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Armenian forests are among the most threatened ecosystems, with degradation accelerating, largely attributable to deforestation and overexploitation. Thus, “expansion of forests is one of the main goals for Armenia, not only for the forests’ protective role, but also to develop forest-related…
The latest in UNECE’s series of policy briefs on ageing focuses on the potentials of living longer. The brief, released on 14 September 2017 ahead of the 4th UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Lisbon (20-22 September), challenges the traditional policy approach to ageing populations –…
The fourth UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing will be held in Lisbon (Portugal) on 20-22 September 2017, on the theme of “a sustainable society for all ages: realizing the potential of living longer”.Some 400 participants, including 35 Ministers, Deputy Ministers or State Secretaries, and…
Green economy fosters economic progress while ensuring environmental sustainability and social equity. The OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which concluded on 8 September, also recognized the value of green economy as part of the OSCE approach to security and cooperation in Europe.In her…
Long before negotiations on the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution started in the late seventies, countries in Europe established scientific cooperation across borders to tackle the problem of air pollution, acid rain, and die-back of forests. In particular, it was the…
Ambition turns into practice in BudvaThe transformation of our world starts today. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and environmental democracy are at the centre of the Meetings of the Parties to the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making…
Marking two hundred years since the invention of the Draisine, an ancestor of the bicycle, in Mannheim, Germany, the city will host two events this month on the theme of active mobility: the International Cycling Conference and a Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP)…
In almost all UNECE countries with available data, women are overrepresented in the public sector, and men in the private sector. That is, a majority of those employed in the public sector are female, while a majority of those employed in the private sector are male. Sweden and Finland have the…
Forests in Uzbekistan cover about 7% of the land area and play an important role in the protection and prevention of environmental degradation, in particular land degradation, natural disasters, and conservation of biodiversity and preservation of water quality. Moreover, wood is an important…
How can we move forward with measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? This was the key topic of the World Statistics Congress, held last week in in Marrakech, Morocco, at which UNECE highlighted its broad contribution to the statistical work needed to monitor and…
The promising start made across the UNECE region in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was highlighted at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York (10-19 July 2017), the UN’s global platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and…
Every year 1.25 million people die in road traffic accidents while an additional 50 million are injured. 500 children lose their lives on the road every single day, with road traffic accidents representing the leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 29. With these numbers…
While customs transit procedures do not get extensive media attention, they are the cornerstone of efficient global supply chains and, ultimately, allow international trade. Acknowledging the need to improve customs transit worldwide, the World Customs Organization organized a global Conference…
Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world. Forest cover in the country is 4.7% (29 million hectares), an area the size of Great Britain. Almost 90% of the land in Kazakhstan is made up of steppe, desert and semi-desert. Forests in Kazakhstan are quite diverse: 66% are forested lands,…
World Population Day, observed every year on 11 July, seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The thematic focus this year is on family planning.As part of its ongoing work on population issues, UNECE contributes to the multi-stakeholder Generations and Gender Programme (GGP), a…
Cities are amongst the biggest consumers of energy in the world, representing almost two-thirds of global primary energy demand. Cities also account for 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector. Through innovative integrated approaches including spatial planning…
Source: UNECE Statistical Database (www.unece.org/stats/data), Eurostat and CISSTAT In 2016, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union (EU) increased by 1.9 per cent compared to the previous year. GDP also grew in the USA by 1.6 per cent. In the countries of the Commonwealth of…
Following the launch of the draft proposal for a United Nations Road Safety Fund at the Global Sustainable Transport Conference held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in November 2016, and after initial consultations, UNECE has set a deadline of 15 August 2017 for submission of comments on the latest…
Transboundary cooperation in climate change adaptation is crucial in preventing mal-adaptation and in making adaptation in shared basins more effective. However, many climate funds do not yet consider applications for joint interventions in transboundary basins. River basin organizations have an…
As part of its ongoing mission to improve global road safety, UNECE, with the support of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), is developing a new tool to help governments design effective road safety plans that will save lives.Keeping the roads safe for all road users is a global…
Waste from industrial and domestic activities is a major concern for many countries around the world. As the global population grows and consumption increases, managing waste has become a seemingly insurmountable challenge. For example, solid municipal waste, which is generated at an annual rate…
UNECE is working closely with the six countries of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine – to promote the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Updates on…
Forests are on the catwalk again, making sustainability more fashionable than ever. The initiative “Forests for Fashion” was first launched in 2014 by UNECE and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). Since then it has inspired other initiatives and partners to join forces and…
The capability to incorporate new data sources and to benefit from emerging technologies such as smart meters, web technologies and user experience platforms is critically important if official statistics are to remain relevant. These capabilities require new types of skills and competences that…
Under the theme: Forests, our common good, European Forest Week 2017 will highlight the contribution that European forests make to people’s lives. These include providing wood and renewable energy, promoting fresh water supply and protecting the environment.The city of Warsaw will host the 2017…