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The UNECE International Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Centre of Excellence received the Special Award for South-South Cooperation at the closing ceremony of the Global South-South Development EXPO 2013 on 1 November in Nairobi, Kenya (see separate article on the EXPO). Established in February
Representatives from governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, academia and the United Nations will meet in Istanbul on 6-8 November 2013 to discuss the contribution of the Europe and Central Asia region to the global process of defining a development agenda for the time
The Finnish capital of Lapland, Rovaniemi, “home of Santa Claus”, was nominated “official city of the 2013 European Forest Week” on 4 November. It was selected by the 15 partners who launched the European Forest Week earlier this year, as it will also be hosting Metsä2013 – the joint session of
Workshop highlights benefits of UNECE Water Convention for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
On 1 November 2013, in Skopje, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia organized a workshop on the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and
With 2.4 per cent of the world’s habitable land and 17 per cent of the world’s population, India must adopt and develop best practices in its extractive activities, if it is to meet urgent needs for sustainable economic development. A key outcome of the “National Conference on Sustainable
Innovation is traditionally thought of as the province of the business sector, with the government responsible for creating a business climate friendly to innovators. However, public expenditure accounts for between a third and over half of Gross Domestic Product in the countries of the UNECE
At its tenth meeting, held on 18 October 2013 in Bishkek, the Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Kyrgyzstan approved proposed future priorities for support by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Over
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced on 17 October that it has classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans. After thoroughly reviewing the latest available scientific literature, the
Assessing the health and wealth of the natural capital has always gone hand in hand with planning for resource management and use. Since the creation of the United Nations, the Economic Commission for Europe and the Food and Agriculture Organization have worked together to monitor forest
“We must make sure that water remains a catalyst for cooperation not conflict among communities and countries” stated United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon at the opening of the Budapest Water Summit on 8 October 2013, while underlining the role in this regard of the UNECE Convention on
A global round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding living modified organisms (LMOs) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be held on 16 and 17 October 2013 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The round table is a joint
The official opening of the Clearing House under the Protocol on Water and Health in the Republic of Moldova took place on 10 October 2013 in Chisinau on the occasion of the second Steering Committee meeting of a project led by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to improve
Meeting in Geneva, on Tuesday, 8 October, ministers and heads of agencies for housing, urban development and land administration from 55 countries adopted a regional Strategy for Sustainable Housing and Land Management for 2014 to 2020. Through its 15 objectives and 36 targets, the Strategy
According to a survey just released by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the most important challenges faced by countries in Europe and Central Asia in the areas of housing and urban planning are: - Inefficient use of energy in the housing sector and deteriorated housing
The United Nations Development Group together with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) today released their joint vision for the post-2015 development agenda in Europe and Central Asia , and argue that the region has a critical role to play in shaping the generation
The tenth meeting of the Steering Committee of the Armenian National Policy Dialogue on water resources was held in Yerevan on Thursday, 26 September 2013. At the meeting, an expert group presented a draft baseline analysis of the Armenia’s health and environmental situation and legal framework
A workshop about river basin commissions and other joint bodies for transboundary water cooperation, focusing on legal and institutional issues, opened today in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of
As the escalating demand for energy resources changes the way the petroleum industry explores for and produces energy resources, so too has the workforce that provides the technical expertise. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission
The Fourth International Forum: Energy for Sustainable Development will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on 17-19 September 2013. The Forum is organized jointly by the Government of Georgia, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
What is international water law and how can it help strengthen transboundary water cooperation in practice? On 12 and 13 September 2013, these issues are being discussed at the national seminar organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, in
On 11 and 12 September 2013 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Expert Group on Environmental Performance Reviews will meet in Rabat to examine the draft Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Morocco, the first EPR to be undertaken by UNECE outside of the region. The
According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, worldwide, disasters are more prevalent and have more devastating effects than ever before. This trend is expected to continue as a result of climate change, rapid urbanization and population growth. Compared to post-
UNECE has launched on its website the Green Economy Toolbox, a practical one-stop tool providing information and guidance on the green economy. The toolbox offers numerous UNECE tools, such as guidelines and policy recommendations, from the areas of environmental protection, energy, education,
The TIR Executive Board (TIRExB) held an extra-ordinary session in Geneva on 27 August 2013 to discuss the decision announced by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (RFCS) on 5 July 2013 to require additional guarantees for goods carried under cover of a TIR Carnet, announced
The UNECE secretariat, custodian of the TIR Convention, welcomes that the Russian Federal Customs Service (RFCS) has delayed until 14 September the implementation of its decision to introduce an additional customs guarantee obligation for TIR operations. This decision, which has not yet been