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The Government of Belarus has invited UNECE to review its national innovation policies and innovation performance. Initial consultations on the project were held in Minsk from 18 to 24 November. The 2030 UN Sustainable Development Agenda recognizes that innovation has great potential to…
Sweden has become the first Party to accept the 2012 amendments to the 1999 Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone (Gothenburg Protocol) under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention). The Gothenburg Protocol deals with…
Every day there are hazardous chemical substances released into the environment from industrial or agricultural sites that can affect our daily lives. Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) help to effectively record these pollutants and make this information accessible to the public…
Policies to reduce air pollution and the promotion of sustainable transport have helped to significantly improve air quality in Europe. However, experts participating in the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) Symposium in Geneva stressed that more needs to be done…
As Europe’s housing crisis continues to deepen, Europe’s leading government officials, private sector representatives and NGOs will seek new solutions at the 3rd Europe Housing Forum, 18-20 November 2015 in Berlin. They will address the region’s three most critical housing issues—…
Source: UNECE Statistical database www.unece.org/stats/data After trending downward in 2013 and 2014 inflation in most European economies has remained below 1 per cent through 2015, as measured by the 12 month rates of change of the consumer price index (CPI). Several countries have…
With almost one third of the world’s population living in internationally shared basins and two thirds of global freshwater being supplied by these areas, transboundary water cooperation is crucial to ensure sustainable development. Nearly 350 participants from more than 70 countries will gather…
Representatives of participating countries of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) - Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - will discuss how the Programme should support the implementation and monitoring of the 2030 Agenda for…
The production and international trade of dried fruits and nuts has increased steadily over the past decade and is expected to continue growing. Helping structure the offer of local producers and implementing international trading standards is of vital importance for major producing countries…
Experts from UNECE member States and the secretariat will be visiting Tajikistan from 9 to 18 November for a field mission in the framework of the third environmental performance review (EPR) of the country. The team will meet governmental officials and representatives of international…
Traditional employment statistics, such as unemployment rates and labour force participation rates, have long been produced by national statistics offices, but they provide only limited information about a country’s labour market situation. Policymakers, governments and researchers have…
International Standards help governments and regulators achieve public policy goals, and the key is effective dialogue. This is one of the conclusions of experts at the recent conference on standards and policy held in Geneva on 2 November.Jointly hosted by IEC, ISO and UNECE, ‘Using and…
What is the value of forests, from forest products markets to payments for ecosystem services? These will be some of the key issues discussed at Silva2015 and the 3rd European Forest Week, held in the Alpine village of Engelberg, Switzerland, from 2-6 November. The debates will review practical…
Close cooperation of environment, transport and energy authorities in developing and implementing effective policies can significantly lower emissions of air pollutants leading to improved air quality with resulting benefits for the environment and human health. And such intersectoral cooperation…
Afghan and Tajik officials met in Dushanbe on 22 and 23 October 2015 to discuss their bilateral water cooperation in the Pyanj River Basin. The meeting marked the fifth anniversary of the Afghan-Tajik bilateral water cooperation agreement, and a fruitful continuation of negotiations on a…
Egypt is looking for effective means to report and manage its energy and mineral reserves. A workshop is taking place this week in Luxor to assess how the application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources (UNFC) can help the country…
As fossil fuels remain the key component of the world’s primary energy supply, their responsible and sustainable management and use is critically important, if we are to achieve climate change objectives.On 27-30 October representatives from the UNECE member States, private sector and academia…
As a small but important contribution to tackle climate change, UNECE has now taken the necessary measures to be climate neutral. The final step was taken on 14 October 2015, with the purchasing of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) to offset its emissions for 2014. Upon receipt of a letter…
“Better data, better lives” is the theme selected for the World Statistics Day on 20 October 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. It is a day when the international community will be celebrating Official Statistics, data that are behind an incredible amount of information we digest daily…
UNECE, together with UNCTAD and the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has launched a project to support the Kazakh Government in assessing its readiness to implement the various measures in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), identify gaps, and prepare its…
Using wood energy in households in a sustainable manner is complex but feasible. This was one of the main findings of the workshop “More heat with less wood”, that gathered experts from diverse backgrounds such as air quality, human health, heating technology researchers and technical…
In line with the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General, UNECE is working to help member States secure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy. As mentioned by the Secretary-General, “Energy is the golden thread that connects…
Ukraine will have to accelerate implementation of some key trade facilitation measures in order to comply with its obligations before the entry into force of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement after two thirds of WTO members ratify it. The ambition of the WTO management is to reach this stage…
To share its experiences in tackling the emissions of key air pollutants in the pan-European region through the work under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, UNECE participated in a conference on “Clean air in China through effective compliance and enforcement”, which took…
Public and private food safety standards and management systems interact with complicated international supply chains to impact the meat industry. In order to help ensure food safety and quality at affordable prices, the public and the private sector need to better cooperate. In order to discuss…