Abbreviation | ECE |
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Formation | 28 March 1947 |
Type | Primary organ – regional branch |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Head | Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Tatiana Molcean |
Parent organization | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
Website | unece.org |
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to promote economic cooperation and integration among its member states.
The commission is composed of 56 member states, most of which are based in Europe, as well as a few outside of Europe. Its transcontinental Eurasian or non-European member states include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United States of America and Uzbekistan.[1]