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Advanced SearchLebanon to consider joining UNECE Water Convention following Beirut workshop
Lebanon announced its interest in joining the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) during a national workshop on the Convention, “Key aspects and opportunities for…
Le Liban envisage d'adhérer à Convention sur l'eau de la CEE-ONU à l'issue de l'atelier de Beyrouth
Le Liban a annoncé son intérêt à adhérer à la Convention sur la protection et l'utilisation des cours d'eau transfrontières et des lacs internationaux de la CEE-ONU (Convention sur l'eau) lors de l'atelier national sur la Convention, «Principaux aspects et opportunités pour le Liban», qui s’est…
UNECE to discuss first international regulatory steps concerning automated-driving
As self-driving cars slowly edge towards commercial reality, with companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Continental, Tesla, Denso, or Google getting in gear, regulatory action has already started at UNECE. Under the auspices of the World Forum for harmonization of vehicle regulations, the UNECE Working…
UNECE releases set of indicators of gender equality
In recent years, the demand for statistical information on gender equality by the media, policymakers and the scientific world has grown considerably together with the rapid and substantial changes that have characterized the lifestyles of men and women in society. The…
Belarus joins the UNECE Agreement on global vehicle regulations
On 3 March 2015 Belarus will become a Contracting Party to the 1998 Agreement on Global Vehicle Regulations.
The 1998 Agreement is the legal framework for the development of global technical regulations for vehicles and their components, with…
La lente reprise économique de l'Europe demeure fragile, selon un rapport de l'ONU
De nombreux pays européens sont toujours aux prises avec un taux de chômage élevé; les tensions géopolitiques pourraient contrarier la reprise
Genève, le 19…
Europe’s slow recovery still fragile, warns UN report
Many European countries still struggling with high unemployment; geopolitical tensions have potential to disturb recovery
Geneva, 19 January—Europe continues to recover moderately from the global…
Les prochaines hausses des taux d'intérêt aux États-Unis, la fragilité économique de la zone euro, le nouveau ralentissement des économies en développement et les conflits géopolitiques minent les perspectives de l'…
Upcoming US interest rate increases, remaining euro area fragility, a further slowdown in developing economies and geopolitical conflicts pose major concerns for global economic outlook
New York, 19…
UNECE publishes Recommendations on Climate Change-Related Statistics
UNECE releases the first ever Recommendations on Climate Change-Related Statistics, which aim at improving existing official statistics to support climate change analysis and the reporting on greenhouse gas emissions.
The…
Assessing the readiness of Ukraine to implement the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
On 12 December, the Ukrainian Interagency Working Group on trade facilitation met and decided to: carry out a survey on the readiness of Ukraine to implement the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement; consolidate the national trade facilitation body of Ukraine; and develop a national trade…
New initiative will reduce air pollution from agriculture
Ammonia emissions into the air is a major threat to human health, causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Atmospheric ammonia is also a significant source of acidification and excess nutrient loading, causing loss of biodiversity in many of the most vulnerable…
Improving Connectivity between Afghanistan and Central Asia
Improving connectivity between Afghanistan and Central Asia was the focus of discussions at the 2014 Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) held in Ashgabat on 4 December 2014 in the light of the Afghan…
В четверг, 4 декабря 2014 года, в Алматы завершился трехдневный семинар по оценке межотраслевых и трансграничных аспектов управления водными, земельными, энергетическими ресурсами и экосистемами бассейна реки Сырдарья, который делят Казахстан, Кыргызстан, Таджикистан и…
On Thursday, 4 December 2014, a three-day workshop was concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to assess the intersectoral and transboundary aspects of managing the water, land, ecosystem and energy resources of the Syr Darya River Basin shared by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The…
At the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (Industrial Accidents Convention), held from 3 to 5 December 2014 in Geneva, Parties adopted a revised list of chemical substances to include an…
UNFC now fully applicable to uranium and thorium resources
The United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC) is now fully applicable to uranium and thorium resources. This marks an important step in the development of UNFC. The Bridging Document between the “Red Book” (…
On 3 December 2014, 30 years to the day after the largest chemical accident in human history occurred in Bhopal, India, the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Transboundary…
UNECE member States agreed on recommendations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on how Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and CCS for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) should be treated in a Post-Kyoto Protocol Agreement. The agreement was made…
UNECE Road Map for Mainstreaming Ageing in Georgia launched
The UNECE is launching the Road Map for Mainstreaming Ageing in Georgia, a document to guide the country in strengthening its policy response to population ageing. The report is the result of more than a year’s research, including a desk review of existing policies,…