The documents and country statements of the 29th Session of UNGEGN are available from the links below;
Documents
- Report of UNGEGN on its 29th Session
- Documentation for the Session
- List of participants
- GEGN 29/4/Rev.1, Submitted by the Secretariat
English
- GEGN 29/4/Rev.1, Submitted by the Secretariat
- List of Documents - numerical order
- GEGN 29/5/Rev.4, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
English
- GEGN 29/5/Rev.4, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- Contact Information on National Geographical Names Authorities
- GEGN 29/7/Rev.1, Submitted by Canada
English
- GEGN 29/7/Rev.1, Submitted by Canada
- 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 UNGEGN Secretariat
- GEGN 29/11, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
English
- GEGN 29/11, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- Statute and Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- GEGN 29/13, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
English
- GEGN 29/13, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
- Informal paper circulated by the Rapporteur, containing draft decisions
English
List of documents by agenda item
(click on agenda item in left column)
Note:
* 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.
Agenda item 1 - Adoption of the agenda and of the provisional program of work
Agenda item 2 - Report of the Chair
- Report of the Chair
- GEGN 29/10, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
English
- GEGN 29/10, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
- UNGEGN Operational Modalities
- WP67/2, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
English Powerpoint
- WP67/2, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
Agenda item 3 - UNGEGN Secretariat
- Report of the UNGEGN Secretariat
- GEGN 29/10, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
English
- GEGN 29/10, Submitted by UNGEGN Chairperson
Agenda item 4 - Reports of the divisions
- Rapport de la division francophone
- W.P.1/4, Submitted French-speaking division, Chair, France
English with summary French
- W.P.1/4, Submitted French-speaking division, Chair, France
- Report of the Baltic Division
- Africa South Division
- W.P.23/4/Rev.1, Submitted by Africa South Division, Chair, Botswana
English
- W.P.23/4/Rev.1, Submitted by Africa South Division, Chair, Botswana
- Report of the Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia Division
- Abstract Achievements of the Arab Division of Experts on Geographical Names During the last two years 2014/2015
- W.P.31/4/Rev.1, Submitted by Arabic Division, Chair, Jordan
Arabic English Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Presentation
- W.P.31/4/Rev.1, Submitted by Arabic Division, Chair, Jordan
- Report of the Asia South-East (ASE) Division
- W.P.32/4, Submitted by Asia South-East (ASE) Division, Chair, Philippines
English
- W.P.32/4, Submitted by Asia South-East (ASE) Division, Chair, Philippines
- Africa Central Division
- W.P.34/4, Submitted by Africa Central Division, Chair, Cameroun
French
- W.P.34/4, Submitted by Africa Central Division, Chair, Cameroun
- Report of the East Central and South-East Europe Division (ECSEED)
- W.P.35/4, Submitted by East Central and South-East Europe Division, Chair, Slovenia
French
- W.P.35/4, Submitted by East Central and South-East Europe Division, Chair, Slovenia
- Report of the Dutch- and German-speaking Division
- W.P.36/4, Submitted by Dutch-and German-speaking Division, Chair, Germany
French
- W.P.36/4, Submitted by Dutch-and German-speaking Division, Chair, Germany
- Report of the United Kingdom Division
- W.P.41/4, Submitted by United Kingdom Division, Chair, United Kingdom
French
- W.P.41/4, Submitted by United Kingdom Division, Chair, United Kingdom
- Report of the China Division
- Report of the Africa East Division Report
- W.P.47/4, Submitted by Africa East Division, Chair, Madagascar
English
- W.P.47/4, Submitted by Africa East Division, Chair, Madagascar
- Report of the Romano-Hellenic Division
- W.P.49/4, Submitted by Romano-Hellenic Division, Chair, Italy
English
- W.P.49/4, Submitted by Romano-Hellenic Division, Chair, Italy
- Informe de la División de América Latina
- Report of the Portuguese-speaking Division
- W.P.68/4, Submitted by Portuguese-speaking Division, Chair, Mozambique
English
- W.P.68/4, Submitted by Portuguese-speaking Division, Chair, Mozambique
- Report of the USA/Canada Division
- W.P.69/4, Submitted by USA/Canada Division, Chair, United States of America
English
- W.P.69/4, Submitted by USA/Canada Division, Chair, United States of America
- Overview and synthesis of the information contained in the Division reports
- W.P.76/4/Rev.2, Submitted for UNGEGN by Catherine Cheetham, United Kingdom
English Presentation
- W.P.76/4/Rev.2, Submitted for UNGEGN by Catherine Cheetham, United Kingdom
- Report of Norden Division
- W.P.77/4/Rev.1, Submitted for Norden Division, Chair, Denmark
English
- W.P.77/4/Rev.1, Submitted for Norden Division, Chair, Denmark
- Report of Asia South-West Division
- W.P.83/4, Submitted Asia South-West Division, Chair, Islamic Republic of Iran
English
- W.P.83/4, Submitted Asia South-West Division, Chair, Islamic Republic of Iran
Agenda item 5 - Reports of the liaison officers and international organizations.
Agenda item 6 - Activities of the Task Team for Africa.
- Task Team for Africa
- W.P.4/6, Submitted by the Task Team for Africa
French
- W.P.4/6, Submitted by the Task Team for Africa
Agenda item 7 - Implementation of resolutions and activities relating to the Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- Création d'une nouvelle division qui regroupe les pays d'Afrique du Nord et les pays du Sahel
- W.14/7, Submitted by Task Team for Africa
English with summary French
- W.14/7, Submitted by Task Team for Africa
- UNGEGN and UNCSGN documents on the UNGEGN website – the status quo
- W.P.20/7, Submitted by Canada
English
- W.P.20/7, Submitted by Canada
- Evaluation of the Twenty-eighth Session of the UNGEGN: A Review of the Questionnaire Survey Results
- W.P.60/7, Submitted by Republic of Korea
English
- W.P.60/7, Submitted by Republic of Korea
- Report of the Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- W.P.63/7, Submitted by Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
English
- W.P.63/7, Submitted by Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation
- South African Geographical Names
- W.P.73/7, Submitted by South Africa
English Powerpoint
- W.P.73/7, Submitted by South Africa
Agenda item 8 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy
- Report of the Liaison officer with the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
- W.P.30/8, Submitted by UNGEGN Liaison with PAIGH
English
- W.P.30/8, Submitted by UNGEGN Liaison with PAIGH
- Toponymy workshop of Tunis: A road map to orient the activities of the national committee of toponymy
- W.P.33/8, Submitted by Tunisia
English
- W.P.33/8, Submitted by Tunisia
- Important achievement after the training of trainers in toponymy in Madagascar
- W.P.48/8, Submitted by Africa East Division, Chair, Madagascar
English
- W.P.48/8, Submitted by Africa East Division, Chair, Madagascar
- Report on the production of an UNGEGN Toponymy manual
- W.P.51/8, Submitted by WG on Training Courses in Toponymy
English Presentation
- W.P.51/8, Submitted by WG on Training Courses in Toponymy
- Report UNGEGN Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy 2014-2016
- W.P.53/8, Submitted by WG on Training Courses in Toponymy
English
- W.P.53/8, Submitted by WG on Training Courses in Toponymy
Agenda item 9 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
- NormalizacÃon de los Nombres Geográficos en España
- Old German Place-Name Gazetteer of Austria and South Tyrol
- W.P.5/9, Submitted by Austria
English
- W.P.5/9, Submitted by Austria
- Historical-etymological Gazetteer of Salzburg Place Names
- W.P.6/9, Submitted by Austria
English
- W.P.6/9, Submitted by Austria
- List of official names of localities in Poland (2015 edition)
- W.P.18/9, Submitted by Poland
English
- W.P.18/9, Submitted by Poland
- UNGEGN World Geographical Names Database: an update
- Geographical Names database in Slovenia
- W.P.25/9, Submitted by Slovenia
English
- W.P.25/9, Submitted by Slovenia
- The renewed Geogrpahic Names Register of the National Land Survey of Finland
- W.P.27/9, Submitted by Finland
English
- W.P.27/9, Submitted by Finland
- Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers 2014-2016
- W.P.37/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
English
- W.P.37/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
- Online Discussion Forum of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers – a status report
- Provision of an INSPIRE -conform web service for Geographical Names in Germany
- W.P.39/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
English
- W.P.39/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
- Status Report on the EuroGeoNames (EGN) transition to the GeoLocator service in the European Location Project (ELF)
- W.P.40/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
English
- W.P.40/9, Submitted by WG on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
Agenda item 10 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Toponymic Terminology
- Proposition de définition de nouveau termes pour le glossaire terminologique
- W.P.3/10/Rev.1, Submitted by Task Team for Africa
French English with summary
- W.P.3/10/Rev.1, Submitted by Task Team for Africa
Agenda item 11 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Romanization Systems
Agenda item 12 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Country Names
- Exonyms and endonyms in country names used in Brazil
- W.P.57/12., Submitted by Brazil
English Presentation
- W.P.57/12., Submitted by Brazil
- Names of Countries as Presented on Web Sites of UN Specialized Agencies
- W.P.74/12, Submitted by USA
English
- W.P.74/12, Submitted by USA
Agenda item 13 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Publicity and Funding
Agenda item 14 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Exonyms
Agenda item 15 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Pronunciation
- UNGEGN involvement in the dealing with pronunciation aspects of geographical names
Agenda item 16 - Activities relating to the Working Group on Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage
- Place-Name Changes
- W.P.10/16, Submitted by Joint IGU/ICA Commission on Toponymy
English
- W.P.10/16, Submitted by Joint IGU/ICA Commission on Toponymy
- Slovene field and house names in Carinthia [Kärnten]
- W.P.11/16, Submitted by Austria
English
- W.P.11/16, Submitted by Austria
- Digitalisation of the Names Archive
- W.P.28/16, Submitted by Finland
English
- W.P.28/16, Submitted by Finland
- The Cultural Heritage Protection of Chinese Geographical Names
- Report of the Working Group on Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage
- W.P.56/16, Submitted by WG on Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage
English
- W.P.56/16, Submitted by WG on Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage
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.13/17, Submitted by the Coordinator, Toponymic Guidelines
English
- W.P.13/17, Submitted by the Coordinator, Toponymic Guidelines
- Updating of Toponymic guidelines for map editors and other editors
- W.P.29/17, Submitted by Finland
English
- W.P.29/17, Submitted by Finland
- Toponymic Guidelines (South Africa)
- W.P.54/17, Submitted by the the Coordinator, Toponymic Guidelines
English with summary English
- W.P.54/17, Submitted by the the Coordinator, Toponymic Guidelines
- Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors For International Use, Republic of Korea (Second Edition, 2015)
- W.P.58/17, Submitted by Republic of Korea
English
- W.P.58/17, Submitted by Republic of Korea
Agenda item 18- Other toponymic issues organizations
Agenda item 19 -Preparation for the Eleventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
Agenda item 20 -Review of the statute of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- Review of the statute of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- W.P.55/20, Submitted by Sweden
English
- W.P.55/20, Submitted by Sweden
Agenda item 21 - Date, Venue and Provisional Agenda for the Thirtieth Session of the Group of Experts
- Provisional agenda for the thirtieth session
- GEGN 29/6, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
English
- GEGN 29/6, Submitted by UNGEGN Secretariat
Other Documents
- About the venue
- Opening ceremony
- Opening speech, by Major General Suppalert Chaichana, Deputy Director of Royal Thai Survey Department
- Welcome Statement, by Major General Suppalert Chaichana, Deputy Director of Royal Thai Survey Department
- Opening Statement, Stefan Schweinfest, Director, United Nations Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Special presentations
- Innovation in Naming: Case Studies and challenges for geographic names in 2016, by Patrick Jones
- Progress and challenges of space technology applications in Asia and the Pacific, by Tae Hyung Kim
- The Power of Place and Place Names - UN-GGIM and UNGEGN, by Stefan Schweinfest
- 3 word addresses as a global location reference system, by Steven Ramage
- Side events
- Press releases
- Exhibition
- Fun Activity: Where in the World?
- Invitation to exhibit and registration sign-up sheet
- Austria: Confirmation of the Definitions
- Austria: Place-name Changes
- Austria: Criteria for the Use of Exonyms
- Brazil: The Lexical Contribution of Geogrpahical Names
- Brazil: ICC2015 in Rio de Janeiro and The Pre-Conference Symposium
- Botswana : Geographical Names
- Botswana : Historical Migration
- Chile: Capture of Geographic Names in Chilean Island Territory
- Egypt: Census of the Century
- France: Formation et expertise en toponymie dans le monde francophone
- Germany: Map of geographical regions of Germany at 1:1 000 000 scale
- Indonesia: Validation Survey of Small Islands Naming in Indonesia
- Indonesia: Toponym Standardization in Indonesia
- Indonesia: Bulletin
- Poland: Geographical Names in Poland
- Republic of Korea: Geographical Names of the Zodiac of the Year: A Public Awareness Program
- Tunisia: Toponymic Workshop
- UNGEGN-ICA: Web Course Toponymy
- Statements - Agenda item 12: Activities relating to the Working Group on Country Names