The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE or ECE) was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. The ECE has 55 member States, and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As well as states in Europe, it includes the United States, Canada, Israel and the Central Asian republics. The UN ECE secretariat headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland and has a budget in the region of $50 million ^*.

Member States

• Albania
• Andorra
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia 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
• Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic)
• 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 55 member countries are ODA recipients.

See also

• United Nations System
• Europe
• European Union
• Council of Europe
• OSCE
• OECD
• UN/LOCODE - location codes, maintained by UNECE
• International E-road network, numbered by UNECE
• World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Europe

United Nations

Wirtschaftskommission für Europa | Commissione economica per l'Europa | Europese economische commissie van de Verenigde Naties | 欧州経済委員会 | De forente nasjoners økonomiske kommisjon for Europa | UNECE