15 December |
Public-Private
Partnerships Could Help Solve Infrastructure
Problems in Southeast Europe |
15 December |
Environmental
Disasters Waiting to Happen - UN/ECE
Issues Stern Warning |
7 December |
UN/ECE Regional
Conference on "FINANCING FOR
DEVELOPMENT" Concludes Work -
Calls for Sharing of Benefits and
Burdens of Economic Transition, Continuation
of Official Assistance, Crisis Mechanisms
(Web Broadcast Pictures) |
7 December |
"FINANCING
FOR DEVELOPMENT" Conference Holds
Panel Debate on Transition Economies
and Foreign Direct Investment - Group
Discusses Methods for Spreading Foreign
Capital Flows to a Wider Range of
Countries (Web Broadcast Pictures)
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7 December |
Panel at ECE
"FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT"
Conference Discusses Role of Official
Assistance - Group Contends Need Remains
for Non-Private Aid, Tailored to Country
Requirements and Status of Infrastructure
(Web Broadcast Pictures) |
7 December |
UN/ECE Regional
Conference on "FINANCING FOR
DEVELOPMENT" Opens; Main Problems
Discussed (Web Broadcast Pictures) |
6
December |
Transition Economies:
Highest Growth Since the Fall of the
Berlin Wall |
6
December |
Western Europe
and North America: Economic Situation
Still Very Favourable |
30
November |
UN/ECE Regional
Conference on "FINANCING
FOR DEVELOPMENT" - (6-7
December 2000, at the Palais des Nations,
Geneva) |
28
November |
Big Step Forward
to Prevent Industrial Accidents |
24 November |
"Through
the Looking Glass: a Handbook for
Investors" |
21
November |
Preventing Industrial
Accidents - UN/ECE gets down
to the nitty-gritty |
7
November |
China joins
agreement to adopt global vehicle
regulations |
2
November |
Sustainable
forest products markets necessary
for sustainable forest management
- and vice versa! |
31
October |
A New Internet
Free Site for International Trade:
http://www.UNeTrades.net |
17
October |
The Boom in
Robot Investment Continues:
900,000 Industrial Robots by 2003
UN/ECE issues its
2000 World Robotics survey |
3
October |
UN body gives
green light to new information law
on pollution |
23 September |
Will big cities
run out of drinking water? The International
Water Assessment Centre under the
UN/ECE Water Convention comes on stream |
19 September |
Quality,
not quantity - Improving living conditions
in our cities (Pictures) |
19 September |
Language for
E-Commerce in the 21st Century Drawn
up in Taipei |
9
September |
Measuring Human
Rights: It Can and Should Be Done! |
1
September |
Netherlands
Cooperation Programme and UN/ECE sign
Memorandum of Understanding to protect
the environment in the East |
1 September |
Governments
world-wide commit themselves to safer,
cleaner and cheaper automobiles |
1
September |
Governments
world-wide commit themselves to safer,
cleaner and cheaper automobiles |
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4 August |
Global agreement
on vehicle regulations set to enter
into force |
28 July |
GIS - A revolution
in the world of statistics! |
25
July |
Selling statistics:
a matter of survival |
12 July |
UN/ECE Improves
Safety in Road Tunnels |
10 July |
Experts on Safety
in Tunnels Meet in Geneva |
4 July |
All You Wanted
to Know About Forests - A New UN-ECE/FAO
Publication |
30
June |
UN/ECE Puts
More Emphasis on Industry and Enterprise
Development in Transition Economies |
27
June |
Copenhagen Plus
Five: Can We Afford Doing Without
Measurement and Figures?
27 June 2000, 10 a.m., Centre international
de confrences, Geneva |
22
June |
All You Wanted
to Know About Women and Men - The
UN/ECE releases a new publication
"Women and Men in Europe and
North America" |
19
June |
Forum on E-Commerce
for Transition Economies in the Digital
Age - "Reaching out to
enable the many" (19 and 20 June
2000, Palais des Nations, Geneva) |
9
June |
In Italia sempre
pi robot |
2
June |
How Can Real
Estate Markets Be Best Promoted in
the Transition Economies? |
26
May |
Diplomatic Conference
adopts European Agreement for the
Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods
by Inland Waterways |
1
May |
Secretary-General
Appoints Danuta Hbner of Poland Executive Secretary
of United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe |
19
May |
Switzerland
Ratifies UN/ECE Treaty Regulating
Driving and Rest Periods of International
Lorry Drivers |
16
May |
Romania's Chemical
Industry Opens its Doors - One-week
Study Tour of the Industry in September 2000 |
12
May |
Joint ECE/OECD/Eurostat
Meeting on National Accounts - Are
we richer than we think? |
5
May |
Reviving Chemically
Contaminated Sites - New comprehensive
list of latest technologies and over
600 cleanup companies in 30 countries |
5 May |
Economic Commission for Europe concludes its fifty-fifth session
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4 May |
Economic Commission for Europe discusses its operational activities
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4 May |
Economic Commission for Europe discusses regional cooperation
|
4 May |
55th Annual
Session of the Economic Commission
for Europe
"The Economic Regeneration of
South-East Europe" - Remarks
on the Seminar Discussions by the
Chairman of the Commission Ambassador
Harald
KREID |
4
May |
Introductory
speech to the 55th
annual session of the Economic Commission
for Europe by the Executive Secretary,
Yves
BERTHELOT |
4
May |
55th Annual
Session Of The Economic Commission
For Europe - Opening Remarks By The
Chairman, Ambassador Harald KREID |
3
May |
Economic Commission for Europe opens its fifty-fifth session
- Informal seminar on Regenerating
the economies of South-East Europe
(Pictures) |
3
May |
Ten Years of
Transition: Is the End in Sight? UN/ECE
holds its Spring Seminar (Pictures) |
3
May |
2000: Economic
Growth All Over |
3
May |
Transition economies:
less money, fewer children |
3
May |
Catching Up
and Falling Behind: Economic Convergence
in Europe |
28
April |
UN/EDIFACT.COM
- The semantic reference for the international
supply chain |
28
April |
Protecting vulnerable
road users - The Third Road Safety
Week in the UN/ECE Region 1-7 May
2000 |
28
April |
Comprehensive
guide to chemicals and chemical suppliers
in Europe |
28
April |
Forum on E-Commerce
for Transition Economies in the Digital
Age - 19 and 20 June 2000,
Palais des Nations, Geneva |
26
April |
From Plan to
Market: the Transition Process after
Ten Years, UN/ECE Spring Seminar,
2 May 2000 |
26
April |
The Economic
Regeneration of South-East Europe
to be discussed at the 55th session
of the Commission, 3 May 2000 |
18 April |
UN/ECE Convention
on Industrial Accidents enters into
force |
18 April |
Solidarity as
forest sector clears up after storm
disaster in France, Germany and Switzerland |
14
April |
The European
Inland Waterway Network Moves Forward
(map) |
11
April |
UN/ECE Advisory
Group for the Protection of Intellectual
Property Rights for Investment -Tallinn,
Estonia. |
7
April |
Population censuses
in countries with economies in transition:
a test for democracy - An appeal
launched by the UN/ECE |
7
April |
Public-Private
Partnership in Infrastructure: UN/ECE
BOT Group works with ESCAP to alleviate
poverty in Bangladesh |
4
April |
Presentation
of new headlamps for vehicles |
4
April |
Trade facilitation
and Electronic business: a greater
impact on world trade than WTO negotiations |
4
April |
Technology crucial
for complying with the ambitious emission
ceilings of the new air pollution
Protocol |
31
March |
First legal
framework for Internet - UN/CEFACT
adopts revolutionary Recommendation |
24
March |
ITU joins MoU
on electronic business in support
of e-commerce (pictures) |
14 March |
How many industrial
accidents does it take to strengthen
international cooperation? |
16 February |
"Vulnerable
road users" Countries prepare
for the Third Road Safety Week in
the UN/ECE region, 1-7 May 2000 |
15 February |
Cyanide spill
in Romania wreaks havoc on the environment
at home and abroad |
15 February |
More underground storage for increased gas consumption
|
8
February |
Robot orders
rocket to an all time high |
21
January |
Preparatory
Meeting Ends Work, Adopts Agreed Conclusions
on 2000 Review of Implementation of
Beijing Platform for Action - European
Governments Commit to Full Implementation
of Platform, Declare Achievement of
Gender Equality an International Priority(pictures) |
21
January |
Preparatory
Meeting Holds Panel Debate on Institutional
Mechanisms for the Advancement of
Women - Setting of Targets and Time
Limits Recommended; NGOs Call for
Fifth World Conference on Women in
2005(pictures) |
21
January |
Stability Pact
for South Eastern Europe Working Table
on the Democratization and Human Rights
GENDER TASK FORCE |
20
January |
Preparatory
Meeting Reviews Subjects of Violence
Against Women, Women in Power and
Decision-making (pictures) |
20
January |
Preparatory
Meeting Begins Panel Discussion on
Women and Violence - Stronger Response
Urged Throughout Europe (pictures) |
20
January |
Preparatory
Meeting Concludes Panel Discussion
on Women and the Economy - Debate
Focuses on Eliminating Discrimination,
Balancing Work and Child Care, Ensuring
Equal Pay, Aiding Transition Economies |
20
January |
Outcome and
Recommendations from the UNDP Workshop
on the Contribution of Women to Economies
in Transition |
19
January |
Regional Preparatory
Meeting on the 2000 Review of the
Implementation of the Beijing Platform
for Action Begins; Pannel discusses
women and the Economy - Numerous Opening
Statements Call for Economic Equality,
Elimination of Violence against Women(pictures) |
19
January |
Regional Preparatory
Meeting on the 2000 Review of the
Implementation of the Beijing Platform
for Action - Introductory Statement
by Yves Berthelot, Executive Secretary,
Economic Commission for Europe |
18
January |
Aftermath of the December windstorms in Europes forests:
Emergency clean-up work initiated,
planning for future ECE Timber Committee
sets up information clearing house
|
18
January |
Storms of December
1999 fell 165 million m3 of timber:
Equivalent of 6 months harvest in
three days |
18
January |
Safety first!
Acute danger for workers clearing
windblown forests |
14
January |
Women and the
Economy, Women and Violence, Women
in Power, the Advancement of Women
- NGOs to Assess the Implementation
of the Beijing Platform for Action
in the UN/ECE Region |
14
January |
Women
and the Economy, Women and Violence,
Women in Power, the Advancement of
Women - 5 years after Beijing
The situation in the UN/ECE region |
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