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Geneva/AshgabatUNECE kicked off the Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Turkmenistan on 22 February in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The team of international experts that will perform the review, initiated upon the request of the Government of Turkmenistan, will remain in the country
Geneva The challenges facing the transport sector and the role that UNECE can play in overcoming them will be at the heart of the discussions of the 73rd annual session of UNECE’s Inland Transport Committee (ITC) that will take place on 1-3 March 2011. The debates will
UNECE’s Statistical Division has been working with Google to bring key statistics on our member countries to a wider audience using new data visualization techniques.As a result of extensive collaboration over the last year to develop data content, format and transmission mechanisms, UNECE
GenevaTo celebrate the International Year of Forests, UNECE and FAO have constructed a “temporary forest” inside the Palais des Nations building, in the “Salle des pas perdus” gallery. Some 70 living trees from 27 different species from Europe and North America, with heights ranging from
In Western and Central Europe the quality of freshwater has in general improved in the past 20 years thanks to remarkable investments in wastewater treatment plants. However, many challenges still threaten water resources and aquatic ecosystems: among them, pollution from agriculture
A bilateral Kazak-Kyrgyz working group will review the safety of the Kirov dam and produce a joint safety assessment by April 2011. This working group was established today in a meeting in Bishkek. Representatives from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agreed that the group would work under the
GenevaReal estate and property markets underpin our national economies. They are the principal destination of a household’s savings and the most solid component of a country’s capital stock. For many UNECE member States with economies in transition, improving their legal and
Dynamics in the region remain highly dependent upon the economic performance of the Russian FederationGeneva, 18 January 2011: The Russian economy remains the engine of growth among the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Georgia, according to a United Nations
Greater risks for renewed instability in financial marketsThe recovery of the world economy has started to lose momentum since the middle of 2010, and all indicators point at weaker global economic growth, according to a new United Nations report. The UN expects that the world economy
Impact of fiscal austerity planned or under way risks a renewed economic downturnGeneva, 18 January 2011 – The gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union (EU-15) grew at a rate of 1.7 per cent in 2010 and is expected to slow to 1.5 per cent in 2011, only to pick up slightly
Geneva The twenty-eighth meeting of the Executive Body (EB) of the Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention (LRTAP) took place in Geneva on 13-17 December 2010 concluding successfully months of preparations and hard work. This year’s meeting brought historic decisions for the
Geneva The 30th meeting of the Compliance Committee of the UNECE Aarhus Convention took place in Geneva from 14 to 17 December 2010. The main outcomes of the meeting were as follows:The Committee discussed the substance of communication ACCC/C/2010/48 alleging non-compliance by Austria
Geneva On 15 December 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) reviewed the draft of the Third Aral Sea Basin Programme and submitted it for approval at the highest political level to IFAS
Geneva “Green and health-friendly investment and jobs in transport » was the subject of THE PEP 2010 Symposium. The symposium was held under The Pan-European Programme on Transport, Health and Environment and (THE PEP), run jointly by UNECE and the World Health Organization’s Regional
Geneva A two-day national seminar on integrated water resources’ management and transboundary water cooperation opened today in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. This seminar aims to discuss the role of UNECE’s environmental conventions in strengthening water management at national and transboundary
Geneva Central Asia, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan heralded a new phase in regional trade development at the end of their Ministerial Conference yesterday, with the launching of a Regional Aid-for-Trade (Aft) Implementation and Monitoring Council. Hosted by the Azerbaijani Government in Baku, 1-2
Geneva UNECE and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) re-confirmed their commitment to cooperate in promoting regional economic integration and work together towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the interests of the countries in the Eurasian region by concluding a
Geneva At present the share of the world’s population aged 65 or more is only 7.6%, but as people around the world stave off illness to live longer, United Nations projections suggest this proportion could rise to 16.2% by 2050. The phenomenon of demographic ageing is particularly
Geneva UNECE and UNDP organized a joint training in Tbilisi, Georgia (22-23 November 2010) to address the question of access to justice in urban development. This training targeted public and private lawyers in Georgia and representatives of this country’s Ministry of Economic and
Geneva The UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section is launching the Joint Wood Energy Enquiry for the UNECE region for the reference year 2009. Wood energy statistics are often scattered among different entities and concealed within statistics on energy from renewables and waste. The Enquiry
Geneva On 16-17 November 2010, representatives from Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine convened in Novopolotsk, Belarus, to discuss strengthening their cooperation and activities under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on Long-range
Geneva The UNECE has released a new and improved version of its online database. It provides high-quality data on Europe, Central Asia and North America. The “Country Overviews” section offers around 50 key economic, social and transport indicators for each UNECE member country. Users can
Geneva Innovation is a key driver of growth, competitiveness, and prosperity in the modern economy. Therefore, governments are in constant search of possible policy actions aimed at stimulating innovation activity, enhancing the innovative capacity of the economy and improving the efficiency
Geneva Reducing economic barriers to access to safe drinking-water is one of the key objectives of the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health, which starts today in Bucharest, Romania. Representatives from 34 European countries, including both Parties and non-
Geneva On Friday 19 November 2010, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) acting on behalf of the 68 Contracting Parties to the TIR Convention, and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) signed an agreement which authorizes IRU to print and distribute TIR Carnets