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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…
Current population dynamics in Europe, North America and Central Asia must be seen as an opportunity, not a threat, senior officials of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said at the opening of the high-level ICPD…
UNECE adopts global technical regulation on the safety of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles
UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) adopted on 27 June a United Nations Global Technical Regulation (UN GTR) governing the safety of hydrogen and fuel cell-powered vehicles (HFCVs). This new UN GTR represents the first international…
UNECE signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Eurasian Economic Commission
Viktor Khristenko, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and Sven Alkalaj, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organizations in Geneva…
ЕЭК ООН запускает Национальный диалог по водной политике в Казахстане
21 июня 2013 в Астане, Казахстан, было проведено первое совещание Межведомственного координационного совета Национального диалога по водной политике (НДП). На совещании было принято решение сформировать группу экспертов для…
UNECE launches National Policy Dialogue on water in Kazakhstan
On 21 June 2013 the first meeting of the high-level Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on water was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. At the meeting, it was agreed to form an expert group to initiate an analysis into the benefits of joining the…
UNECE adopts first international trade standard for whole dried chilli peppers
UNECE adopted a new international standard for whole dried chilli peppers on 18 June 2013 at the sixtieth session of the Specialized Section on Standardization of Dry and Dried Produce. The adoption of this new standard will facilitate international trade of dried…
Todos los países de América Latina, con una excepción, así como dos países del Caribe - Haití y la República Dominicana - se reunieron en Buenos Aires, a invitación de la UNECE y socios, del 11 al 12 de junio para debatir acerca de la…
Latin American countries express interest in UNECE experience in transboundary water cooperation
All Latin American countries, with one exception, as well as two Caribbean countries – Haiti and the Dominican Republic - met in Buenos Aires to discuss transboundary water cooperation at…
UNECE to develop a methodology to quantify the benefits of transboundary water cooperation
Cooperation on transboundary waters often results in a wide range of benefits reaching well beyond the water sector. For example, better management of shared waters has helped to limit human and economic losses from floods in the Rhine river basin, reduced the costs…
12 июня Конференция европейских статистиков (КЕС), проводимая под эгидой ЕЭК ООН в Женеве, одобрила рекомендации относительно концептуальной основы для измерения устойчивого развития и связанных с ней наборов показателей.
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La Conférence des statisticiens européens, tenue sous les auspices de la CEE-ONU à Genève, a approuvé le 12 juin un ensemble de recommandations concernant un cadre conceptuel pour mesurer le développement durable ainsi qu’un ensemble d'indicateurs associés.
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On 12 June, the Conference of European Statisticians (CES) held under the auspices of UNECE in Geneva, endorsed a set of recommendations for a framework to measure sustainable development and associated sets of indicators.
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5 июня 2013 года в Женеве состоялось первое совещание Комитета по осуществлению Конвенции по охране и использованию трансграничных водотоков и международных озер (Конвенции по трансграничным водам) Европейской экономической…
Implementation Committee of the UNECE Water Convention holds its first meeting in Geneva
The Implementation Committee under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) held its first meeting in Geneva on 5 June 2013.
…UNECE helps Sava countries to adapt to climate change and balance water use between sectors
UNECE is helping the Sava countries, namely Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, to adapt to climate change and anticipate flood risks. Through a project entitled “Building the link between transboundary flood risk management and climate change…
UNECE promotes innovative entrepreneurship in Southeast Europe
Innovation is a key driver of sustainable prosperity, and entrepreneurs are key driving forces behind innovation. To promote innovative entrepreneurship, particularly in Southeast Europe, UNECE and the Croatian Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts jointly organized an…
Countries of the Caucasus meet in Tbilisi to address common challenges on Water and Health issues
A workshop to address and improve the situation of water and health in the Caucasus was held in Tbilisi on 27 and 28 May 2013. Specifically, the meeting gathered over 40 representatives of major governmental and non-governmental stakeholders from Armenia, Azerbaijan…
Preparations for census in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2013 are on track
The International Monitoring Operation (IMO) is of the opinion that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is ready to conduct the Population and Housing Census in October 2013, taking into account the technical preparedness so far and the willingness…
Совещание экспертов «Итоги Конференции Рио+20: вызовы и возможности для Межгосударственной комиссии по устойчивому развитию» состоялось 30 мая 2013 года в г.Алматы, Казахстан. Участники совещания, организованного совместно Европейской экономической комиссией Организации Объединенных Наций (ЕЭК…