27 December |
Secretary-General appoints Marek Belka of Poland as Executive Secretary
of Economic Commission for Europe |
13 December |
A regional focus
on sustainable energy and climate change
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6 December |
Looking for information
on transport, environment and health? Visit THE PEP Clearing House!
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6 December |
Signing ceremony
on partnership between the International Cooperative Alliance and the
UNECE Committee on Human Settlements
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2 December |
The United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe adopts its reform
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2 December |
The use of prevention
and response in UNECE treaty could have alleviated Chinese disaster
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2 December |
Agreement to
clean up the river Dniester
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22 November |
US$ 7.5 million
grant approved for climate change mitigation
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15 November |
Europe's forests
are increasing, says the most detailed and comprehensive assessment ever
of the world's forests: UNECE plays its role
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1 November |
UN General Assembly
adopts landmark Resolution on road safety
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26 October |
Combating counterfeit
goods on international markets: UN body explores new solutions
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25 October |
Are we
measuring farmers’ standard of living correctly? Is farm households’ standard
of living higher than that of other households? How do rural households
perform compared to urban households?
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18 October |
Geneva
International Academic Network Finances a Joint UNECE/University of
Geneva Environment Research Team
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11 October |
Worldwide
investment in industrial robots up 17% in 2004 - UNECE/IFR issues its 2005
World Robotics survey
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4 October |
Governments
- significant actors for certification of sustainable forest management:
UNECE/FAO policy forum reviews roles of governments
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4 October |
Forest
and timber sector expresses concern for economic viability, illegal
logging, and the public image of wood: Markets for forest products
continue at record levels
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23 August |
Serbia
and Montenegro forest and forest products country profile released
by UNECE/FAO
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2 August |
UNECE
region forest products markets respond positively to globalization:
Forest products markets and policies in 2004 and 2005
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21 July |
Persistent
economic weakness in euro area contrasts with robust expansion in eastern
Europe and the CIS -
UNECE launches its Economic Survey of Europe 2005 No. 2
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15 July |
Energy
Security Forum invited to contribute to G-8 Summit on Energy Security
in 2006
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15 July |
Caspian
Sea Region countries issue statement on global energy security
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12 July |
UN/CEFACT
releases Roadmap to Paperless Trade
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4 July |
Towards
the development of Euro-Asian land transport routes
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28 June |
Caspian
Sea region contribution to global energy security (Palais des Nations,
Geneva, 28 June 2005)
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28 June |
UNECE
Energy Efficiency 21 Project and the Kyoto Protocol Implementation
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31 May |
UNECE
Energy Security Forum: High-Level Meeting on Energy Security in the
Caspian Sea Region (Palais des Nations, Geneva, 28 June 2005)
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27 May |
Environmental
rights treaty body pushes forward environmental democracy agenda
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26 May |
Governments
reach agreement on public participation in decision-making on genetically
modified organisms
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24 May |
Parties
to the UNECE Aarhus Convention hold second meeting (Almaty, Kazakhstan,
25-27 May 2005)
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21 May |
Forum
on “After Fifteen Years of Market Reforms in Transition Economies:
New Challenges and Perspectives for the Industrial Sector” (Palais
des Nations, Geneva, 24-25 May 2005)
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20 May |
Strengthening
subregional economic cooperation in Central Asia - International Conference
on Strengthening Subregional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia and
the Future Role of SPECA (Astana, Kazakhstan, 25-27 May 2005)
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13 May |
Air pollution
protocol takes effect on 17 May
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3 May |
New Timber
Market Issues Website covers: eCommerce, eBusiness, biofuel markets,
expansion and enhancement of global wood products markets and responsible
trade
|
20 April |
Turning
the page for paper in international trade |
20 April |
Cooperation
among SME Research and Educational Centres of Central and East European
Universities |
19 April |
Wood energy
expanding due to policy promotion in the UNECE region |
11 April |
New Russian
language glossary of international trade and WTO terms launched |
5 April |
Customs
to play wider role in trade facilitation |
5 April |
African
Countries call for Global Package for Trade Facilitation Implementation |
23 March |
6th UN/CEFACT
Forum session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, approves five Business Requirements
Specifications (BRS) |
10 March |
Balance
of forest sector shifts to the east:Challenges for forest and timber
sector |
8 March |
Promoting
Sustainable Development Through Education |
1 March |
New air
pollution protocol to take effect on 17 May 2005 |
1 March |
UNECE
Spring Seminar identifies challenges and opportunities for resource-rich
transition economies |
1 March |
Certification
of forestland and certified forest products markets continue growing
in the UNECE region in 2003 |
25 February |
Aarhus
Convention ratified by the European Community - Four EU member States
also to become Parties to environmental rights treaty |
25 February |
UNECE
wraps up its sixtieth session |
23
February |
"Gouvernance
globale : Leçons d’Europe" - Conférence Gunnar
Myrdal par Pascal Lamy, ancien Commissaire européen au Commerce,
Genève, 22 février 2005 |
18 February |
Outlook
for 2005: Continued growth in Europe and the CIS but at significantly
different speeds - UNECE launches its Economic
Survey of Europe 2005 No. 1 |
18 February |
Improving
the foundations for sustained economic growth: Selected Policy Issues
in the UNECE Region - UNECE launches its Economic Survey of Europe
2005 No. 1 |
15 February |
Sixtieth
annual session of the Commission, Palais
des Nations (Conference Room XX), Geneva, 22-25 February 2005 |
15 February |
UNECE Spring Seminar "Financing
for Development in the UNECE Region: Promoting Growth in Low-income
Transition Economies", Palais des Nations (Conference Room XX),
Geneva, Monday, 21 February 2005, 10 a.m. |
8 February |
Pascal
Lamy to give Gunnar Myrdal Lecture - To speak on “Global Governance:
Lessons from Europe”,
Palais des Nations (Conference Room XX), Geneva, Tuesday, 22 February
2005, 6 p.m. |
4 February |
Robot
investments surge to record levels |
4 February |
Your
guide to the UNECE Water Convention now available in six languages
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25
January |
UN/CEFACT
puts its weight behind e-invoicing |
25 January |
French
Senate President Christian Poncelet to address the UNECE Forum on Entrepreneurship
at the Palais des Nations, Geneva on 10 February 2005 |
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