UNGEGN conferences
The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) meets regularly at meetings, during which activities related to the standardization of geographical names are discussed. In the years 1967-2017, these meetings were held as conferences organized every 5 years and as sessions held between conferences (and short, technical ones during conferences).
In 2017, the UNGEGN reform took place, and as a result, the schedule of meetings was changed – now the UNGEGN meets every two years during sessions which are a combination of old conferences and sessions. The first session in this new mode took place in 2019 (New York) and the second in 2021 (on-line session).
Conferences (1967-2017)
United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names took place every 5 years on the basis of decisions taken by the UN Economic and Social Council. The conferences have adopted resolutions in the form of recommendations to the Council and UN member states.
Over a 50-year period, a total of 11 conferences took place:
| 1. Geneva (1967) | 7. New York (1998) |
| 2. London (1972) | 8. Berlin (2002) |
| 3. Athens (1977) | 9. New York (2007) |
| 4. Geneva (1982) | 10. New York (2012) |
| 5. Montreal (1987) | 11. New York (2017) |
| 6. New York (1992) |
Eleventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names (New York 2017)
Materials
Polish names of foreign buildings and other urban objectsNY2017_Names_of_buildings.pdf 0.38MB Rules of romanization of geographical names applied in Poland
NY2017_Romanization.pdf 0.24MB Report of Poland 2012-2017
NY2017_Report.pdf 0.27MB
Tenth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names (New York 2012)
Materials
Official list of names of countries and non-self-governing territoriesE_CONF101_44_official_list.pdf 0.30MB The new list of Polish geographical names of the world
E_CONF101_46_the_new_list.pdf 0.19MB National Register of Geographical Names
E_CONF101_102_national_register.pdf 0.12MB Report of Poland 2007-2012
E_CONF101_45_report_of_poland.pdf 0.17MB Minority place names in Poland
E_CONF101_CRP26_minority_place_names_in_poland.pdf 0.76MB
Ninth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names and 24th UNGEGN Session (New York 2007)
Materials
Names of countries, their capitals and inhabitantsnames_of_countries.pdf 0.89MB National gazetteer of Poland: “Geographical names of Poland” Vol. 1. “Hydronyms”
national_gazetteer.pdf 0.90MB Toponymic guidelines of Poland
ny_toponymic_guidelines.pdf 0.41MB Report of Poland 2002-2007
report_of_poland.pdf 0.16MB
Eighth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names and 21st UNGEGN Session (Berlin 2002)
Materials
Characteristic features of toponym objects and their dynamicsn0240518.pdf 0.02MB Adaptations of German place names in the Polish language
n0240560.pdf 0.13MB Toponymic guidelines of Poland for map editors and other users
n0240647.pdf 0.01MB Geographical names in a nation’s culture
n0240649.pdf 0.05MB Problems encountered in the standardization of names of waters
n0241006.pdf 0.06MB Report on work in the standardization of geographical names in Poland between 1998 and 2002
n0241148.pdf 0.07MB