costs conducted for the Region. The amount is nearly…
Private Sector keen to support countries in implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Private Sector representatives at the Global Facilitation Partnership meeting in Geneva last week stressed their willingness to support international organizations in assisting countries implement the recently concluded World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation…
Use of United Nations Location Code can drastically reduce import/export costs
With more than 100,000 entries and a community of users from 249 countries, dependent territories and special areas, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) is a public good that helps reduce the cost of international trade. UN/LOCODE is…
Serhiy Kurykin, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, and Lazar Chirica, Deputy Minister of Environment of the Republic of Moldova, met today in Kyiv to launch the Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change for the Dniester Basin.
…UN Agencies Strengthen Cooperation for Trade Facilitation Implementation
Three key UN agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 22 April 2015 to strengthen their support for developing countries as they implement the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA).
Under the…
UNECE and FAO redouble efforts to address land management challenges
With 75 percent of the European population living in cities, more space is needed for expanding urban areas, yet at the same time there is a growing need for agricultural land and for the protection of key ecosystems.
Rising competition for…
UNECE Ideas4Change Award goes Orange
Orange Fiber, an innovative Italian start-up producing textiles - releasing vitamins on the skin – from citrus waste, won the UNECE Ideas4Change Award, winning both the popular vote and that of the Jury.
The competition featured…
Государства-члены ЕЭК ООН одобрили Хартию об устойчивом жилищном хозяйстве
Государства в регионе сталкиваются с серьезными проблемами предоставления достаточного жилья, особенно уязвимым группам населения, как например, молодежи и престарелым. Вследствие неконтролируемой урбанизации расширяются границы неофициальных поселений, в которых права…
Les États membres de la CEE-ONU approuvent la Charte sur le logement durable
Les pays de la région sont confrontés à l’énorme défi d’offrir des logements convenables pour tous, en particulier pour les groupes vulnérables tels que les jeunes et les personnes âgées. L’urbanisation incontrôlée a mené à la multiplication des habitats spontanés où les…
UNECE member States endorse Charter on Sustainable Housing
Countries in the region are facing enormous challenges in providing adequate housing to all, especially to vulnerable groups such as the young and the elderly. Uncontrolled urbanization has expanded informal settlements, where residents often lack security of tenure,…
UNECE releases Quick Stats app
UNECE releases its first statistics mobile app, putting in your hands the key indicators you need about the UNECE region in a graphical format. With UNECE Quick Stats you have your main figures on economy, population, forestry or transport at your fingertips…
Des dizaines de milliers de morts et des centaines de milliers de blessés pourraient être évités chaque année dans le monde, si tous les pays appliquaient les normes de sécurité des règlements de l'ONU élaborées par le Forum mondial pour l'harmonisation des Règlements…
UNECE and Global NCAP call for worldwide adherence to UN car Safety Standards
Tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries could be avoided each year in the world if all countries would apply the safety standards outlined in the UN regulations developed by the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations. This was…