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Advanced SearchUNECE celebrates 75th Jubilee Session of its Inland Transport Committee
The Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will celebrate its 75th jubilee session, from 26 –28 February 2013 in Geneva.
On Monday, 25 February, UNECE will host an international…
L’adoption d’un règlement de la CEE-ONU va renforcer la sécurité des camions et des autobus au Japon
Le Japon va adopter un règlement technique prescrivant le plus haut niveau de sécurité active pour les camions et les autobus le 24 février 2013, date d’entrée en vigueur du Règlement n ° 13 de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Europe (CEE-ONU) sur les «…
Japan to increase the safety of trucks and buses through the implementation of UNECE regulation
Japan will adopt the highest level of active safety for trucks and buses when United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regulation No. 13 on “motor-vehicle braking systems” becomes effective in the country on 24 February 2013. This decision brings…
With the rise of new technologies, online learning has become very popular in recent years, using new interactive tools for teaching various subjects. In line with this trend, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Environment…
International Year of Water Cooperation: UNECE offers global legal framework for action
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is prepared to play a key role in addressing global water issues and, in particular, the vital need to further develop transboundary water cooperation. This was the message of Marco Keiner, Director of the…
Конвенция по трансграничным водам ЕЭК ООН выходит на глобальный уровень
Спустя 17 лет после своего вступления в силу, Конвенция ЕЭК ООН по охране и использованию трансграничных водотоков и международных озер (Конвенция по трансграничным водам) становится глобальным инструментом. Достигнув необходимого числа ратификаций, поправки к Конвенции…
La Convention sur l’eau de la CEE-ONU prend une envergure mondiale
17 ans après son entrée en vigueur, la Convention sur la protection et l’utilisation des cours d’eau transfrontières et des lacs internationaux (Convention sur l’eau) de la CEE-ONU acquiert une portée mondiale. Les amendements à la Convention sur l'eau de la CEE-ONU…
UNECE Water Convention goes global
17 years after its entry into force, the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) is turning into a global convention. Having received the necessary number of ratifications, the amendments to…
UNECE to discuss Public Private Partnerships options to renovate the Palais des Nations
The fifth Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Public Private Partnerships (TOS PPP) will be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva from 5-6 February 2012.
The meeting will focus on the activities of the UNECE International PPP Centre…
Iran discusses the benefits of the UNECE Water Convention
An International Workshop, “Transboundary Waters, Challenges and the Way Forward” was held in Tehran on 20 January 2013 to discuss how Iran can take advantage of the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (…
Stronger real estate markets can help US economy grow, says UN advisory group
Secure and well-protected property rights and accurate and accessible information for lenders and borrowers can promote economic growth. This was the main message from the 15 January 2013 forum, “UNECE Policy Framework for Sustainable Real Estate Markets: Sound rules to…
Москва, 17 января. В 2012 году темпы экономического роста в Содружестве Независимых Государств (СНГ) и Грузии, рассчитанные по показателю валового внутреннего продукта (ВВП), составили примерно 3,8 процента, что значительно ниже потенциального показателя, и, по прогнозам, в 2013 году, сохранятся…
Economic performance in Commonwealth of Independent States is weakening — UN
Economic growth in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Georgia, measured by aggregate Gross Domestic Product—GDP—rose by around 3.8 per cent in 2012 and growth is expected to remain at a similar level 2013, well below potential, as the world economy…
En Europe, les effets de la crise de la dette continuent de déprimer l’économie régionale
La zone euro est en récession et la croissance du produit intérieur brut (PIB) de la région ne devrait atteindre que 0,3 pour cent en 2013 et se renforcer légèrement à 1,4 pour cent en 2014, d’après le rapport annuel des Nations Unies, Situation et perspectives de l’…
Europe’s debt crisis reverberations continue to depress the region
The euro area is in recession and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the region is expected to reach only 0.3 per cent in 2013, strengthening marginally to 1.4 per cent in 2014, said the United Nations in the annual report, World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)…
Israel accedes to the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) welcomes the accession of Israel to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in…
В обзоре результативности экологической деятельности Туркменистана, который был подготовлен Европейской экономической комиссией Организации Объединённых Наций (ЕЭК ООН), оценивается прогресс, достигнутый в стране с 2000 года. В обзоре рассматриваются тринадцать важных…
The Environmental Performance Review of Turkmenistan, performed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), takes stock of progress made by Turkmenistan since 2000 in 13 areas of importance to the country related to environmental policy making,…
Following three years of negotiations, Parties to the 1998 Protocol on Heavy Metals under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution adopted historic amendments on 13 December 2012, the last day of the thirty-first session of…
On 17 December, two automated flow-monitoring stations in the Ukrainian part of the Dniester River Basin were opened during an official ceremony, followed by a press conference. The stations, which will serve among others to better predict flood risks in the flood-prone…