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Encyclopedia > United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

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. The ECE has 55 member States, and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As well as states in Europe, it includes the United States, Canada, Israel and the Central Asian republics. The UN ECE secretariat headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ... Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, but the Genevois are fond of calling it Lac de Genève) empties into the Rhône River. ...


Member States

[[Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Macedonia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uzbekistan Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258  48. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ...


Note: 15 of the UNECE's 55 member countries are ODA recipients Oda has more than one meaning: ODA, Ontario Dental Association ODA, Ontario Disability Act, Ontario provincial legislation for disabled persons ODA, official development assistance (ODA) Oda, Shimane name of a city in Japan Oda, Turkish literary magazine Oda, a German slang-word for or. The Oda clan, a Japanese feudal...


See also

While the United Nations is an International organization, the United Nations System is the whole network of international organizations, treaties and conventions that were created by the United Nations. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. ... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ... The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ... UN/LOCODE is a geographic coding scheme developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, a unit of the United Nations. ... The international E-road network is a network of roads in Europe, numbered E1 and up. ...

External links

  • UN Economic Commission for Europe


 

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