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Geneva National ageing focal points from across the UNECE region are gathering in Geneva for the Fourth meeting of the UNECE Working Group on Ageing on 21-22 November 2011. Active ageing and quality of life in old age will be the focus of a special in-depth discussion with latest research…
Tashkent/Geneva, 9 November 2011 — An expert workshop to enhance understanding of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, and in particular the Convention’s Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment, opened in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, today. The…
GenevaOn 29 October, at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) sixth Plenary session, held in Palermo, Italy, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was granted the PAM Award for its contribution towards the region's attainment of …
Алматы и Женева
Сегодня в г. Алматы, Казахстан, открылась международная конференция высокого уровня, которая обсудит пути укрепления трансграничного водного сотрудничества в Центральной Азии и роль международного водного…
Almaty and GenevaAn international high-level conference opened today in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to discuss ways for strengthening transboundary water cooperation in Central Asia and the role of international water law in finding long-term sustainable solutions for water management in this…
Aarhus Convention Membership reaches 45: Iceland ratifies far-reaching environmental rights treaty
GenevaAs of 20 October 2011, Iceland has become the latest country to ratify the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. This action raises the…
В рамках Водной инициативы ЕС между ЕЭК ООН и Грузией подписан Меморандум о взаимопонимании
ЕЭК ООН подписала Меморандум о взаимопонимании с Министерством охраны окружающей среды Грузии по Национальному диалогу по политике (НДП) в сфере интегрированного управления водными ресурсами (ИУВР), проводимому в в Грузии в рамках Водной инициативы Европейского союза (ЕС). Меморандум был…
UNECE signs Memorandum of Understanding with Georgia under the EU Water Initiative
UNECE signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Environment Protection of Georgia on the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) that will be carried out in the country in the framework of the European Union (EU) Water Initiative. The…
UNECE/FAO define key messages to stress the contribution of forests to a Green Economy
Geneva Increasing environmental, social and economic expectations are putting unprecedented pressure on forests in the ECE region. Balancing the competing demands of climate change, while protecting the forests’ rich biodiversity, yet satisfying a growing requirement for renewable energy…
Geneva
Experts forecast a continuing upturn in wood and paper products markets (consumption, production and trade) in 2011 and 2012 for the UNECE region, with an increase in overall consumption of 0.8% in 2011 and 1.1% in 2012.…
DushanbeThe Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resource Management (NPD/IWRM) met for the second time in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Nineteen policy-makers, including the Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Management and two deputy ministers;…
Geneva"Small, discreet, agile, service- and future-oriented", these were the words (or the "anthropological definition of UNECE" as the EXCOM Chair described it) used by the Swiss Ambassador to describe UNECE at the 44th meeting of the Executive Committee (EXCOM…
"Кемер”, Турция, 13 Октября
12-го Октября, на заседании совместной сессии Комитета по лесоматериалам ЕЭК ООН и Европейской Комиссии по лесоводству ФАО “ Орман 2011, леса в…
Launch of a regional project on the forestation of the dry bed of the Aral Sea
Kemer, Turkey Andrey Vasilyev, UNECE Deputy Executive Secretary, and Saghit Ibatullin, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), presented a regional project on the forestation of the dry bed of the Aral Sea on 12 October, at the joint…
IMO/ILO/UNECE to update Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units
Geneva
On 6 and 7 October, a newly created group of experts will meet to begin updating the 1997 IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units, to reflect the latest information, best practices and…
2011 UNECE/FAO PhD Thesis Award winner
GenevaTo mark the International Year of Forests, in early 2011 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a PhD Thesis Award on Sustainable Forest Management in the UNECE region, sponsored by Pictet, one of…
GenevaTo celebrate the first anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment and the tenth anniversary of the European Union Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive, some 250 international…
Podgorica Representatives of national, regional and local authorities, important economic sectors, water users associations, academia, private sector, NGOs as well representatives of international organizations and donor countries met on 28 April 2011, in Podgorica, Montenegro to discuss…
GenevaThe 7th “Environment for Europe” (EfE) Ministerial Conference, held in Astana from 21 to 23 September 2011, concluded on the commitment by the Governments of the UNECE region to take the lead in the transition to a green economy. The Conference gathered more than 1,500 participants…
UN/CEFACT takes positive steps forward with streamlined structure
Geneva
The UN/CEFACT Forum—a meeting of experts from around the world working within the global remit of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) - held its 18th meeting in Geneva from 19 to 23…