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| ==UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE==
| | #REDIRECT [[UN#United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)]] |
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| *UNECE was set up in 1947 by ECOSOC. It is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations.
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| *Its primary goal is to encourage greater economic cooperation among its member States.
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| *It focuses on economic analysis, environment and human settlements, statistics, sustainable energy, trade, industry and enterprise development, timber and transport.
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| *UNECE activities include policy analysis, development of conventions, regulations and standards, and technical assistance.
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| *UNECE has 55 member States. However, all interested UN member States may participate in its work.
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| *Over 70 international professional organizations and other non-governmental organizations take part in UNECE activities.
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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.
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| ===External links:===
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| * http://www.unece.org
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