23rd Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
28 March - 4 April 2006, Vienna, Austria
Documents
- Report of the Session
- Provisional Agenda
- Documentation for the session
- Statute and Rules of Procedure of the UNGEGN
- GEGN/23/3, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Provisional List of Participants
- GEGN/23/4, Submitted by the Secretariat
- English
- List of Documents
- GEGN/23/5, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Provisional Agenda for the Ninth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
- GEGN/23/6, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat - Agenda item 21
- English
- Addresses of Experts on Geographical Names
- GEGN/23/7, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Resolutions adopted at the Eight United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names: 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2002
- Resolutions from the Eighth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, 2002, Berlin
- GEGN/23/9 , Submitted by UNGEGN Chair and UNGEGN Secretariat - Agenda item 19
- English
- Report of the Chairperson
- GEGN/23/10, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson - Agenda item 3
- English
- Report of the UNGEGN Secretariat
- GEGN/23/11, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat - Agenda item 4
- English
- List of documents according to Agenda item
- GEGN/23/12, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Provisional agenda for the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- GEGN/23/13 (as extracted from last page of Rpt. E/2006/57), Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat - Agenda item 21
- English
- A Swedish publication on the work of the UNGEGN
- W.P.1, Submitted by Sweden - Agenda item 12
- English
- Which Countries have a National Authority for Geographical Names? Information from the 8th UN Conference, 2002, with later additions
- W.P.2, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson - Agenda item 3
- English
- Contact information for National Geographical Names Authorities
- W.P.3, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson - Agenda item 3
- English
- La Recopilación, Normalización y Registro de los Nombres Geográficos en México
- W.P.4, Submitted by México - Agenda item 5
- Spanish
- Exonyms, Endonyms and Traditional Names
- W.P.5, Submitted by Israel - Agenda item 9
- English
- A Basic Model for Pronunciation Guides
- W.P.6, Submitted by Israel - Agenda item 15
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Terminology
- W.P.7, Submitted by Working Group on Toponymic Terminology - Israel - Agenda item 9
- English
- List of Country Names
- W.P.8, Submitted by Poland - Agenda item 11
- English
- Problems with standardization of exonyms in Poland
- W.P.9, Submitted by Poland - Agenda item 14
- English
- Toponymic Guide Collecting and Elaborating Geographical Names
- W.P.10, Submitted by Poland - Agenda item 8
- English
- Undertaking work on the publishing of a national gazetteer of Poland taking official publications of hydronyms as examples
- W.P.11, Submitted by Poland - Agenda item 8
- English
- Norma NTG 07-005, Para La Normalización Registro De Los Nobres Geográficos Continentals e Insulares De México
- W.P.12, Submitted by Mexico - Agenda item 18
- Spanish
- Proyecto Nombres Geográficos Del Brasil
- W.P.13, Submitted by Brazil - Agenda item 8
- Spanish
- Geographical names in various languages
- W.P.14, Submitted by Norway - Agenda item 19
- English
- Africa South Division Report For the Twenty Third Session of the UNGEGN
- W.P.15, Submitted by Africa South Division - Mozambique - Agenda item 5
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Country Names
- W.P.16, Submitted by Working Group on Country Names - USA - Agenda item 11
- English
- Report of the Pan American Institute of Geography & History (PAIGH)
- W.P.17, Submitted by PAIGH - USA - Agenda item 6
- English
- Report of the Council of Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA)
- W.P.18, Submitted by COGNA - USA - Agenda item 6
- English
- The Geographic Names Information System of the United States of America
- W.P.19, Submitted by USA - Agenda item 8
- English
- The USA/Canada Division
- W.P.20, Submitted by USA/Canada Division - Agenda item 5
- English
- Compte rendu d'activité de la division francophone (2004-2006)
- W.P.21, Submitted by French-speaking Division - France - Agenda item 5
- French
- Toponomy of Mongolian geographical names
- W.P.22, Submitted by Mongolia - Agenda item 18
- English
- World Gazetteer in Ukraine
- Mozambique (Africa South Division) Report on Training Courses
- W.P.24, Submitted by Africa South Division - Mozambique - Agenda item 7
- English
- Report of the United Kingdom Division
- W.P.25, Submitted by United Kingdom Division - UK - Agenda item 5
- English
- Turkey National Report
- W.P.26, Submitted by Romano-Hellenic Division - Turkey - Agenda item 5
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Publicity and Funding
- W.P.27, Submitted by United Kingdom - Agenda item 12
- English
- Identifying Funding for Geographical Names Projects
- W.P.28, Submitted by Working Group on Publicity and Funding - UK - Agenda item 12
- English
- Commemorative Naming - Possibilities and Problems. An inquiry concerning UN Resolution VIII/2 and the work of UNGEGN
- W.P.29, Submitted by Sweden - Agenda item 19
- English
- Report of the Baltic Division (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
- W.P.30, Submitted by Baltic Division-Lithuania - Agenda item 5
- English
- Possible research topics to be undertaken by the Advisory Committee on Nomenclature, Policy, and Research
- Canadian Geographical Names Service - update
- Geographical Names of Canada Web site
- Promotion of Geographical Names Used by Minority Groups and Aboriginal People in Quebec, Canada (Translation of "Promotion des noms géographiques utilisés par les groupes minoritaires et les autochtones du Québec, Canada")
- Commemorative Naming Guidelines
- Workshop on field work in Nunavut, Canada
- The value of pronunciation of geographical names on web sites in Canada
- The Database of French language exonyms (Translation of " La base de données des exonymes de langue française ")
- Internet-based Toponymy Course (Translation of "Cours de toponymie sur Internet")
- UNGEGN List of Country Names (Draft Version)
- W.P.40, Submitted by Working Group on Country Names - United States of America - Agenda item 11
- English
- Report of the Convenor of the Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy 2004-2006
- W.P.41, Submitted by Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy - Netherlands - Agenda item 7
- English
- Report of Geonames 2005, the UNGEGN-DGSD International Conference on Minority Names, Indigenous Names and Multilingual Areas
- W.P.42, Submitted by Netherlands - Agenda item 16
- English
- La Terminologie Toponymique Du Gabon
- W.P.43, Submitted by Gabon - Agenda item 9
- French
- Supplementary Field Collection of Saami Names in Finland
- W.P.44, Submitted by Finland - Agenda item 16
- English
- Commemorative naming practices in Helsinki, Finland
- W.P.45, Submitted by Finland - Agenda item 19
- English
- Updating of Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and Other Editors, Finland
- W.P.46, Submitted by Finland - Agenda item 17
- English
- Report of the Norden Division with 2 Appendices (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden)
- W.P.47, Submitted by Norden Division - Finland - Agenda item 5
- English
- A Subdivision of Europe into Larger Regions by Cultural Criteria
- W.P.48, Submitted by Austria - Agenda item 18
- English
- EuroGeoNames (EGN) - Developing a European Geographical Names Infrastructure and Services
- W.P.49, Submitted by Germany - Agenda item 8
- English
- Survey/Inventory on European Geographical Names (SI-EGN)
- W.P.50, Submitted by Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers - Germany - Agenda item 8
- English
- Geographical names in the German coastal area
- W.P.51, Submitted by Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers - Germany - Agenda item 8
- English
- UNGEGN brochure now available in German
- W.P.52, Submitted by Germany - Agenda item 12
- English
- Report on the UNGEGN liaison with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- W.P.53, Submitted by SCAR Liaison - Germany - Agenda item 6
- English
- Status Report on the promotion of minority and indigenous geographical names in the Federal Republic of Germany
- W.P.54, Submitted by Germany - Agenda item 16
- English
- The United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names . Looking to the future
- W.P.55, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson - Agenda item 20
- English
- Database of Geographical Names by Administrative District over the Past 100 Years
- W.P.56, Submitted by Japan - Agenda item 9
- English
- Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and other Editors
- W.P.57, Submitted by Japan - Agenda item 17
- English
- List of Country Names
- W.P.58, Submitted by Iran - Agenda item 11
- English
- National Activities in Standardization of Geographical Names
- W.P.59, Submitted by Asia South-West Division (other then Arabic) - Iran - Agenda item 5
- English
- National Geographical Names Data Base
- W.P.60, Submitted by Iran - Agenda item 8
- English
- Historical, Geographical and Legal Validity of the Name: Persian Gulf
- W.P.61, Submitted by Iran - Agenda item 14
- English
- Transcription Procedure for Iranian Toponymic Items
- W.P.62, Submitted by Iran - Agenda item 10
- English
- Protection of Geographical Names Culture in China
- W.P.63, Submitted by China - Agenda item 16
- English
- Report of the China Division
- W.P.64, Submitted by China Division - China - Agenda item 5
- English
- China Actively Developing the Management and Service of Informationization on Geographical Names
- W.P.65, Submitted by China - Agenda item 8
- English
- Software for the Service and Management of Information of Administrative Regions and Geographical Names
- W.P.66, Submitted by China - Agenda item 8
- English
- 4th Meeting of the Working Group on Exonyms Ljubljana, Slovenia, 19th - 20th May 2005
- W.P.67, Submitted by Working Group on Exonyms - Austria - Agenda item 14
- English
- Report of the Dutch- and German-speaking Division (DGSD)
- W.P.68, Submitted by Dutch- and German-speaking Division - Austria - Agenda item 5
- English
- "Mehrzweckkarte" ("Multipurpose Map") - The Digital City Map of Vienna
- W.P.69, Submitted by Austria - Agenda item 8
- English
- International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)
- W.P.70, Submitted by ICOS Liaison - Austria - Agenda item 6
- English
- Statistik Austria "GAZETTEER 2001"
- W.P.71, Submitted by Austria - Agenda item 8
- English
- Abstract of Endonymic Minority Names in the Province of Burgenland, Austria
- W.P.72, Submitted by Austria - Agenda item 16
- English
- Geographical Names as an Editorial Problem
- W.P.73, Submitted by Austria - Agenda item 14
- English
- Report of Sudan
- W.P.74, Submitted by Arabic Division, Sudan - Agenda item 5
- English
- Transposition of the Austrian Maps into the UTM-System
- W.P.75, Submitted by Austria - Agenda item 18
- English
- Toponymic Guidelines for Map and other Editors, for international use, Austria
- W.P.76, Submitted by Austria - Agenda item 17
- English
- Situación Actual del Nomenclator Geografico Conciso de España
- W.P.77, Submitted by Spain - Agenda item 8
- Spanish
- Normas de Toponimia del Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- W.P.78, Submitted by Spain - Agenda item 17
- Spanish
- Nombres de Países en España
- W.P.79, Submitted by Spain - Agenda item 11
- Spanish
- Report of Division of Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia
- W.P.80, Submitted by Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia Division - Russian Federation - Agenda item 5
- English
- Harmonisation Des Listes De Noms De Pays De Plusieurs Organismes Nationaux Travaux en 2005
- W.P.81, Submitted by France - Agenda item 11
- French
- U.S Board on Geographic Names Collection and Dissemination of Indigenous Names
- W.P.82, Submitted by USA - Agenda item 16
- English
- List of Czech Exonyms
- W.P.83, Submitted by Czech Republic - Agenda item 14
- English
- Geonames - The digital database of the geographic names of the Czech Republic
- W.P.84, Submitted by Czech Republic - Agenda item 8
- English
- Report of the East Central and South-East Europe Division (with annexes from Hungary, Poland and Ukraine)
- W.P.85, Submitted by East Central and South-East Europe Division - Czech Republic - Agenda item 5
- English
- Revision of the Norwegian Place-Names Act
- W.P.86, Submitted by Norway - Agenda item 18
- English
- Divisional Report, UNGEGN, Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division
- Report of Algeria
- W.P.88, Submitted by Arabic Division - Algeria - Agenda item 5
- English
- Thailand Report on Geographical Names for the Period 2004 - 2005 for the Twenty-third Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- W.P.89, Submitted by Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division - Thailand - Agenda item 5
- English
- Report on the Production of the South East Asia South West Pacific Division Map
- W.P.90, Submitted by Australia - Agenda item 8
- English
- Report by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- W.P.91, Submitted by IHO - Agenda item 6
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Pronunciation
- W.P.92 , Submitted by Working Group on Pronunciation - Ireland - Agenda item 15
- English
- Report of East Asia Division (other than China)
- W.P.93, Submitted by East Asia Division (other then China) - Republic of Korea - Agenda item 5
- English
- Summary Report of UNGEGN Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- W.P.94, Submitted by Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation - Republic of Korea - Agenda item 13
- English
- Romanization of Korean
- W.P.95, Submitted by Republic of Korea - Agenda item 10
- English
- Report of Africa East Division
- W.P.96 , Submitted by Africa East Division - Sudan - Agenda item 5
- English
- A- La Principauté d'Andorre - Présentation du Cadre Géographique et Institutionnel
- W.P.97, Submitted by French-speaking Division - Andorra - Agenda item 5
- French
- Report by the Convenor of the Working Group on Romanization Systems
- W.P.98, Submitted by Working Group on Romanization Systems - Estonia - Agenda item 10
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers for the period 2004-2006
- W.P.99, Submitted by Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers - Agenda item 8
- English
- Analyses of all Geographical names Standardized since 2000
- W.P.100, Submitted by South Africa - Agenda item 8
- English
- Capacity Building and Awareness Campaign (South Africa)
- W.P.101, Submitted by South Africa - Agenda item 13
- English
- Report of the UNGEGN Working Group on the Promotion of Indigenous and Minority Group Place Names
- W.P.102, Submitted by Working Group on the Promotion of Indigenous and Minority Group Place Names - Australia - Agenda item 16
- English
- Standardization of geographical names in the Republic of Korea
- CRP.1, Submitted by Republic of Korea - Agenda item 8
- English
- Cancelled
- CRP.2
- English
- Database of official changes in geographical names in the Russian Federation
- CRP.3, Submitted by Russian Federation - Agenda item 8
- English
- Development of State Catalogue of geographical names in the Russian Federation
- CRP.4, Submitted by Russian Federation - Agenda item 8
- English
- Information of the Working Group on Geographical Names of the Interstate Council for Geodesy, Cartography, Cadastre and Remote Control of the Earth established by the CIS state-members
- CRP.5, Submitted by Russian Federation - Agenda item 6
- English
- Application of the transliteration system of the Cyrillic Alphabet with the Roman characters (GOST 83) in the Russian Federation
- CRP.6, Submitted by Russian Federation - Agenda item 10
- English
- International Seminar on the Naming of Seas in 2005
- CRP.7, Submitted by Republic of Korea - Agenda item 5
- English
- The National Council for Geographical Names in Sudan; see WP 74 for Arabic version
- CRP.8, Submitted by Sudan - Agenda item 18
- English
- Informe de la Division de América Latina
- CRP.9, Submitted by Latin America Division - Agenda item 5
- Spanish
- Report of the Arabic Division - UAE
- CRP.10, Submitted by United Arab Emirates - Agenda item 5
- English
- Report of the Romano-Hellenic Division
- CRP.11, Submitted by Romano-Hellenic Division - Agenda item 5
- English
- Standard Lebanese geographic names romanization rules
- CRP.12, Submitted by Lebanon - Agenda item 10
- English
- Jordan's activities in the field of geographical names (Annex to Arabic Division Report)
- CRP.13, Submitted by Jordan - Agenda item 5
- English
- Geographical names index in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- CRP.14, Submitted by Jordan - Agenda item 8
- English
- Training Course in Toponymy, Vienna, 16-27 March 2006
- CRP.15, Submitted by Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy - Netherlands - Agenda item 7
- English
- Report of the International Geographical Union
- CRP.16, Submitted by IGU - Agenda item 6
- English
- Country Report - Malaysia
- CRP.17, Submitted by Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division - Malaysia - Agenda item 5
- English
- Video on the South Africa Geographical Names Council and its activities
- CRP.18, Submitted by South Africa - Agenda item 12
- English
- Sobre los Progresos Realizados en Materia de Normalizacion de Nombres Geográficos
- CRP.19, Submitted by Argentina - Agenda item 5
- Spanish
- Digital Environment for Geographical Names
- CRP.20, Submitted by Norway - Agenda item 18
- English
Other Documents
- Press Release
- UNIS/INF/132, 27 March 2006
- Press Release
- UNIS/INF/136, 4 April 2006
