United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Abbreviation	ECE
Formation	28 March 1947; 78 years ago (1947-03-28)
Type	Primary Organ – Regional Branch
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Geneva, Switzerland
Head	Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Tatiana Molcean
Parent organization	United Nations Economic and Social Council
Website	unece.org
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is an intergovernmental organization or a specialized body of the United Nations. The UNECE is one of five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in 1947 in order to promote economic cooperation and integration among its member states.

The commission is composed of 56 member states, most of which are based in Europe, as well as a few outside Europe. Its transcontinental Eurasian or non-European member states include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United States of America and Uzbekistan.^[1]