United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Course summary United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE):

In 1947, the ECOSOC (United Nations) set up the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with the objective of promote pan-European economic integration of international trade.

• The Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is formed by 56 countries and is one of 5 regional commissions of the United Nations (*)
• The Committee on International trade (CT) of the Economic Commission for Europe works to develop closer economic relations among member economies.
• The Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region: covers 47 million Km² and has the 20% of the world population.

Example of the course United Nations Economic Commission for Europe:

Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) member States

Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany

Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal

Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation San Marino Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Uzbekistan

(*) The others regional commissions of the United Nations are the:

• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
• Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
• Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).