Environment House

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Environment, Housing and Land Management Division

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Environment, Housing and Land Management Division
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10

Website: www.unece.org/env/
Telephone: (+41 22) 917 23 70
Fax: (+41 22) 917 01 07
Email: info.ehlm@unece.org

Contact: Jean-Michel Jakobowicz, Tel: (+41 22) 917 44 44, Fax: (+41 22) 917 05 05

Description

UNECE’s staff is made up of economists, scientists, urban planners and other experts. Its primary goal is to facilitate economic integration and cooperation among its 56 member States and promote sustainable development and economic prosperity. The UNECE focuses on environment, transport, statistics, sustainable energy, trade, forests and timber, housing and land management, population issues, economic cooperation and integration.

Activities

The UNECE organizes regular intergovernmental meetings of the Committee on Environmental Policy, the Committee on Housing and Land Management and the governing bodies of its environmental Conventions:

Type of organisation:	Intergovernmental organizations
Established:	1947
Number of staff:	220
Head/Director:	Executive Secretary: Marek Belka
Subtitle:	Environment, Housing and Land Management Division

Cooperation

UNECE activities involve over 70 international organizations.

Publications

See the website.

Keywords

Agenda 21, agriculture & fisheries, atmosphere, biological diversity, biosafety, business & environment, capacity building, chemicals, climate change, conservation, consumption, conventions, desertification, deforestation, disasters, economic instruments, education, forests, freshwater, hazardous waste, health, human settlements, land & landuse, law, mountains, ozone, population, protected areas, public awareness, seas, standards, waste, wetlands, wildlife, water & sanitation

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