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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is one of the 5 United Nations regional commissions administered by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It was established in 1947 with the mandate to help rebuild post-war Europe develop economic activity and strengthen economic relations among European countries and between Europe and the rest of the world. During the Cold War UNECE served as a unique forum for economic dialogue and cooperation between East and West. Despite the complexity of this period significant achievements were made with consensus reached on numerous harmonization and standardization agreements.
Road safety in the ECE region
According to the UNECE data for the year 2021 significant disparities exist in road traffic accident fatality and injury rates among UNECE member States as illustrated in figures I and II respectively. These figures underscore the variations in road safety metrics across the region.
Statistics of Road Traffic Accidents in Europe and North America 2023
This publication (volume LVII) presents annual statistics on road traffic accidents and provides comparable data on causes types and results of accidents in Europe Canada and the United States. Data are organized by nature of accident and surroundings; accidents while under the influence of alcohol; and the number of persons killed or injured by category or road user and age group. As background data figures on the number of road vehicles in use and vehicle-kilometers run by road vehicles are also provided along with estimates of population and distribution by age group. This annual publication contains important statistical information for those involved in transportation planning and road safety issues.
Introduction
Every year approximately 90000 people are killed in road traffic accidents in the ECE region. Target 3.6 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development had the aim of halving the overall number of road deaths by 2020 compared to 2010. In September 2020 the United Nations General Assembly (resolution A/RES/74/299) initiated a second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 with the explicit target to reduce road deaths and injuries by at least fifty per cent during this period.
Transport in UNECE
Today UNECE services 60 United Nations inland transport legal instruments. Several of the legal instruments are global either by design or because their success has caused them to grow beyond the ECE region. In addition to negotiating the amendments to existing legal instruments UNECE has been active in facilitating new legal instruments. Its normative activities are enhanced with developing methodologies guidelines and definitions on subjects such as transport planning data collection and the collection of transport statistics. UNECE’s work on transport is governed by the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) and its 21 Working Parties which are in turn supported by more than 40 formal and informal expert groups and in cooperation with 9 treaty bodies (Administrative Committees). Annual sessions of ITC are the key moments of this comprehensive intergovernmental work when the results from all subsidiary bodies as well as the UNECE Sustainable Transport Division are presented to ITC members and contracting parties.
Recommandation no. 2 - Révision de la formule-cadre de la CEE
Informations sémantiques et codes dans l’échange de données commerciales
La Recommandation no 2 est une révision de la Recommandation de 1981 sur la formule-cadre de la CEE. Elle a pour objectif de promouvoir l’utilisation dans l’échange de données d’une sémantique claire et structurée ainsi que d’informations codées. Grâce à l’utilisation de données codées au lieu d’entrées textuelles et au renvoi à des listes de codes librement accessibles il est possible de garantir que toutes les parties concernées interprètent les mêmes données de la même manière. La présente Recommandation et ses lignes directrices fournissent une définition claire des concepts clefs donnent des informations détaillées sur l’approche des échanges de données commerciales axée sur les processus de la chaîne d’approvisionnement décrivent la structure des échanges électroniques de données et énumèrent les principaux points d’ancrage. La Recommandation est complétée par les listes de codes du CEFACT-ONU et le dictionnaire sémantique des termes clefs ayant trait au commerce international à utiliser dans le cadre des travaux du CEFACT-ONU.
Примечание
Употребляемые обозначения и изложение материала в настоящем издании не означают выражения со стороны Секретариата Организации Объединенных Наций какого бы то ни было мнения относительно правового статуса той или иной страны территории города района или их властей или относительно делимитации их границ Примеры представленные в исходной версии данной Рекомендации 2005 г. были отделены от основного текста в результате чего был создан отдельный репозиторий тематических исследований который можно более оперативно обновлять и поддерживать.
Рекомендация №. 2 - Пересмотр формуляра-образца ЕЭК
семантическая информация и коды в международном обмене торговыми данными
This Recommendation No. 2 is a revision of 1981 Recommendation on ECE Layout Key. It aims at promoting the use of clear structured semantics and coded information in data exchange. Using codified data instead of textual inputs and referencing freely available code lists can ensure that all parties involved understand the same data in the same way. This Recommendation with its guidelines provides a clear definition of key concepts elaborates on the supply chain process-driven approach to trade data exchanges outlines the structure of electronic data exchanges and lists key anchors. The Recommendation is supplemented by UN/CEFACT Code lists and the semantic dictionary of key international trade terms for use within UN/CEFACT work.
Предисловие
По оценкам Всемирной торговой организации (ВТО) полное осуществление Соглашения об упрощении процедур торговли (СУПТ) позволит снизить торговые издержки в среднем на 143 процента и увеличить мировую торговлю на сумму до одного триллиона долларов в год при этом наилучший результат может быть достигнут в беднейших странах. В их число входят развивающиеся страны и страны с переходной экономикой включая несколько государств-членов Европейской экономической комиссии Организации Объединенных Наций (ЕЭК). Статья 10.3 СУПТ ВТО подчеркивает решающую роль которую международные стандарты играют в осуществлении соглашения и поощряет согласование с международными стандартами в целях упрощения процедур импорта и экспорта.
Recommendation No. 2 - Revision of ECE Layout Key
Semantic Information and Codes in International Trade Data Exchange
This Recommendation No. 2 is a revision of 1981 Recommendation on ECE Layout Key. It aims at promoting the use of clear structured semantics and coded information in data exchange. Using codified data instead of textual inputs and referencing freely available code lists can ensure that all parties involved understand the same data in the same way. This Recommendation with its guidelines provides a clear definition of key concepts elaborates on the supply chain process-driven approach to trade data exchanges outlines the structure of electronic data exchanges and lists key anchors. The Recommendation is supplemented by UN/CEFACT Code lists and the semantic dictionary of key international trade terms for use within UN/CEFACT work.
Regional cooperation for digital innovation and sustainable development
Regional cooperation can leverage the link between digital innovation and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.
Building an enabling environment
To create an environment that nurtures digital innovation and supports sustainable development proactive measures and collaborative support from diverse stakeholders are essential.