Transport
Introduction
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We work to promote sustainable transport which is safe, clean and competitive, through the development of freight and personal mobility by inland transport modes, by improving traffic safety, environmental performance, energy efficiency, inland transport security and efficient service provision in the transport sector.
In Focus
The 81st annual session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) was held from 19 to 22 February 2019, in Geneva with the participation of Transport Ministers from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, alongside 400 participants from 75 countries and several heads of inland transport organizations.
At the conclusion of the High-level policy segment Ministers, Vice Ministers and Heads of Delegations from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East adopted a resolution calling for the enhancement of cooperation, harmonization and integration in the era of transport digitalization and automation. The highlights of the session included the adoption of the ITC strategy until 2030, as well as the adoption of the text of a new Convention on passenger transport by rail, which will now be open for signature for all United Nations Member States.
Highlights
Pakistan acceded to the Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (map of contracting parties) and to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (map of contracting parties).
Poland, Romania and Belarus acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).
Lithuania acceded to the Convention on Road Traffic, 1949 (map of contracting parties).
United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund: Call for proposals of early harvest projects.
Finland acceded to the Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR), 2008 (map of contracting parties).
