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Geneva,The Parties to the Espoo Convention, meeting yesterday in Geneva, decided to caution Ukraine for its non-compliance with its obligations under the Convention with regard to the controversial Bystroe Canal Project. At the same time, the Parties to the Convention’s Protocol their
Geneva From 29 June to 1 July, 43 governments and the European Union will meet in Chisinau, Moldova, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the pioneering Aarhus Convention, the leading international instrument globally on environment and human rights. At its
Geneva,The secretariat of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe warmly welcomes the recent announcements by the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, that the Russian government will ratify two important UNECE environmental conventions: the Convention on Environmental Impact
GenevaFinding sustainable and healthy ways to move about in urban areas -- such as linking attractive public transport services with cycling and walking zones -- was the topic of a workshop held at the Kiev City Hall on 8 and 9 June 2011. Growing congestion, time loss, pollution and
GenevaUNECE today launched the report of its first ‘Road Map for Mainstreaming Ageing’, a project to help guide Armenia in devising policies relating to ageing and older people. The Government of Armenia has formally adopted the recommendations as a part of their National Strategy
Geneva UNECE, the London Business School and Carbon Club will co-host the 3rd edition of the UNECE Public-Private Roundtable on Green Economy on the theme “Carbon mechanisms and innovative financing for green infrastructure” on 16 June, 18h45 – 20h15 at the London Business
Geneva Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context — adopted and signed 20 years ago in the Finnish city of Espoo — will celebrate the Convention’s twentieth anniversary with two special events at the upcoming fifth session: a seminar focusing
Geneva A two-day workshop to enhance understanding of opportunities and procedures related to the Espoo and Industrial Accidents Conventions took place on 5 and 6 June in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The meeting, jointly organized by UNECE and the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan
Geneva Transport Ministers from the 52 member countries of the International Transport Forum and business leaders, mayors of major cities, top researchers and representatives of non-governmental organisations gathered in Leipzig from 25-27 May for a three day summit on the future of
GenevaOn Friday 27 May, in a meeting organized in Geneva, the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, declared its readiness to notify and consult neighbouring States about its nuclear power plans within the framework of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a
GenevaThe Committee on Environmental Policy of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concluded on 27 May 2011 its special session devoted to the final preparatory activities for the Seventh Ministerial Conference to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 21 to 23
GenevaThe fourth Steering Committee meeting of the European Union (EU) Water Initiative National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on integrated water resource management (IWRM) in Kyrgyzstan took place on 18 May in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting was organized by the State Committee on Water
Geneva UNECE releases its Innovation Performance Review of Belarus. The publication, which just came out of print, was presented at the fourth session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies, Geneva, 12-13 May 2011.The Innovation Performance Review of
GenevaAs part of the preparations of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012, UNESCO and UNECE, together with the Collegium International, co-host the UNESCO Future Forum and UNECE Public-Private Roundtable on Green Economy on the theme Challenges
Geneva UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) is working on a new Regulation to increase the safety of trucks and coaches that could save thousands of lives.This UNECE Regulation will lay down the technical requirements for the approval of Advanced
KievUkraine, Moldova and Romania have officially started a United Nations cooperation project to improve the management of industrial hazards and crisis situations in the Danube Delta at a meeting yesterday in Kiev. This project is coordinated by UNECE under its Convention on
Geneva The Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020), proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2010, is being launched today across the world. On this occasion, Ján Kubiš, UNECE Executive Secretary, said “road safety is the responsibility of each and every one of us
In response to the emerging development needs of the Mediterranean region, UNECE will be working with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and its Panel on External Trade and Investments in the Mediterranean to support the region’s recovery, long-term development and
Geneva The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and the United Nations Trade and Productive Capacity Cluster (which groups all United Nations organizations working on trade issues) will organize a joint conference to discuss measures to stimulate trade in the
Geneva The conference marking the official launch of the Decade of Action (2011-2020) for Road Safety in the UNECE region opened today in Belgrade. The conference is examining the critical road safety issues that need to be addressed in the UNECE region during the upcoming decade, and
Geneva On 19 April, the third session of the Team of Specialists on Public-Private Partnerships recommended the establishment of a UNECE International Centre of Excellence on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Geneva.The governments of the Netherlands, the Philippines, Qatar, Romania
Geneva Energy efficiency in housing in most UNECE countries is far from ideal. In general, the existing infrastructure providing energy services is outmoded and inefficient; the majority of new buildings are constructed with inappropriate technologies; and the housing stock is not being
GeneveMeeting at the forty-eighth session of the Working Group on Strategies and Review in Geneva this week, countries are considering concrete strategies to reduce black carbon emissions, one of the air pollutants identified by scientists as an important link to climate change because of its
Geneva The Third Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Public Private Partnerships (TOS PPP) will be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva on 18-19 April 2011. PPPs are complicated to undertake and are therefore unsuccessful due to the lack of capability in the public sector.
Climate change and extreme weather events often involve too much or too little water. Like climate change, water knows no borders. Countries must adapt and work together when doing so. “Cooperating to jointly assess impacts of climate change, share results and make sure that measures in