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UNECE promotes improved road safety in Nigeria through accession to United Nations Conventions

… as part of broader efforts to improve global road safety, UNECE is supporting Nigeria to take life-saving action. … The workshop will also be an opportunity to address the accession procedure for the conventions. UNECE will also … Justice and the Ministry of Transport, as well as 36 states authorities engaged with road safety.  The workshop comes as …

UNECE encourages us all to live in Greener and Smarter Homes on World Habitat Day

… future. For this year’s World Habitat Day on 8 October the UNECE will celebrate the day by calling upon all of us to … a demonstration of energy-efficient technologies from Services Industriels de Genève (SIG), which service the canton of … as from Energy Cities, the European association of local authorities in energy transition. Regional level: with …

Forests in the UNECE Region 2015

… ON FORESTS   The study is the contribution of the UNECE Region to the Eleventh Session of the United Nations … data, it examines progress of the forest sector in the UNECE Region towards the achievement of the four Global … forests 2.1.8 b Share of FSC certified forests 2.1.9 Processes on SFM Criteria and Indicators in the UNECE Region …

UNECE bodies dealing with transport of dangerous goods

… safe transport of dangerous goods developed under the auspices of the ECOSOC Committee of Experts are taken into account by the UNECE bodies dealing with land transport, to ensure …

The Role of Community Engagement in Enhancing the Social and Environmental Performance of Extractive Projects  - Sheila Khama, Independent mineral, oil and gas policy advisor, author, and podcast host

… Khama, Independent mineral, oil and gas policy advisor, author, and podcast host English UNECE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WEEK 2023 VENUE: PALAIS DES … Mining Vision - AMV The focus is Africa Mineral Resources Development Africa Mining Vision - AMV • Goal: …

UNECE welcomes the Russian Federation's intention to ratify the Aarhus and Espoo environmental conventions

… that the Russian government will ratify two important UNECE environmental conventions: the Convention on … (known as the Espoo Convention) and the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making … and Espoo Conventions will contribute  to help the Russian authorities improve environmental management. As …

Workshop on CITES electronic Permit Information eXchange (EPIX) for Parties from the UNECE and ESCAP Region (virtual workshop)

… Permit Information eXchange (EPIX) for Parties from the UNECE and ESCAP region will be  organised by the UNECE, … are now stepping up efforts for electronic CITES permit processing and cross border electronic exchange of CITES … Permit Information eXchange (EPIX) through which Management Authorities of different countries can directly exchange …

UNECE Secretariat

UNECE Secretariat English E N E R G Y 18th Session of the … remarks: Mr. Dmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE Setting the scene: Ms. Iva Brkic, Project Lead, UNECE

UNECE Rapporteurs Meeting on Seed Potatoes

… Through the rapporteur from Belgium, Mr. Guido Mussche, the UNECE rapporteurs joined the Belgian delegation for several … through the NGO, Trias, which runs very active and successful capacity building projects with potato growers in … of the Belgian industry body Belgapom. This provided the UNECE rapporteurs group with a good opportunity to network …

UNECE launches pilot project to strengthen safety of mining Tailings Management Facilities in Kazakhstan and beyond in Central Asia

… rely heavily on economic activities that produce, process or use hazardous substances in large quantities. Such … institutional and subregional coordination on this matter, UNECE has launched a pilot project. While the work started … and was attended by representatives from several national authorities, international experts (including from …

UNECE Regional Conference on the Circular Economy

… Preliminary Programme is available   here .   Background UNECE’s Regional Conference on Circular Economy will take … Geneva, Switzerland. The Conference is held under the auspices of UNECE’s regional knowledge-sharing network Circular …

13th Joint Task Force on Environment Statistics and Indicators

… set of environmental indicators: Energy and Biodiversity  (UNECE) PDF   PDF     Session 2 - Implementation of the … Joint Task Force   Progress made since the 12th session (UNECE)       PDF_EN Session 3 - Data quality in SEIS … in Georgia (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia)       PDF EN   Water indicators, …

13th Joint Task Force on Environment Statistics and Indicators

… set of environmental indicators: Energy and Biodiversity  (UNECE) PDF   PDF     Session 2 - Implementation of the … Joint Task Force   Progress made since the 12th session (UNECE)       PDF_EN Session 3 - Data quality in SEIS … in Georgia (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia)       PDF EN   Water indicators, …

UNECE to launch Environmental Performance Review of Morocco

… Upon request from the Moroccan authorities, UNECE will carry out an Environmental Performance Review … areas. Health issues will also be covered. The review process, the first to take place in a country outside the UNECE

Former UNECE Executive Secretary Gerald Hinteregger dies

UNECE mourns the death of its former Executive Secretary Gerald Hinteregger (1928-2013). As UNECE’s sixth Executive Secretary, Mr. Hinteregger headed …

UNECE to open an International Centre of Excellence on Public Private Partnerships in Geneva

… Partnerships recommended the establishment of a UNECE International Centre of Excellence on Public Private … the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia committed resources to the UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence and … Al Misnad, Advisor to the President of the Public Works Authority of the State of Qatar, said that the State of …

Kazakhstan to strengthen mine tailings safety and prevent water pollution, with UNECE support

… these issues between all relevant stakeholders and national authorities in the country.  After being officially … industrial safety, environment and natural resources, environmental regulation and control, water resources … Bernardini, Chief of Transboundary Cooperation Section, UNECE Environment Division.   In recent years Kazakhstan has …

UNECE celebrates 20 years of its Industrial Accidents Convention

… Member States, following interest expressed by various non-UNECE member States in acceding to it. Aligning the Convention’s list of hazardous substances with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of … a seminar, organized by the host country, on how national authorities can support local authorities in preparedness …

UNECE joins Climate and Clean Air Coalition

UNECE has joined a coalition of international partners … (CCAC), which was established in 2012 under the auspices of UNEP to promote action on reducing black carbon, … Group meeting in Paris (8–9 September), CCAC welcomed UNECE to the Coalition. By joining the Coalition, UNECE

UNECE recommends intensifying the implementation of sustainable housing policies and programmes in Azerbaijan

… Geneva UNECE released yesterday in Baku its Country Profile on the … including Government officials, developers, local authorities and international organizations.  For more about …