United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

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    United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (.org) was set up in 1947 by ECOSOC. It is one of five regional commissions of the UN.

    • Its primary goal is to encourage greater economic cooperation among its member States.
    • It focuses on economic analysis, environment and human settlements, statistics, sustainable energy, trade, industry and enterprise development, timber and transport.
    • UNECE activities include policy analysis, development of conventions, regulations and standards, and technical assistance.
    • UNECE has 55 member States. However, all interested UN member States may participate in its work.
    • Over 70 international professional organizations and other non-governmental organizations take part in UNECE activities.
    • Provides all sorts of fun papers such as 20-page PDFs describing what apples are.



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