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| Org type | Primary Organ - Regional Branch | ||||
| Acronyms | ECE | ||||
| Head | Executive Secretary of ECE
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| Status | Active | ||||
| Established | 1947 | ||||
| Website | ECE Website | ||||
| Parent org | ECOSOC | ||||
| Portal |  United Nations Portal |
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE or ECE) was established in 194723 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].
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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.
See also
- Europe
- European Union
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- OECD
- Official statistics
- On-board diagnostics (OBD).
- 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
- North American Union
References
- ^ unece.org, ECE: Office of the Executive Secretary [1]
- ^ "Inception". UNECE.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46 session -1 Economic Reconstruction of Devastated Areas page 2 on 11 December 1946
External links
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