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Press Releases 2000

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This is a list of UNECE Press Releases issued during 2000.
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)
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
   
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
4 May Economic Commission for Europe discusses its operational activities
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 Europe’s 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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