United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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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.
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
