28th Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
28 April to 2 May 2014, New York
UNGEGN 28 Resolution
At its 51st meeting, on 7 November 2013, the Economic and Social Council decided to hold the twenty-eighth session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names from 28 April to 2 May 2014, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. (Council decision 2013/257).
Note: The 28th UNGEGN session documents are available from the PaperSmart Portal
The official documentation and statements for the 28th Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names meetings are available electronically via the PaperSmart Portal.
(http://papersmart.unmeetings.org/en/ecosoc/ungegn/twenty-eighth-session).
GEGN Documents
- Provisional Agenda
- Documentation for the session
- Provisional agenda for the Eleventh Conference
- List of participants
- GEGN 28/4, Submitted by the Secretariat
- English
- List of documents (numerical order):
- GEGN 28/5/Rev.3, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Contact Information on National Geographical Names Authorities
- GEGN 28/7, Submitted by Canada
- English
- Resolutions adopted at the ten UNCSGN: 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012
- Resolutions from the 10th UNCSGN, 2012, New York
- Report of the Chairperson
- GEGN 28/10, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
- English
- Report of the UNGEGN Secretariat
- GEGN 28/11, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Organization of Work: (last update: 28 April 2014)
- GEGN 28/12/Rev.1, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Provisional Agenda for the 29th UNGEGN session
- Amendment to the rules of procedure of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- Draft Report
- Agenda item 1 - Adoption of the agenda
- Provisional Agenda
- Agenda item 2 - Report of the Chair
- Report of the Chairperson
- GEGN 28/10, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
- English
- Agenda item 3 - Report of the Secretariat of the Group of Experts
- Report of the UNGEGN Secretariat
- GEGN 28/11, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- English
- Agenda item 4 - Reports of the divisions
- Activities of Asia South-West Division (other than Arabic)
- W.P.3/4, Submitted by Asia South-West Division (other than Arabic) - Chair, Iran
- English
- Report of the China Division
- Report of the Dutch- and German-speaking Division
- W.P.18/4, Submitted by Dutch- and German-speaking Division- Chair, Germany
- English
- Report of the Norden Division
- W.P.24/4, Submitted by Norden Division- Chair, Denmark
- English
- Report of the Romano-Hellenic Division
- W.P.32/4, Submitted by Romano-Hellenic Division - Chair, Italy
- English
- Report of the Baltic Division
- Report of Eastern Europe, Northern And Central Asia Division
- Report of the United Kingdom Division
- W.P.58/4, Submitted by United Kingdom Division - Chair, United Kingdom
- English
- Informe de la División de América Latina
- W.P.59/4, Submitted by Latin America Division - Chair, Mexico
- Spanish
- Report of the East Central and South-East Europe Division (ECSEED)
- W.P.62/4, Submitted by Report of the East Central and South-East Europe Division (ECSEED) - Chair, Slovenia
- English
- Report of the South West Pacific Division
- W.P.63/4, Submitted by the South West Pacific Division - Chair, Malaysia
- English
- Report of the USA/Canada Division
- W.P.65/4, Submitted by the USA/Canada Division - Chair, Canada
- English
- Africa East Division report
- W.P.66/4, Submitted by the Africa East Division - Chair, Madagascar
- English
- Report of the Asia South-East (ASE) Division
- W.P.69/4, Submitted by the Asia South-East (ASE) Division - Chair, Philippines
- English
- Division de l'Afrique Centrale
- W.P.70/4, Submitted by the Division de l'Afrique Centrale - Chair, Cameroon
- French
- Arabic Division of experts on geographical names (ADEGN)
- W.P.74/4, Submitted by the Arabic Division - Chair, Jordan
- Arabic
- Africa South Division Report
- W.P.75/4, Submitted by the Africa South Division - Interim Chair, Botswana
- English
- Overview of the Division Reports
- W.P.77/4, Submitted for UNGEGN by Botolv Helleland, Norden Division / Norway
- English
- Agenda item 5 - Reports of the liaison officers and international organizations
- Report of the Liaison Officer, International Council of
Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)
- W.P.6/5, Submitted by UNGEGN Liaison with ICOS
- English
- Report on the toponymical activities of the International Cartographic Association 2012-2014
- W.P.34/5, Submitted by UNGEGN Liaison with ICA
- English
- ICANN Report
- W.P.72/5, Submitted by ICANN
- English
- The International Map Year 2015/2016
- W.P.76/5, Submitted by UNGEGN Liaison with ICA
- English
- Report by the International Hydrographic Organization
- CRP.1, Submitted by IHO
- English
- Agenda item 6 - Activities relating to the Task Team for Africa
- Activités du Task Team for Africa
- W.P.29/6, Submitted by the Task Team for Africa
- French
- Agenda item 7 - Implementation of resolutions and activities relating to the Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- Plain language and geographical names
- W.P27/7, Submitted by Finland
- English
- Normalisation des toponymes au Burkina Faso : Amorce d’une dynamique à promouvoir en Afrique de l’Ouest
- W.P.30/7, Submitted by Burkina Faso
- French
- UNGEGN and UNCSGN documents: availability on the UNGEGN website
- W.P.31/7, Submitted by Canada
- English
- Creation D’une Societe Savante Algerienne D’onomastique (CRASC)
- W.P.41/7, Submitted by Algeria
- French
- Plaidoyer Pour Une Creation D’une Nouvelle Division Geographico-Linguistique Pour L’afrique Du Nord
- Lack of implementation of the Place Name Act and of the Sámi Language Act in relation to Sami place names on road signs
- W.P.46/7, Submitted by Norway
- English
- Evaluation of the Tenth UNCSGN: A Review of the Questionnaire Survey Results
- W.P.47/7, Submitted by Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- English
- Institutional Frameworks for Managing Geographical Names in the Republic of Korea
- W.P.50/7, Submitted by Republic of Korea
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- W.P.52/7, Submitted by the Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- English
- Implementing the UNCSGN Resolutions
- W.P.55/7, Submitted by the Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- English
- Achievements and prospects towards the standardization of geographical names in Tunisia
- W.P.71/7, Submitted by Tunisia
- English
- Agenda item 8 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy
- Report UNGEGN Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy 2012-2014
- W.P.33/8, Submitted by the WG on Training Courses in Toponymy
- English
- Training Course jointly organized by the National Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology / Algeria, (CRASC) and the Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy / UNGEGN
- W.P.40/8, Submitted by Algeria
- French
- Outreach Activities for Promoting Use of Marine Geographical Names
- W.P.53/8, Submitted by Republic of Korea
- English
- Report of the Liaison officer with the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
- W.P.67/8, Submitted by UNGEGN Liaison with PAIGH
- English
- Agenda item 9 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers.
- Utilization and Provision of geographical Name Information on the Basic Map of Japan
- W.P.1/9, Submitted by Japan
- English
- Situación Y Avances En La Normalización De Los Nombres Geográficos En España
- W.P.2/9, Submitted by Spain
- Spanish
- Iranian National geographical names Database (Completing data and upgrading the web browser)
- W.P.5/9, Submitted by Iran
- English
- Egypt’s Geographical names database and gazetteer project
- W.P.7/9, Submitted by Egypt
- Arabic
- Place-names changes in connection with administrative reforms in the Austrian province of Styria
- W.P.12/9, Submitted by Austria
- English
- Research results from the onomastic project “WippDigital − GIS-supported field name research in the Wipptal-area
- W.P.15/9, Submitted by Austria
- English
- Crowdsourcing and GIS-based Methods in a Field Name survey in Tyrol (Austria)
- W.P.16/9, Submitted by Austria
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers 2012-2014
- W.P.19/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
- English
- Discussion Forum of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers – a status report
- W.P.20/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers –
- English
- Open Data activities in Germany
- W.P.21/9, Submitted by Germany
- English
- Status Report on the EuroGeoNames (EGN) Project –Implementing a sustainable services infrastructure within the European Location Framework (E.L.F.)
- W.P.22/9, Submitted by EuroGeoNames
- English
- The databases of the geographical names in the service of the toponymy and the national immaterial patrimony
- Toponymic Databases in the Republic of Korea
- W.P.48/9, Submitted by Republic of Korea
- English
- A New Geographical Name Sejong for the Multifunctional Administrative City in the Republic of Korea
- W.P.49/9, Submitted by Republic of Korea
- English
- Collection of Marine Geographical Names in the Republic of Korea
- W.P.54/9, Submitted by Republic of Korea
- English
- UNGEGN World Geographical Names Database
- W.P.56/9, Submitted by Canada
- English
- Polish list of official names of localities and their parts
- W.P.73/9, Submitted by Poland
- English
- Actualización Del Procedimiento General Para La Publicación Y Circulación De Mapas Y Otras Publicaciones Con Referencias A Toponimia En El Territorio De Chile
- Agenda item 10 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Toponymic Terminology
- Detailed Terminographic Analysis of Glossary of Terminology Used in the Standardization of Geographical Names
- W.P.38/10, Submitted by Poland
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Terminology
- W.P.44/10, Submitted by the WG on Toponymic Terminology
- English
- Agenda item 11 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Romanization Systems
- Romanization of Iranian geographical names (Implementation in the national and international level)
- W.P.4/11, Submitted by Iran
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Romanization Systems
- W.P.8/11, Submitted by the WG on Romanization Systems
- English
- Agenda item 12 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Country Names
- UNGEGN List of Country Names
- W.P.60/12., Submitted by the Working Group on Country Names
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Country Names
- W.P.61/12, Submitted by the Working Group on Country Names
- English
- Agenda item 13 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Publicity and Funding
- Report of the Working Group on Publicity and Funding
- W.P.25/13, Submitted by the WG on Publicity and Funding
- English
- Vers une Journée des noms géographiques
- Agenda item 14 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Exonyms
- The Quest for Definitions , Proceedings of the 14th UNGEGN Working Group on Exonyms Meeting, Corfu, 23-25 May 2013
- W.P.11/14, Submitted by the WG on Exonyms
- English
- Report of the Working Group on Exonyms
- W.P.13/14, Submitted by the WG on Exonyms
- English
- A gazetteer of Finnish Exonyms
- New list of Polish geographical names of the world
- W.P.64/14, Submitted by Poland
- English
- Agenda item 15 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Pronunciation
- The Current Research Situation of Variant Pronunciations of Chinese Geographical Names
- Agenda item 16 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage
- Digitalization of the Franciscan Cadastral Survey (1817-1861) in Austria
- W.P.17/16, Submitted by Austria
- English
- Map of North Frisia, Germany, Nordfriislon – Nordfrisland - Nordfriesland
- W.P.57/16, Submitted by Germany
- English
- The conflict of official and private spelling of place names
- W.P.68/16, Submitted by Norway
- English
- Agenda item 17 - Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors for international use
- Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, for international use – Report of the Coordinator
- W.P.14/17, Submitted by the Coordinator, Toponymic Guidelines
- English
- Updating Of Toponymic Guidelines For Map Editors And Other Editors
- W.P.23/17, Submitted by Norway
- English
- Updating Of Toponymic Guidelines For Map Editors And Other Editors
- W.P.28/17, Submitted by Finland
- English
- Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors for international use
- Agenda item 18- Other toponymic issues organizations
- The Standardization of Geographical Names in Brazil: Some Challenges and Accomplishments
- W.P.39/18, Submitted by Brazil
- English | Powerpoint presentation
- The present and prospective status of place name research
- W.P.43/18, Submitted by Norway
- English
- International Seminar on Sea Names, 2013
- W.P.51/18, Submitted by Republic of Korea
- English
- Agenda item 19 -Preparation for the Eleventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
- Provisional agenda for the Eleventh Conference
- Agenda item 20 -Provisional agenda for the twenty-ninth session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- Report of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names on its twenty-eighth session, and the dates, venue and provisional agenda for the twenty-ninth session
List of documents by agenda item
* Please be informed that the technical reports submitted by regional entities and member states are not reviewed or edited by the Secretariat. These reports facilitate the technical discussion of the subject matters on the agenda and help clarify technical issues. The contents of the reports does not reflect the position of the United Nations Secretariat.
The designations employed and the presentation of material does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, city or area, or of its authorities, concerning the appellation of places, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
