1. 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Role of Regional Commissions

2. Regional Commissions Universal coverage Intergovernmental structure
and the role of the Regional Commissions
Universal coverage
Intergovernmental structure
Broad-based sectoral mandate
Regional and global public goods
Review mechanisms and fora
Statistics, data and information
Regional partnerships

3. UNECE and the SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals

4. Regional and global public goods
58 inland transport agreements and conventions
Global vehicle regulations (E)
Global system to classify and label chemicals (GHS)
5 environmental conventions, 12 protocols (Air, Aarhus, Espoo, Industrial, Water)
480 standards and recommendations on trade facilitation and electronic-business (UN/CEFACT)
More than 100 international agricultural quality standards
Global location codes for transport and trade (UN/LOCODE)
International standards for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
International classification system for energy and minerals (UNFC)
36 statistical standards and recommendations (CES)
High-level Political Statement for our Commission Session in April

5. Review and follow-up High-Level Political Forum
Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
Intergovernmental Review in Regional Committees
UN Review in Regional Coordination Mechanism/UNDG
Next steps: SDG survey, SG report, discussion of possibilities for regional reviews
Crucial to assess progress made
Framework not yet fully defined
Alignment of existing mechanisms
UNECE: Environmental Performance Reviews, Innovation Performance Reviews …
Regional platform as “docking station” that brings together different actors and mechanisms
Bridge between national and global reviews
Regional review mechanisms, e.g.
Environmental performance reviews
Innovation performance reviews
Review mechanisms for Conventions
Aligned to SDGs
National review mechanisms
Data and information
Public participation

6. Statistics, data and information
Sustainable development policies
Conference of European Statisticians
Aarhus Convention
Mention how data on maternal mortality strengthen the efforts
Vietnam how data from the highland/mountain regions spurred further investment
How data in Denmark – this morning – has also helped to bring the good news and encourage further actions.
Sustainable Development Data and Information
Monitor progress
Influence
policies
Sustainable development outcomes

7. Regional partnerships
Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe
Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development
Council of Europe
European Union
Eurasian Economic Union

8. Regional Commissions Universal coverage 
and the role of the Regional Commissions
Universal coverage 
Intergovernmental structure 
Broad-based sectoral mandate 
Regional and global public goods 
Review mechanisms and fora 
Statistics, data and information 
Regional partnerships 