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The Means of Implementation in Support of
the Post-2015 Development Agenda:
The Perspective of the UNECE Region
Andrey Vasilyev
Deputy Executive Secretary
UNECE
Dialogue of the Executive Secretaries with the Second Committee
New York, 5 November 2014
The UNECE region in a renewed
global partnership
• Significant financing needs for sustainable
development
• Vital role of UNECE region
• ODA remains crucial
• New forms and partnerships
PPPs in support of sustainable
infrastructure
• Powerful tool to stimulate investments
• PPPs help close infrastructure gaps
• Major potential to ‘green’ the infrastructure
Inter-regional cooperation to
mobilize PPPs
• Exchange among regions on
appropriate PPP models needed
• UNECE International PPP
Centre of Excellence
• International PPP standards
Norms and guidelines to catalyze
concrete action
• Need to translate SDGs into concrete measures
• Norms, standards, guidelines and instruments
• Capacity-building to support implementation
Transport
• ECE work on transport has regional and global impact
• Road safety, vehicle regulation, dangerous goods
transport
• 58 conventions and agreements on transport
UN Transport Conventions and
Agreements by country
Environment
• Five ECE environmental conventions
• Addressing transboundary environmental issues
• Provide means for implementing some of the
proposed SDG targets
• Promoting sustainable water, strengthening
participation, preventing air pollution
Trade Facilitation
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• Supporting real progress in trade facilitation
• Recommendations and standards are
implemented globally
• Joint work with other Regional Commissions
and international organizations
Data and monitoring
• ECE database and lessons from MDG capacity-building
• Framework for Measuring Sustainable Development
• Climate change-related statistics
• Sectoral monitoring (Forests, Transport)
• Data revolution and modernisation of production
Accountability for post-2015 agenda
• Regional Ministerial Consultation (15-16 Sep)
• Inclusive process based on existing mechanisms
• Role of regions in multi-layered accountability
Thank you for your attention!
Andrey Vasilyev
Deputy Executive Secretary
UNECE
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