United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

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Small Flag of the United Nations ZP.svg 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

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].

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[edit] 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 14 December 1955
 Andorra 28 July 1993
 Armenia 30 July 1993
 Austria 14 December 1955
 Azerbaijan 30 July 1993
 Belarus 28 March 1947
 Belgium 28 March 1947
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 May 1992
 Bulgaria 14 December 1955
 Canada 9 August 1973
 Croatia 22 May 1992
 Cyprus 20 September 1960
 Czech Republic 28 March 1947
 Denmark 28 March 1947
 Estonia 17 September 1991
 Finland 14 December 1955
 Republic of Macedonia 8 April 1993
 France 28 March 1947
 Georgia 30 July 1993
 Germany 18 September 1973
 Greece 28 March 1947
 Hungary 14 December 1955
 Iceland 28 March 1947
 Republic of Ireland 14 December 1955
 Israel 26 July 1991
 Italy 14 December 1955
 Kazakhstan 31 January 1994
 Kyrgyzstan 30 July 1993
 Latvia 17 September 1991
 Liechtenstein 18 September 1990
 Lithuania 17 September 1991
 Luxembourg 28 March 1947
 Malta 1 December 1964
 Moldova 2 March 1992
 Monaco 27 May 1993
 Montenegro 28 June 2006
 Netherlands 28 March 1947
 Norway 28 March 1947
 Poland 28 March 1947
 Portugal 14 December 1955
 Romania 14 December 1955
 Russia 28 March 1947
 San Marino 30 July 1993
 Serbia 1 November 2000
 Slovakia 28 March 1947
 Slovenia 22 May 1992
 Spain 14 December 1955
 Sweden 28 March 1947
 Switzerland 24 March 1972
 Tajikistan 12 December 1994
 Turkey 28 March 1947
 Turkmenistan 30 July 1993
 Ukraine 28 March 1947
 United Kingdom 28 March 1947
 United States 28 March 1947
 Uzbekistan 30 July 1993

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] See also

[edit] 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/

[edit] External links

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