UNECE

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was established in 1947 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The primary goal of UNECE is to promote pan-European economic integration. The UNECE provides analysis, policy advice and assistance to member-state governments, and establishes norms, standards and conventions to facilitate international cooperation within and outside the region

Membership
UNECE brings together 56 countries located in the European Union, non-EU Western and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and North America.

List of member States, each State's date of admission into UNECE, and that State's representative:

Albania 14 December 1955 H.E. Mr. Sejdi QERIMAJ

Andorra 28 July 1993 H.E. Mr. Xavier ESPOT MIRÓ

Armenia 30 July 1993 H.E. Mr. Charles AZNAVOUR

Austria 14 December 1955 H.E. Mr. Christian STROHAL

Azerbaijan 30 July 1993 H.E. Mr. Elchin AMIRBAYOV

Belarus 28 March 1947 Mr. Andrei SAVINYKH

Belgium 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Alex VAN MEEUWEN

Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 May 1992 H.E. Mrs. Emina KECO-ISAKOVIĆ

Bulgaria 14 December 1955 H.E. Mr. Petko DRAGANOV

Canada 9 August 1973 H.E. Mr. Marius GRINIUS

Croatia 22 May 1992 H.E. Mrs. Mirjana MLADINEO

Cyprus 20 September 1960 H.E. Mr. Andreas HADJICHRYSANTHOU

Czech Republic 28 March 1947 2 H.E. Mr. Tomáš HUSÁK

Denmark 28 March 1947 H.E. Mrs. Marie-Louise OVERVAD

Estonia 17 September 1991 H.E. Mr. Tõnis NIRK

Finland 14 December 1955 H.E. Mr. Hannu HIMANEN

France 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Jean-Baptiste MATTÉI

Georgia 30 July 1993 3 H.E. Mr. Giorgi GORGILADZE

Germany 18 September 1973 H.E. Mr. Reinhard SCHWEPPE

Greece 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Franciscos VERROS

Hungary 14 December 1955 H.E. Mrs. Klára Tunyogi AKOTS

Iceland 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Kristinn F. ÁRNASON

Ireland 14 December 1955 H.E. Mr. Dáithí Ó CEALLAIGH

Israel 26 July 1991 H.E. Mr. Aharon LESHNO-YAAR

Italy 14 December 1955 H.E. Mrs. Laura MIRACHIAN

Kazakhstan 31 Jan 1994 H.E. Mr. Mukhtar TILEUBERDI

Kyrgyzstan 30 July 1993 H.E. Mr. Muktar DJUMALIEV

Latvia 17 September 1991 H.E. Mr. Jānis MAŽEIKS

Liechtenstein 18 September 1990 H.E. Mr. Norbert FRICK

Lithuania 17 September 1991 H.E. Mr. Jonas RUDALEVIČIUS

Luxembourg 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Jean FEYDER

Malta 1 December 1964 H.E. Mr. Victor CAMILLERI

Monaco 27 May 1993 H.E. Mr. Robert FILLON

Montenegro 28 June 2006 H.E. Mr. Milomir MIHALJEVIĆ

Netherlands 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Boudewijn J. VAN EENENNAAM

Norway 28 March 1947 H.E. Mrs. Bente ANGELL-HANSEN

Poland 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Zdzisław RAPACKI

Portugal 14 December 1955 H.E. Mr. Francisco Manuel da FONSECA XAVIER ESTEVES

Republic of Moldova 2 March 1992 H.E. Mrs. Tatiana LAPICUS

Romania 14 December 1955 H.E. Mrs. Maria CIOBANU

Russian Federation 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Valery LOSHCHININ

San Marino 30 July 1993 H.E. Mr. Dario GALASSI

Serbia 1 November 2000 H.E. Mr. Slobodan VUKČEVIĆ

Slovakia 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Anton PINTER

Slovenia 22 May 1992 H.E. Mr. Andrej LOGAR

Spain 14 December 1955 H.E. Mr. Javier GARRIGUES

Sweden 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Hans DAHLGREN

Switzerland 24 March 1972 H.E. Mr. Luzius WASESCHA

Tajikistan 12 Dec 1994 Mr. Jamshed KHAMIDOV

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 8 April 1993 Mr. Dusko UZUNOVSKI (Chargé d'affaires a.i.)

Turkey 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Ahmet ÜZÜMCÜ

Turkmenistan 30 July 1993 H.E. Mrs. Aksoltan T. ATAEVA

Ukraine 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Mykola MAIMESKUL

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Peter GOODERHAM

United States of America 28 March 1947 H.E. Mr. Mark C. STORELLA

Uzbekistan 30 July 1993 H.E. Mrs. Goulnora KARIMOVA