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Uzbekistan's accession to the Protocol on Water and Health opens new opportunities for stronger action on water, sanitation, hygiene and health
Uzbekistan has joined to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health, thereby becoming its 29th Party and the first country in Central Asia to join this treaty. Accession to the Protocol is...
Panamá: primer país latinoamericano en adherirse a la Convención del Agua de la ONU
Al convertirse en el primer país de América Latina que se adhiere a la Convención sobre la Protección y Utilización de los Cursos de Agua Transfronterizos y de los Lagos Internacionales (Convención...
Panama is the first Latin American country to join UN Water Convention
By becoming the first country from Latin America to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), Panama today made a...
UNECE redoubles support to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv reconstruction planning through German-funded USD 5 million project
Overall damage to the housing sector alone following the Russian invasion of Ukraine is estimated at over US$50 billion. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, some 3367 apartment buildings and...
Iraq’s accession to the United Nations TIR Convention will boost trade and growth in the Middle East [EN/AR/KU]
Iraq’s has become the 78th contacting party to the TIR Convention. All its neighbours: the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, the Syrian Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, are also...
Iraq’s accession to UN Water Convention opens new opportunities to strengthen transboundary water cooperation in the Middle East
Iraq today made history as the first country in the Middle East to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water...
Niger + 3 more
Lake Chad soon to be covered by the legal framework of UN Water Convention thanks to Niger's confirmation of its desire to accede
Today, following the example of several countries in the region, Niger officially confirmed its desire to accede to the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary...
Coalition launches to strengthen commitment to transboundary water cooperation
With water stress on the rise in shared river basins and aquifers, over 30 governments and organizations decide to join forces to push for greater cross-border water cooperation. This year's terrible...
UNECE @ COP27: Strengthened cooperation between countries key to successful climate change actions and ensuring water security
Speaking at two events on water security at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh today, stressed the importance of cooperation between countries for successful climate change policies and actions, especially...
Executive Secretary visits Kyiv to discuss UNECE support to Ukraine reconstruction
UNECE Executive Secretary Olga Algayerova was in Kyiv on Sunday 9 and Monday 10 October to meet with Government officials to discuss UNECE support to the reconstruction of Ukraine. Since the start of...
Poland + 5 more
Emerging needs of the ECE region in the areas of housing, real estate, and urban development (ECE/HBP/2022/Inf.2)
Despite huge solidarity with Ukraine’s refugees, cities in Eastern Europe and beyond cannot shoulder burden alone, warn UN talks With over 7.6 million refugees from Ukraine recorded across Europe...
UNECE continues to mobilise international architects to help Ukrainian cities build back better
UNECE has mobilised international architects to help the city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine’s ninth largest city, develop a forward-looking, people-centred master plan for building back better. This work will...
Climate change threatens access to water and sanitation, warn UNECE & WHO/Europe, urging reinforced measures under Protocol to boost resilience
From insufficient drinking water supply to contamination by sewage overflow and disease outbreaks from improper wastewater treatment, existing risks from climate change to water, sanitation and...
UNECE to coordinate UN Task Force on new Master Plan for the city of Kharkiv
The war has already caused the destruction of infrastructure in many urban areas of Ukraine and will require enormous efforts by the government and international partners to reconstruct following the...
UNECE warns of high risks of industrial accidents in Ukraine and recalls need for prevention
UNECE notes with concern the attacks on industrial facilities in Ukraine since the beginning of the war and calls for a prompt end of the hostilities and the prevention of technological disasters,...
Accelerated action is urgently needed to address the Water-Related Consequences of Climate Change that impact People and the Planet
Our ref.: 24565/2021/DSG/Water & Climate Coalitio Your Excellency, It is our honour and privilege to write to you concerning the effects of climate change and related water management issues. As Your...
Germany + 15 more
Housing for Migrants and Refugees in the UNECE Region: Challenges and practices
Preface Major global phenomena, including international migration, have had a critical impact on the capacity of the housing sector to deliver adequate and affordable housing for all. With...
Older Persons in Emergency Situations: UNECE Policy Brief on Ageing No. 25
Challenging context Between 2001 and 2019, emergency crises in the UNECE region affected an estimated 130 million people, injuring over 90 million, and making nearly 674,000 people homeless. Though...
Algeria + 2 more
Concilier les utilisations des ressources : Évaluation du nexus eau, alimentation, énergie et écosystèmes dans le Système Aquifère du Sahara Septentrional : Partie A « Défis et Solutions Nexus »
Synthèse Le chemin vers la coordination entre les secteurs de l’eau, de l’énergie et de l’alimentation est semé d’embûches et se révèle d’autant plus complexe dans les contextes transfrontières. Le...