| 18
December |
TIR
Russian crisis avoided |
| 17
December |
A New Global Classification
and Labelling System for Chemicals (GHS) |
|
13 December |
TIR
transport operations under threat in Russia |
|
29 November |
New
right-to-know treaty on pollution takes
shape |
|
26 November |
UNECE
carbon sequestration workshop agrees urgent
action needed now to reduce global atmospheric
CO2 emissions |
|
20 November |
Energy
security crucial for stability of financial
markets - sustainable development. OPEC,
EU, Russia, USA review security of energy
supplies at Roundtable of UNECE Committee
on Sustainable Energy |
|
15 November |
New
energy security threats appraised by OPEC,
EU, Russia and USA - UNECE Committee on
Sustainable Energy Roundtable takes a
new look at the security of energy supplies
in light of recent events, Room XII, Palais
des Nations, Geneva, 10:30 a.m., 20 November
2002 |
|
14 November |
2003
- Western Europe and North America: A
postponed recovery. Eastern Europe, the
Baltic States and the CIS: Moderate growth.
UNECE releases the Economic Survey
of Europe, 2002 No. 2 |
|
8 November |
Further
progress in standards and codes for trade
in fruit and vegetables - Working Party
on Agricultural Quality Standards, 58th
session, 29-31 October 2002, Geneva |
|
8 November |
"Waiter,
is this a "banjo" I see on the menu?"
UNECE draws up international language
for (ovine) meat cuts - Working Party
on Agricultural Quality Standards, 58th
session, 29-31 October 2002, Geneva |
|
8 November |
International
Forum examines effectiveness of national
monitoring systems for product safety |
|
7 November |
UNECE
hails the launching in Bucharest of the
fundamental principles of the Information
Society – Pan-European Regional
Preparatory Meeting for the 2003 World
Summit on the Information Society, Bucharest,
Romania, 7-9 November 2002 |
|
7 November |
Building
a gender sensitive Information Society
– UNECE Side Event at the Pan-European
Preparatory Ministerial Conference for
the World Summit on the Information Society,
Bucharest, Romania, 7 November 2002, 5-7
p.m. |
|
7 November |
Global
standards for the global Information Society
– UNECE, IEC, ISO, ITU-T Side Event
at the Pan-European Preparatory Ministerial
Conference for the World Summit on the
Information Society, Bucharest, Romania,
8 November 2002 |
|
7 November |
E-Policy
and E-Regulation for the Information Society
– UNECE Side Event at the Pan-European
Preparatory Ministerial Conference for
the World Summit on the Information Society,
Bucharest, Romania, 9 November 2002, 8-11
a.m. |
|
7 November |
UNECE
Information Economy Report 2002-2003 –
Theme: E-Policy for Knowledge Economy
Development in Transition Economies |
|
7 November |
UNECE
International Seminar on E-Government
in collaboration with the Italian Government
and the Scuola Superiore della Pubblica
Administrazione (SSPA), Royal Palace,
Caserta, Italy, 13-14 December 2002 |
|
7 November |
E-Security
and Knowledge Economy – 2nd UNECE
Workshop on E-Regulations, Palais des
Nations, Geneva, 12 February 2003 |
|
5 November |
UNECE
transition economies on their way to a
knowledge-based economy |
|
25 October |
Accounting
for women and men in national statistics |
|
21 October |
First
Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention
(Lucca, Italy, 21-23 October 2002) - Opening
remarks by Mrs. Brigita Schmögnerová,
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe |
| 18
October |
Governments
and environmentalists gather at launch
of United Nations Convention on environmental
democracy |
| 11
October |
Quantifying
the impact of hemispheric air pollution |
| 3
October |
2001
was a record year for robot investment
in Europe but one of plummeting sales
in Japan and the United States. Worldwide
growth in the period 2002-2005 forecast
at an average annual rate of 7.5%. Household
robots now on the verge of taking off
- UNECE issues its 2002 World Robotics
survey |
| 3
October |
Robot
investment in France in 2001 was the second
highest ever recorded - Investment projected
to grow at an annual rate of 10% in 2002-2005 |
| 3
October |
Germany
surpassed United States in 2001, becoming
the world's second largest user of industrial
robots - Growth projected to be 5% per
year in 2002-2005 |
| 3
October |
Italy
is Europe's second and the world's fourth
largest user of industrial robots - Robot
investment projected to grow at an annual
rate of 10% in 2002-2005 |
| 3
October |
In
2001, Spain had the third highest level
of robot investment in Europe, behind
Germany and Italy |
| 3
October |
In
2001, robot investment surged by 26% in
the United Kingdom but is still lagging
behind the rest of Europe - Market is
projected to grow by 10% per year in 2002-2005 |
| 3
October |
After
several years of growth, robot investment
came to a temporary halt in the United
States in 2001 - Investment is projected
to grow at an annual rate of 7% in 2002-2005 |
| 1
October |
Forest
products markets stronger in Central and
Eastern European countries and Russia
in 2002 and 2003 but weaker in Western
Europe and North America |
|
24 September |
Opportunities
identified for sustainable development
of clean coal combustion technologies
in small and medium sized boilers in Central
and Eastern Europe |
| 17
September |
Bishkek
Non-Governmental Conference on the Information
Society turned into an intergovernmental
event |
| 13
September |
Ministerial
Conference adopts the Berlin Ministerial
Declaration - A Society for all Ages in
the UNECE Region and a Regional Implementation
Strategy (Berlin, Germany, 11-13 September
2002) |
| 12
September |
Ministerial
Conference on Ageing starts its deliberations
(Berlin, Germany, 11-13 September 2002) |
| 11
September |
Mrs.
Brigita Schmögnerová, UNECE
Executive Secretary, addresses the Ministerial
Conference on Ageing (Berlin, Germany,
11-13 September 2002) |
| 10
September |
Forest
products markets display growth in CIS
and some central and eastern European
countries, but turned down in 2001 in
UNECE region: upturn begins in some markets
in 2002 |
| 3
September |
25
years of successful international cooperation
to protect our environment |
| 3
September |
Ageing:
a crucial topic for our times - Ministerial
Conference on Ageing (Berlin, Germany,
11-13 September 2002) |
| 1 September |
ECE
Monthly |
| 29
August |
Not-so-clean
bill of health for Europe's forests
|
| 29
August |
The
participants of the First Regional Forum
on Youth are calling for action (Geneva,
26-28 August 2002) |
| 27
August |
UNECE
holds side-event on participatory democracy
and good governance at World Summit on
Sustainable Development |
| 26
August |
World
Summit on Sustainable Development - Side
event: Participatory democracy and good
governance as fundamental tools for a
human rights approach to sustainable development
(Monday, 26 August 2002, from 1.15 to
2.45 p.m., Sandton Convention Centre,
Ballroom 3) |
| 23
August |
Towards
risk-free products: balancing consumer
safety with trade opportunities - International
Forum on Market Surveillance (Geneva,
Palais des Nations, 29 October 2002) |
| 23
August |
First
Regional Forum on Youth is ready to start
its work |
| 1 August |
ECE
Monthly |
| 31
July |
The
ECE economies at mid-2002: an update |
| 30
July |
The
security and prosperity of youth is the
security and prosperity of tomorrow's
Europe |
| 23
July |
UN/CEFACT
Forum opens for business |
| 22
July |
Interregional
cooperation for sustainable development:
Regional challenges ahead -
Statement by Mrs. Brigita Schmögnerová,
Executive Secretary of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),
to the Economic and Social Council at
its 2002 Substantive Session (New York,
19 July 2002) |
| 17
July |
Joint
effort for transport sustainable for health
and the environment - Launching of the
Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European
Programme (THE PEP) as a new partnership
on the road to the World Summit on Sustainable
Development |
| 5
July |
Russian
waterways become a part of the E inland
waterway network |
| 1 July |
ECE
Monthly |
| 28
June |
UN
launches major trade facilitation project
for Mediterranean region |
| 28
June |
Europe:
an extraordinary laboratory for innovation
in international relations - CEI Foreign
Ministers Meeting, 24-26 June 2002 |
| 14
June |
Business
Advisory Council of SPECA is launched |
| 3
June |
Trillions
of dollars can be saved, so why ignore
it? UN Forum looks at how trade facilitation
can contribute to world economic growth
- International Forum on Trade Facilitation,
Geneva, 29 and 30 May 2002 |
| 1 June |
ECE
Monthly |
| 31
May |
Forum
on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) - Conference
room XXVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva,
6-7 June 2002) |
| 28
May |
Round
Table on Implementing Trade Facilitation
in Transition Economies - Palais des Nations,
Geneva, 31 May (a.m.) |
| 22
May |
Trade
liberalization must be tailor-made at
national level |
| 21
May |
Forum
on simpler procedures for world trade
growth and development - Exploring a new
global vision for trade facilitation (Conference
room XX, Palais des Nations, Geneva, 29-30
May 2002) |
| 15
May |
Why
bother with homeownership? UNECE assesses
the housing sector in the Republic of
Moldova |
| 10
May |
UNECE
elects its bureau - 57th session of the
UNECE (Palais des Nations, Geneva, 7-10
May 2002) |
| 10
May |
UNECE
and OSCE: increased cooperation on security
matters - 57th session of the UNECE (Palais
des Nations, Geneva, 7-10 May 2002) |
| 10
May |
Part-time
jobs for retirees to compensate population
ageing - 57th session of the UNECE (Palais
des Nations, Geneva, 7-10 May 2002) (pictures) |
| 10
May |
FDI:
employment dividends do not accrue automatically
- 57th session of the UNECE (Palais des
Nations, Geneva, 7-10 May 2002) (pictures) |
| 7
May |
Labour
markets in transition countries: gender
aspects need more attention |
| 6
May |
Strengthening
the Organization to be discussed at the
fifty-seventh annual session of the Commission,
7-10 May 2002 (Palais des Nations, Room
XIX) |
| 2
May |
Transition
economies: one of the fastest growing
regions in the world in 2001, slower growth
in 2002 - UNECE releases its Economic
Survey of Europe, 2002 No. 1 |
| 2
May |
Russia:
an engine of growth for the CIS - UNECE
releases its Economic Survey of Europe,
2002 No. 1 |
| 2
May |
Capital
flows to the transition economies weather
the global slowdown - UNECE releases its
Economic Survey of Europe, 2002 No.
1 |
| 2
May |
2002
- United States: leading the global recovery,
western Europe: moderate growth prospects
- UNECE releases its Economic Survey
of Europe, 2002 No. 1 |
| 1 May |
ECE
Monthly |
| 1
May |
UN
provides Internet-based solution for electronic
documents to world trade community |
| 30
April |
UNECE
Spring Seminar: Labour market challenges
in the ECE Region (Monday, 6 May 2002,
10 a.m, Palais des Nations, Room XIX) |
| 30
April |
Could
water scarcity lead to international tension?
|
| 12
April |
No
e-government without good government |
| 11
April |
Grandparents:
an invisible factor |
| 9
April |
"Ageing
in Europe and North America has been one
of themost remarkable 'success stories'
of our times" |
| 9
April |
Housing
Market alone cannot accommodate all Romanians |
| 8
April |
UNECE
and WASME join forces to help entrepreneurs
and SMEs |
| 2
April |
Central
and Eastern European countries debate
on railway reform |
| 1 April |
ECE
Monthly |
| 22
March |
National Units can help to increase the
number of successful Public-Private Partnerships
for infrastructure development in Europe |
| 21
March |
World Day for Water: 22 March - $10 billion
worth of clean water down the drain |
| 12
March |
Impact of energy efficiency standards
revealed for economies in transition -
UNECE Energy Efficiency 21 Project releases
new study jointly with the European Commission
as a CD-ROM e-book |
| 4
March |
Les
tunnels alpins, hier, aujourd'hui et demain:
Discussion autour de la réédition
de l'ouvrage de Carlo Cattaneo, "Écrits
sur les transversales alpines", 1856
(Palais des Nations, lundi 4 mars 2002
de 17 à 18 heures) |
| 1 March |
ECE
Monthly |
| 28 February |
Secretary-General
appoints Brigita Schmögnerová
as new Executive Secretary of Economic
Commission for Europe |
| 12 February |
Integrated
transition approach: From industry
restructuring to knowledge economy - UNECE
Working Party on Industry and Enterprise
Development (Palais des Nations, 14-15
February 2002) |
| 11 February |
The
UNECE is on the way to establishing a
new Team of Specialists on Quality Management
Systems |
| 10 February |
UNECE
moves forward to facilitate industrial
restructuring in European transition economies
- UNECE Round Table (Conference room XIX,
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 12-13 February
2002) |
| 8 February |
Cyberspace
regulatory framework development - UNECE
Workshop (Palais des Nations, Geneva,
13 February 2002) |
| 8 February |
The
UNECE sets stricter exhaust emission standards
for heavy transport vehicles |
| 1 February |
ECE
Monthly |
| 1 February |
La
CEE-ONU tire les leçons de la catastrophe
du Gothard |
| 25 January |
Quel
avenir pour le rseau europen de transport
de gaz l'aube du XXIe sicle? |
| 23 January |
UNECE
Trans-European Railway (TER) Project works
for Central and Eastern European countries'
railway transport border-crossing facilitation |
| 15 January |
E-work
development |
| 1 January |
ECE
Monthly |
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