Poland's contribution to the work of UNGEGN

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)

Conferences

Eleventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names (New York 2017)

Materials

Polish names of foreign buildings and other urban objects
NY2017_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 territories
E_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 inhabitants
names_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 dynamics
n0240518.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

UNGEGN sessions

Sessions (1967-2017)
During conferences and between conferences, usually every two years, UNGEGN sessions took place. A total of 30 sessions took place in this period

1. Geneva (1967)	11. Geneva (1984)	21. Berlin (2002)
2. New York (1970)	12. Geneva (1986)	22. New York (2004)
3. New York (1971)	13. Montreal (1987)	23. Vienna (2006)
4. London (1972)	14. Geneva (1989)	24. New York (2007)
5. New York (1973)	15. Geneva (1991)	25. Nairobi (2009)
6. New York (1975)	16. New York (1992)	26. Vienna (2011)
7. Athens (1977)	17. New York (1994)	27. New York (2012)
8. New York (1979)	18. Geneva (1996)	28. New York (2014)
9. New York (1981)	19. New York (1998)	29. Bangkok (2016)
10. Geneva (1982)	20. New York (2000)	30. New York (2017)

Sessions

3rd UNGEGN Session (New York 2023)

Materials

Report of Poland for the period 2021–2023
GEGN2_2023_68_CRP68.pdf 0.50MB List of English names of major geographical features situated in the territory of Poland
GEGN2_2023_69_CRP69.pdf 0.27MB Report of the Baltic Division
GEGN2_2023_67_CRP67.pdf 0.15MB

2nd UNGEGN Session (on-line 2021)

Materials

Second edition of the list of Polish geographical names of the world
GEGN2_2021_16_CRP16_13_List_Polish_exonyms.pdf 0.71MB New edition of the Polish list of official names of localities and their parts
GEGN2_2021_15_CRP15_14_List_official_names_localities.pdf 1.27MB Report of Poland for the period 2019-2021
GEGN2_2021_14_CRP14_4a_Poland.pdf 0.28MB

1st [31st] UNGEGN Session (New York 2019)

Materials

Updates to the Polish “Official list of names of countries and non self governing territories”
NY2019_List_country_names.pdf 0.25MB New edition of the list of Polish geographical names of the world
NY2019_List_Exonyms.pdf 0.20MB Report of Poland
NY2019_Report.pdf 0.27MB

29th UNGEGN Session (Bangkok 2016)

Materials

List of official names of localities in Poland (2015 edition)
Bangkok_List_of_official_names.pdf 0.88MB Glossary of Terms for the standardization of geographic names. The Polish edition
Bangkok_Polish_edition_of_glossary.pdf 0.23MB Geographical Names in Poland (poster)
Bangkok_Geographical_names_in_Poland.pdf 13.12MB

28th UNGEGN Session (New York 2014)

Materials

Detailed Terminographic Analysis of “Glossary of Terminology Used in the Standardization of Geographical Names”
ungegn28_wp38_terminographic_analysis.pdf 0.24MB New list of Polish geographical names of the world
ungegn28_wp64_list_of_exonyms.pdf 0.07MB Polish list of official names of localities and their parts
ungegn28_wp73_list_of_names_of_localities.pdf 0.04MB Report of Poland 2012-2014
ungegn28_report_of_poland.pdf 0.07MB

26th UNGEGN Session (Vienna 2011)

Materials

Minority place names in Poland
WP23_Minority_place_names.pdf 0.87MB Polish lists of geographical names of the World
WP24_Polish_lists.pdf 0.25MB Standardization of geographical names in Poland
WP25_Standardization_of_geographical_names.pdf 0.15MB National gazetteer of Poland: “Geographical names of Poland” Vol. 1. “Hydronyms”
WP26_National_gazetteer.pdf 1.58MB Toponymic guidelines of Poland for map editors and other users. Fourth revised edition
WP27_Toponymic_Guidelines.pdf 0.85MB Polish version of the UNGEGN brochure and resolutions
WP28_UNGEGN_brochure.pdf 0.02MB

23rd UNGEGN Session (Vienna 2006)

Materials

List of country names
gegn23wp8.pdf 0.01MB Problems with standardization of exonyms in Poland
gegn23wp9.pdf 0.03MB Toponymic guide. Collecting and elaborating geographical names
gegn23wp10.pdf 0.07MB Undertaking work on the publishing of a national gazetteer of Poland. Taking official publications of hydronyms as examples
gegn23wp11.pdf 0.02MB

22nd UNGEGN Session (New York 2004)

Materials

Names of countries, their capitals and inhabitants
gegn22wp16.pdf 0.01MB Toponymic guide collecting and elaborating geographical names
gegn22wp17.pdf 0.01MB Administrative division of Poland
gegn22wp18.pdf 0.01MB

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