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Advanced SearchUNECE presents its Global Assessment of Tajikistan’s National System of Official Statistics
On 7 March, UNECE presented the major findings and recommendations of its Global Assessment of Tajikistan’s National System of Official Statistics.
In partnership with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Eurostat, UNECE…
В Международный год сотрудничества в области водных ресурсов (2013 г.) Всемирный день воды (22 марта) будет также посвящен расширению сотрудничества и налаживанию партнерских отношений на местном, национальном и трансграничном уровнях для решения проблем, связанных…
La Journée mondiale de l’eau célèbre la coopération dans le domaine de l’eau
Durant l’Année internationale de la coopération dans le domaine de l’eau (2013), la Journée mondiale de l’eau, le 22 mars, célèbrera également le thème de la coopération dans le domaine de l’eau, visant à améliorer la coopération et à créer des partenariats tant aux…
In the International Year of Water Cooperation (2013), World Water Day (22 March) will also celebrate the theme of water cooperation, focusing on enhancing cooperation and building partnerships at the local, national and transboundary levels to address freshwater-related…
Representatives of different water users in the Neman River Basin — shared by Belarus, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian Federation) — will discuss potential measures to minimize risks and protect the population, infrastructure and natural landscapes at a…
National Policy Dialogue Steering Committee in Kyrgyzstan approves targets on water and health
At its ninth meeting, held on 13 March 2013 in Bishkek, the Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Kyrgyzstan approved national targets with regard to water quality, water…
Former UNECE Executive Secretary Gerald Hinteregger dies
UNECE mourns the death of its former Executive Secretary Gerald Hinteregger (1928-2013). As UNECE’s sixth Executive Secretary, Mr. Hinteregger headed the Commission from 1987 to 1993. During those years, Europe’s political and economic…
Как далеко продвинулись страны в достижении равного доступа к системе водоснабжения и канализации? Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, Франция, Португалия и Украина использовали процедуру самооценки, по результатам которой ясно виден прогресс, достигнутый в обеспечении…
Quelle est la situation des pays en termes d'accès équitable à l'eau et à l'assainissement? Pour répondre à cette question, la France, le Portugal et l'Ukraine ont utilisé une procédure d'auto-évaluation afin de déterminer le niveau d'accès équitable dans leur pays, qui…
Where do countries stand in terms of achieving equitable access to water and sanitation? To answer this question France, Portugal and Ukraine used a self-assessment procedure to determine the level of equitable access in their countries, which highlighted progress…
75th Jubilee Session of the Inland Transport Committee
The Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) held its 75th jubilee session from 26 – 28 February 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.The opening of the session, on 26 February (morning), was conducted as a Ministerial Meeting, which was…
37 Transport Ministers and other high-level government representatives signed on 26 February, 2013 in Geneva – on the occasion of the 75th jubilee session of the Inland Transport Committee serviced by UNECE - a Joint Declaration that could pave the way towards…
Water takes centre stage in discussion on Post-2015 Development Agenda
Geneva – 27 February 2013. Does water have a role to play in the post-2015 Development Agenda? If so, how will it be addressed? A global resource that affects all millennium development goals, water is a particularly challenging – and important – issue to incorporate in…
UNECE Ministerial meeting “Making the Euro-Asian Transport Network Operational”
On the occasion of the 75th Jubilee session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), a high-level Ministerial meeting was held on 26 February 2013. More than fifty Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other high-…
La CEE-ONU et la Commission économique eurasienne conviennent d’établir un cadre de coopération
M. Sven Alkalaj, sous-secrétaire général des Nations Unies et secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Europe (CEE-ONU), a rencontré M. Andrey Slepnev, membre du Conseil d’administration et ministre du Commerce de la Commission…
Strengthening cooperation on water issues: UNECE talks with Tajikistan
On 26 February 2013, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Executive Secretary Sven Alkalaj and the First Deputy Minister of Melioration and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Sulton Rahimov, discussed cooperation on projects and activities related to water…
Forest organizations invite you to celebrate Europe's forests
2013 is a special year for forests, with many activities and initiatives underway to recognize and strengthen the important role forests play in our lives. The 21st of March will mark the first ever official International Day of Forests and the Tree, as declared in…
La CEE-ONU et la Commission économique eurasienne conviennent d’établir un cadre de coopération
M. Sven Alkalaj, sous-secrétaire général des Nations Unies et secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Europe (CEE-ONU), a rencontré M. Andrey Slepnev, membre du Conseil d’administration et ministre du Commerce de la Commission…
UNECE and EEC agreed to establish a cooperation framework
On 25 February 2013, Mr. Sven Alkalaj, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) met Mr. Andrey Slepnev, Member of the Board, Minister for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission…
Bosnia and Herzegovina joins the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) welcomes the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on 20 February 2013. The Convention enters into force for a State on the ninetieth day…