United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Org type	Primary Organ - Regional Branch
Acronyms	ECE
Head	Executive Secretary of ECE Mr. Ján Kubiš[1]  Slovakia (2009 - )
Status	Active
Established	1947
Website	ECE Website
Parent org	ECOSOC
Portal	United Nations Portal

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE or ECE) was established in 1947^[2][3] 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 [2].

Member States

Map showing United Nations Economic Commission for Europe members

The 56 member countries are listed below.

56 Member Countries

Countries	Date of membership to the UNEC
Albania	1955-12-14
Andorra	1993-07-28
Armenia	1993-07-30
Austria	1955-12-14
Azerbaijan	1993-07-30
Belarus	1947-03-28
Belgium	1947-03-28
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1992-05-22
Bulgaria	1955-12-14
Canada	1973-08-09
Croatia	1992-05-22
Cyprus	1960-09-20
Czech Republic	1947-03-28
Denmark	1947-03-28
Estonia	1991-09-17
Finland	1955-12-14
Republic of Macedonia	1993-04-08
France	1947-03-28
Georgia (country)	1993-07-30
Germany	1973-09-18
Greece	1947-03-28
Hungary	1955-12-14
Iceland	1947-03-28
Republic of Ireland	1955-12-14
Israel	1991-07-26
Italy	1955-12-14
Kazakhstan	1994-01-31
Kyrgyzstan	1993-07-30
Latvia	1991-09-17
Liechtenstein	1990-09-18
Lithuania	1991-09-17
Luxembourg	1947-03-28
Malta	1964-12-01
Moldova	1992-03-02
Monaco	1993-05-27
Montenegro	2006-06-28
Netherlands	1947-03-28
Norway	1947-03-28
Poland	1947-03-28
Portugal	1955-12-14
Romania	1955-12-14
Russia	1947-03-28
San Marino	1993-07-30
Serbia	2000-11-01
Slovakia	1947-03-28
Slovenia	1992-05-22
Spain	1955-12-14
Sweden	1947-03-28
Switzerland	1972-03-24
Tajikistan	1994-12-12
Turkey	1947-03-28
Turkmenistan	1993-07-30
Ukraine	1947-03-28
United Kingdom	1947-03-28
United States	1947-03-28
Uzbekistan	1993-07-30

Note: 15 of the UNECE's 56 member countries are recipients of Official Development Assistance.

Committee on Housing and Land Management

In 1947, UNECE set up a Panel on Housing Problems, which later evolved into the Committee on Human Settlements and after the reform in 2005/2006 into the Committee on Housing and Land Management. The Committee is an intergovernmental body of all UNECE member States. It provides a forum for the compilation, dissemination and exchange of information and experience on housing, urban development, land administration policies. ^[4]

See also

• Europe
• European Union
• Council of Europe
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) standards.
• OSCE
• OECD
• Official statistics
• On-board diagnostics (OBD).
• Types of vehicle
• United Nations System
• UN/CEFACT - Trade facilitaion via standardised business communication.
• UN/LOCODE - location codes, maintained by UNECE
• International E-road network, numbered by UNECE
• World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
• North American Union

References

1. ^ unece.org, ECE: Office of the Executive Secretary [1]
2. ^ "Inception". UNECE. http://www.unece.org/oes/history/history.htm. 
3. ^ United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46 session -1 Economic Reconstruction of Devastated Areas page 2 on 11 December 1946
4. ^ http://www.unece.org/hlm/

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Europe
• EU and UNECE cooperation.
• UNECE vehicle regulations