UNECE fosters sustainable development by translating the #GlobalGoals into norms and conventions that impact people’s lives every day.
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43% of the world’s #forests are in the Pan-European region & North America, which also account for 60% of wood provision
@UNECE's Committee on Forests & the Forest Industry is a unique intergovernmental platform to support their #sustainable management ➡️unece.org/forests/events/84t…
25 years ago this week, the @UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (#AarhusConvention) entered into force.
Learn how it puts #humanrights into action: unece.org/media/press/417908
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Global @UNECE car #standards enable a huge economy of scale for the #automotive sector that:
👷 Supports 50M jobs worldwide
💰 Generates billions in fiscal revenues
📉 Lowers car prices for consumers
Same rules for everyone = cheaper #cars for everyone🚗💨
40 years after Sandoz, advancing transboundary cooperation for industrial safety is more important than ever!
Parties & partners will discuss progress and future work at the 14th Conference of the Parties (CoP-14) to the Industrial Accidents Convention (9–10 December 2026)
La collaboration entre les entreprises et les autorités constitue l’un des points forts du système de prévention contre les accidents majeurs impliquant des substances dangereuses. Reportage à Bâle, au sein du groupe pharmaceutique Roche.
👉lenvironnement.ch/article/so…
#Schweizerhalle
Can #AI plan cities better than humans? A new @UNECE paper & policy discussions stressed that the key issue is whether municipalities can use it to boost planning capacity without surrendering critical judgment, cultural plurality & institutional autonomy unece.org/media/press/417387
Congratulations to 🇺🇿! The Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses developed by @UNECE's Conference of European Statisticians help countries plan & carry out censuses, ensuring that they are reliable, cost-effective & comparable.
🇺🇿 A historic milestone for Uzbekistan! For the first time in 37 years, and the first since independence,
Uzbekistan conducted its Population and Agricultural Census, presenting preliminary results at @UNECE in Geneva.
📊 Key findings:
👥 39M — preliminary population count
💻 82.3% — online self-enumeration via OneID
📈 63.2% — population aged 15–64
🏙️ 54.5% — urban population
With UNFPA’s strategic support, Uzbekistan is strengthening its statistical capacity through digital innovation. Better data. Better policies. A more resilient future.
Industrial accidents involving hazardous #chemicals continue to pose serious risks to people, the environment & economies, often with impacts that extend beyond national borders.
Solutions in focus in 8 Dec. Global Seminar ➡️ unece.org/info/Environmental… @UNEP @brsmeas @OECD_ENV #EU
The Pan-European region & N. America is responsible for 34% of the world’s #CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion.
Through its norms, standards, conventions & policy assistance, @UNECE provides practical tools to support countries' #climateaction ➡️ unece.org/climate-action
Cross-border #watercooperation is a key dimension of #WaterAction in focus at the upcoming @UN Water Conference.
More and more countries are joining the UN #WaterConvention, serviced by @UNECE, to support cooperation on shared rivers, lakes & groundwater➡️unece.org/environmental-poli…
@UNECE & partners take stock of policy priorities to advance #circulareconomy for #biodiversity goals at #COP17Armenia♻️➡️unece.org/media/press/417626
#BiodiversityAction
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Les villes ont un rôle essentiel à jouer pour répondre aux grands défis de notre époque.
Au Forum des maires de l’@UNECE, des élus du monde entier ont partagé leurs expériences et les initiatives qu’ils portent au service de leurs habitants.
Across the🌍public procurement represents btw 13 & 20% of GDP.
A🆕@UNECE self-assessment tool can aid authorities & policymakers to use procurement to support #innovation, identify gaps & help tackle pressing economic, social & environmental challenges⤵️ bit.ly/4izfARF
5 years ago, Parties to the @UNECE #AarhusConvention adopted, by consensus, a decision establishing a rapid response mechanism in the form of a Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders.
Learn about the work of Special Rapporteur, Michel Forst👉 unece.org/env/pp/aarhus-conv…
From fostering the public's role in protecting #ecosystems w/#AarhusConvention to advancing Nature-based solutions in #CentralAsia & #biodiversity monitoring in Eastern Partnership countries, @UNECE is supporting states at @UNBiodiversity #COP17Armenia in #TakingActionForNature
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🇨🇳 LAUNCH IN CHINA 🚦
The United Nations–JCDecaux Campaign for #RoadSafety launched today in Beijing, with the support of JCDecaux Greater China!
Delighted to welcome actor Li Xian 🎬 as our newest Global Road Safety Champion, joining the likes of Michelle Yeoh 🌟, Charles Leclerc 🏁 and Janja Garnbret 🧗 in inspiring safer roads for everyone.
Road safety messages are now live on more than 950 screens in metro systems and airports across China. The campaign is already in 66 countries and regions and will reach all 78 countries where JCDecaux is present by the end of 2026.
#China #Beijing #RoadSafety #SDGs #MakeASafetyStatement #SilentPandemicOnTheRoad
@JCDecauxGlobal
@Charles_Leclerc
@UNinChina
@UNECE
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🏠 At the 87th session of the @UNECE Housing Committee, Toulouse Deputy Mayor @LahianiDjillali spoke for local & regional governments: housing is a human right and a public good, not a commodity.
🏙️ Housing commitments will be judged in cities.
#HousingJustice
🇺🇳@UNECE provides a trusted global platform for governments & industry to develop common regulatory approaches for intelligent #transport systems based on the principles of ☑️safety☑️connectivity ☑️accessibility &☑️inclusion ~ @Tatiana_Molcean at the ITS World Congress 2026 🇰🇷
Urban planning can benefit from #AI but must not lose critical judgement and local specificity, warns @UNECE
➡️unece.org/artificial-intelli…
