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'''United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)''' [http://www.unece.org (.org)] was set up in 1947 by ECOSOC. It is one of five regional commissions of the [[UN]]. | '''United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)''' [http://www.unece.org (.org)] was set up in 1947 by ECOSOC. It is one of five regional commissions of the [[UN]]. | ||
== About UNECE == | |||
* Its primary goal is to encourage greater economic cooperation among its member States. | * Its primary goal is to encourage greater economic cooperation among its member States. | ||
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* Provides all sorts of fun papers such as 20-page PDFs describing what [http://www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/fresh/fresh_e/50apples.pdf apples] are. | * Provides all sorts of fun papers such as 20-page PDFs describing what [http://www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/fresh/fresh_e/50apples.pdf apples] are. | ||
== UN/LOCODE database by UNECE == | |||
* '''[[UN/LOCODE]]''' is a location database in apparently widespread daily use in the world. It effectively identifies all junctions of international trade. | |||
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Further reading | == Further reading == | ||
* [[w:United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]] | * [[w:United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]] | ||