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Member States issue urgent call for action to achieve gender equality at Beijing+20 Regional Review Meeting

… on Women in 1995. The Regional Review Meeting, which was co-hosted by UNECE and UN Women, focused on the … countries. The needs of women from vulnerable groups, such as women refugees, victims of trafficking and autistic … all the other Meeting documents, can be accessed at: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=35329 Watch videos from the …

Third UNECE Forum of Women Entrepreneurs calls for closing entrepreneurship gender gaps

… activities in the UNECE region.  “We, in the UNECE, attach highest priority to women’s entrepreneurship development … an important avenue for economic empowerment of women and achievement of gender equality in all realms of our life. … Republic of Azerbaijan. For more information please visit: www.unece.org/gender or contact: Ms. Malinka …

13 countries from Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus adopt joint initiative for safe, secure, prosperous and environmentally friendly transport

… and the 28th session of the TER Steering Committee, which took place at a joint project meeting held from 19-23 … 2010 in Innsbruck, Austria. The Initiative focuses on achieving the following four objectives: Objective 1: … be held in Vienna, Austria in November 2010. The http://www.unece.org/trans/main/temtermp/Joint_EG_4th.html For …

Poor air quality and climate change are the two greatest threats to human health in the pan-European region – says new UN report

… Poor air quality, climate change, unhealthy lifestyles and the disconnection between … quality and 100,000 to indoor air quality in 2012. Climate change is one of the largest threats to human and ecosystem … the state, trends and outlook for the environment ( http://www.unep.org/geo/ ). The EfE conference where the GEO-6 …

UNECE and the International Network of Basin Organizations launch flagship publication on water and climate change adaptation

… and analysed in the new publication “Water and climate change adaptation in transboundary basins: lessons learned … International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) and launched today at the Seventh World Water Forum in the Republic … (economic) sectors. The publication is available at: http://www.unece.org/env/water/climate_change_publication.html …

Water and Biodiversity: UNECE Water Convention puts ecosystems at the heart of water management

… topic of the International Day for Biological Diversity, which is celebrated annually on 22 May. In 2013 — the … provides many opportunities to help address water-related challenges and achieve water security. For example, wetlands … Initiative. For further information please visit:  http://www.unece.org/env/water/ or contact: UNECE Water Convention …

UNECE helps Greece improve its trade competitiveness

… approved the Trade Facilitation Roadmap 2013-2015, which aims at helping the country develop sustainable exports. … Monetary Fund). The delivery on this reform programme, which is measured via Key Performance Indicators, is seen as a … UNECE with data from World Bank Doing Business Report, www.doingbusiness.org Table 2 - Greece’s position in the …

UNECE adopts global technical regulation on the safety of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles

… (WP.29) adopted on 27 June a United Nations Global Technical Regulation (UN GTR) governing the safety of hydrogen … are typically powered by fuel-cell power systems which generate electric power electrochemically. The UN GTR specifies provisions to ensure that …

UNECE shares 40 years of experience under its Air Convention at 1st WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health

… risks for diseases as diverse as strokes, heart diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancers, acute … can travel thousands of kilometers, as evidenced by research conducted in the 1960s and 1970s, which led to the … air pollution. For more information, please visit: https://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/welcome.html.html … UNECE shares 40 …

Progress on transboundary water cooperation under the Water Convention

… to the Water Convention decided to introduce a reporting mechanism by which to monitor and assess progress in the implementation of … exercise took place in 2017 and 2018, the results of which are presented in this synthesis report. The report …

Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) 2020 Regional Workshop for North America, Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

… It contains information on the forest area, forest characteristics, forest productive functions, biodiversity, … with the Collaborative Forest Resources Questionnaire, which gathers the Central African Forests Commission, the … to the 2020 global and European forest assessments www.unece.org           Presentations from the workshop …

Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies in Trade and Logistics: Technologies supporting Circular Economy in achieving United Nations SDGs

… The second session of the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies in Trade and Logistics is scheduled to take place on 25 November 2020 from 12:00 to … recording is available at UNECE YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIbMz0EX_U0 Documents Document Title …

UNECE helped to complete another phase of Kyrgyzstan’s Chu Basin Management Plan

… On Thursday, 20 March, the Steering Committee of the Kyrgyz National Policy … (UNECE) is supporting the step-by-step development of the Chu River Basin Management Plan, including the creation of … Turkmenistan and Ukraine. More information is available at: www.unece.org/env/water/npd . … UNECE helped to complete …

Forests in the UNECE region are expanding, but urbanization remains a major threat

… Team of Specialists on Monitoring of Forest Management, which meets on 21-23 October in Geneva to discuss the … findings of a study on UNECE Forests – State, Trends and Challenges. The study, to be released in May 2015 at the … Russian Federation, on 18-21 November 2015. See: URL http://www.unece.org/forests/kazan2014.html For more information, …

Fashion is an environmental and social emergency, but can also drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

… shed during the washing of plastic-based textiles such as polyester, nylon, or acrylic end up in the ocean every … time pressures are often imposed on all parts of the supply chain, leading to workers suffering poor working conditions … with evidence, in some instances, of modern slavery and child labour. Exploring key sustainability challenges and …

UNECE improves industrial safety in the Balkans

… on on-site inspections of hazardous installations, which will include a simulated on-site inspection of an oil … or potential deficiencies and will help the authorities to check the operator’s compliance with the legislation. During … Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia can be found at http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=30842 . For further information, …

UNECE helps Armenia to set targets on water and health

… different stakeholders and donors attended the meeting, which was chaired by the Head of the Water Resources Management Agency … and Ukraine. More information is available at: http://www.unece.org/env/water/npd. Contact information: Mr. Peep …

UNECE finalizes research mission in Uzbekistan to prepare country profile on housing and land management

… Due to rapid population growth, Uzbekistan faces challenges in the provision of housing and infrastructure. … order to address the situation, in 2009 the Government launched a targeted State programme of individual housing … UNECE and UNDP signed a Memorandum of Understanding which provides the framework for cooperation needed in order to …

All eyes on Astana

… will become the place to share experiences, discuss the challenges and work on cooperative solutions. From … and responses in the different transboundary basins. Such differences and specificities also reflect the great … documents are available on the UNECE website at: http://www.unece.org/env/efe/Astana/documents.html … All eyes on …

UNECE and the Philippines to develop international best practices in Public-Private Partnerships in health

… Enrique T. Ona, Secretary of Health, and Geoffrey Hamilton, Chief of UNECE’s Public-Private Partnerships Section, at the … undertake this work as well as support the next stage, which is the development of international standards in this … command centre and powered by solar energy. The need for such a building emerged following the country’s experience of …