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Ministers will meet in Astana, Kazakhstan, today to discuss water issues and greening the economy at the seventh ‘Environment for Europe’ Ministerial Conference, running from 21 - 23 September 2011. To support the Conference, the European Environment Agency (EEA) is launching an innovative
Officials and experts of the five Central Asian countries met in Bishkek on 19-20 September in a concluding meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) project “Capacity-building for cooperation on dam safety in Central Asia”. The project has assisted Central Asian
The 7th Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” will open on 21 September in Astana. More than 800 participants will discuss the two main themes for the Conference: Sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems; and Greening the economy: mainstreaming the environment into
UNECE has launched a new database of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators. The database contains official estimates of over a hundred indicators used to monitor MDGs nationally and internationally.It is designed to benefit users and producers of MDG indicators on both national and
National and international challenges relating to coordinated border management (CBM), performance measurement in Customs, best practices in economic recovery and poverty reduction, and integrity in Customs will be discussed by around 200 delegates from Customs and academic circles worldwide at
Regulators of products used in mines, oil platforms and chemical plants from Australia, Brazil, the European Union, the Russian Federation, and the United States agree that products used in these dangerous facilities need a common regulatory framework and that countries can reach this objective
Geneva The Second International Energy Efficiency Forum will be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 12-14 September 2011. The Forum is organized jointly by the Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission
Geneva, Vilnius The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), FIBA Europe and FIBA launch today an information campaign on road safety at EuroBasket 2011, which will be held in Lithuania from 31 August to 18 September. The campaign, running under the motto “We play and drive by the
GenevaUNECE's information campaign on road safety organized during the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Kristianstad, Sweden, reached its high point on Friday, 5 August, at 4 p.m. when some 500 scouts from 160 countries held letters forming the slogans "Scouting for Global Road Safety” and “
GenevaUNECE and the World Organization for the Scout Movement are launching the "Scouting for Global Road Safety” information campaign this week's at the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Kristianstad, Sweden.   The campaign will feature a series of workshops including interactive
GenevaA revival in demand for forest products across the UNECE region in 2010 (+5.6%), following two years of falling production and consumption, is leading to moderate optimism that the industry may have turned a corner, according to the UNECE/FAO’s Forest Products Annual Market Review
GenevaThe UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development (IANYD) issued the following joint statement on the occasion of the UN High-Level Meeting on Youth, held in UN Headquarters, New York, 25–26 July 2011. On the occasion of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Youth, we pledge to increase
GenevaAt their meeting last week (29 June–1 July 2011) in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) adopted by consensus a number of
GenevaEco-innovation can provide an effective answer to address environmental challenges and overcome resource constraints, but public interventions in this area are complex and need to guided by a consistent long-term vision that encourages the involvement of private investors. 
GenevaMarking a decade since the entry into force of the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention last week adopted a decision encouraging
GenevaThroughout the UNECE region, several groups of society do not benefit from equitable access to water and sanitation. This was one of the main conclusions of the “Workshop on Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation” organized by UNECE, in close cooperation with the Government of
GenevaExperts from national intellectual property offices and ministries, international organizations, research institutions and the business community will meet in Geneva on 7-8 July to discuss how to raise awareness about these benefits in the UNECE region, with a special focus on
GenevaThe workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation organized under the leadership of the Government of France, with the support of the UNECE secretariat of the Protocol on Water and Health, and in cooperation with the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to
Tbilisi/GenevaThe Ministry of Environment Protection (MEP) of Georgia and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) launched the 2nd Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Georgia on 24 June in Tbilisi. The event, which was opened by Mr George Khachidze, Minister of
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