UNECE adopts first international trade standard for whole dried chilli peppers

UNECE adopted a new international standard for whole dried chilli peppers on 18 June 2013 at the sixtieth session of the Specialized Section on Standardization of Dry and Dried Produce. The adoption of this new ...
[Tuesday, 18 June 2013]

Latin American countries express interest in UNECE experience in transboundary water cooperation

All Latin American countries, with one exception, as well as two Caribbean countries – Haiti and the Dominican Republic - met in Buenos Aires to discuss transboundary water cooperation at the invitation of UNECE and ...
[Friday, 14 June 2013]

UNECE to develop a methodology to quantify the benefits of transboundary water cooperation

Cooperation on transboundary waters often results in a wide range of benefits reaching well beyond the water sector. For example, better management of shared waters has helped to limit human and economic losses from floods ...
[Tuesday, 11 June 2013]

Conference of European Statisticians endorses recommendations to assist countries in measuring sustainable development

On 12 June, the Conference of European Statisticians (CES) held under the auspices of UNECE in Geneva, endorsed a set of recommendations for a framework to measure sustainable development and associated sets of indicators. This ...
[Tuesday, 11 June 2013]