United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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| Org type: | Primary Organ - Regional Branch |
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| Acronyms: | ECE |
| Head: | Executive Secretary of ECE
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| Status: | Active |
| Established: | 1947 |
| Website: | ECE Website |
| Parent org: | ECOSOC |
| Portal: | Image:Un-flag-square.png United Nations Portal |
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE or ECE) was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member States. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member States, and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As well as countries in Europe, it includes the United States of America, Canada, Israel and the Central Asian republics. The UNECE secretariat headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland and has a budget in the region of $50 million [1].
[edit] Member States
The 56 member countries are:
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan
Note: 15 of the UNECE's 56 member countries are recipients of Official Development Assistance.
[edit] See also
- Europe
- European Union
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- OECD
- Types of vehicle
- United Nations System
- UN/LOCODE - location codes, maintained by UNECE
- International E-road network, numbered by UNECE
- World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
[edit] External links
- UN Economic Commission for Europe
- EU and UNECE cooperation.
- UNECE vehicle regulationsde:Wirtschaftskommission für Europa
es: Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para Europa fr:Commission économique pour l'Europe it:Commissione Economica per l'Europa nl:Europese economische commissie van de Verenigde Naties ja:欧州経済委員会 no:De forente nasjoners økonomiske kommisjon for Europa pl:Europejska Komisja Gospodarcza fi:Euroopan talouskomissio sv:UNECE tr:Birleşmiş Milletler Avrupa Ekonomik Komisyonu
