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The Fourth International Forum: Energy for Sustainable Development will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on 17-19 September 2013. The Forum is organized jointly by the Government of Georgia, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations…
As the escalating demand for energy resources changes the way the petroleum industry explores for and produces energy resources, so too has the workforce that provides the technical expertise. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), in cooperation with the United…
ЕЭК ООН помогает Кыргызстану улучшить понимание норм международного водного права
Что такое международное водное право и как оно может способствовать укреплению трансграничного водного сотрудничества на практике? Эти вопросы обсуждаются 12 и 13 сентября 2013 г. на национальном…
UNECE helps Kyrgyzstan to improve understanding of international water law
What is international water law and how can it help strengthen transboundary water cooperation in practice? On 12 and 13 September 2013, these issues are being discussed at the national seminar organized by the United Nations Economic…
On 11 and 12 September 2013 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Expert Group on Environmental Performance Reviews will meet in Rabat to examine the draft Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Morocco, the first EPR to be undertaken by UNECE…
UNECE displays Disaster Relief Homes in the park of the Palais des Nations
According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, worldwide, disasters are more prevalent and have more devastating effects…
UNECE launches online Green Economy Toolbox
UNECE has launched on its website the Green Economy Toolbox, a practical one-stop tool providing information and guidance on the green economy. The toolbox offers numerous UNECE tools, such as guidelines and policy recommendations, from the areas of environmental…
The TIR Executive Board (TIRExB) held an extra-ordinary session in Geneva on 27 August 2013 to discuss the decision announced by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (RFCS) on 5 July 2013 to require additional guarantees for goods carried under cover of…
ЕЭК ООН продолжает выражать опасения по поводу функционирования Конвенции МДП в России
Секретариат ЕЭК ООН, отвечающий за Конвенцию МДП, с удовлетворением воспринял известие о том, что Федеральная таможенная служба Российской Федерации (ФТС РФ) отложила до 14 сентября вступление в силу своего решения требовать дополнительные таможенные гарантии при…
La CEE-ONU exprime sa préoccupation au sujet du fonctionnement de la Convention TIR en Russie
Le secrétariat de la CEE-ONU, dépositaire de la Convention TIR, se réjouit du report jusqu'au 14 septembre de la décision du Service fédéral des douanes de la Fédération de Russie (RFCS) d’introduire une obligation de garantie douanière supplémentaire pour les opérations…
UNECE continues to be worried about the functioning of the TIR Convention in Russia
The UNECE secretariat, custodian of the TIR Convention, welcomes that the Russian Federal Customs Service (RFCS) has delayed until 14 September the implementation of its decision to introduce an additional customs guarantee obligation for…
UNFC – the tool of choice for optimizing natural resource management
After four years of review and refinement, the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources (UNFC) is being pilot tested in countries all over the world. Those responsible for the testing gathered this week at a…
Река Днестр, разделяемая Молдовой и Украиной, будет подвержена воздействиям изменения климата, что приведет к более теплым и влажным зимам и жарким и сухим летним периодам, говорится в исследовании, проведенном в рамках проекта ЕЭК ООН-…
The Dniester River shared by Moldova and Ukraine will be affected by climate change leading to warmer and wetter winters and hotter, drier summers, says the study carried out within the UNECE-OSCE-UNEP project under the…
Creating a greener economy in Central Asia and the Caucasus with sustainable forests
A healthy forest sector has a key role to play in “greening” the economy, the outcome document “The Future We Want” of the United Nations Rio+20 Conference says. Wood products can substitute for more carbon-intensive and non-renewable materials. Forests prevent…
UNECE to develop standards and recommendations on Public-Private Partnerships
The use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for developing infrastructure and improving the delivery of social services in sectors such as transport, water management, water and wastewater, broadband/ ICT, renewable energy, green PPP, schools and health, the…
UNECE convenes first workshop of the global network of river basins on climate change adaptation
Adapting water management to climate change requires incorporating the needs and views of all players, including agriculture, energy and industry, having a major impact on water use . This was one of the main messages of the fourth workshop on water and climate…
Secretary-General visits UNECE and FAO stand at ECOSOC Innovation Fair in Geneva
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the Innovation Fair held from 1-3 July 2013 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review. On this occasion, he visited the UNECE and FAO stand.
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По мнению старших должностных лиц ЮНФПА (Фонда Организации Объединённых Наций в области народонаселения) и Европейской экономической комиссии ООН (ЕЭК ООН), выступивших на открытии региональной конференции высокого уровня по обзору МКНР «Способствовать возможности выбора: приоритеты в области…
Les dynamiques démographiques actuelles en Europe, en Amérique du Nord et en Asie centrale doivent être considérées comme une opportunité et non une menace, ont déclaré des hauts fonctionnaires du FNUAP, le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population, et de la Commission…