Western European Vs. All-European Cooperation? The OEEC, the European Recovery Program, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), 1947–1952

2017 ◽  
pp. 65-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Stinsky
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
United Nations Economic Commission ◽  
European Cooperation ◽  
Economic Commission ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Western European ◽  
Recovery Program

The United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East

1953 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Habt Schaaf
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Far East ◽  
Concerted Action ◽  
United Nations Economic Commission ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Social Council ◽  
Economic Commission ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Government

The bare facts about the history and organization of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) are not difficult to relate. The commission was established in 1947 by the Economic and Social Council, along with two other regional economic commissions for Europe and Latin America, as a five-year experiment. Its terms of reference authorized it “acting within the framework of the policies of the United Nations and subject to the general supervision of the Council” and provided that it take “no action in respect to any country without the agreement of the Government of that country” to:(a) initiate and participate in measures for facilitating concerted action for the economic reconstruction of Asia and the Far East, for raising the level of economic activity … and for maintaining and strengthening the economic relations of these areas both among themselves and with other countries of the world;

scholarly journals Ratification by Poland of the European Agreement on major inland waterways of international importance (AGN)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (10) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Sebastian Rudnik
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Agreement ◽  
United Nations Economic Commission ◽  
Public International Law ◽  
Inland Waterways ◽  
Economic Commission ◽  
International Importance ◽  
The United Nations

The purpose of this article is an attempt of describing the fundamental issues regulated by the European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN). The paper analyzes the defi nition of international agreement functioning in public international law, as well as it presents the objectives of the AGN Agreement, worked out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). In addition, in the paper will be presented a synthetic description of the structure of the AGN Agreement.

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