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We work to facilitate the international movement of persons and goods by inland transport modes and improve competitiveness, safety, energy efficiency and security in the transport sector taking into account environmental protection to levels that reduce adverse environmental impact of transport activities and contribute effectively to sustainable development.

Topics:

 Transport Facilitation and Security
Intelligent Transport Systems
Global warming and transport
Transport, Health, Environment (THE PEP)

Transport Infrastructure Development
Road Traffic Safety
Gender and transport
Transport Economics
Capacity Building

 

 Specialized areas: Transport of Dangerous Goods and Vehicle Regulations


News and Events

UNECE calls for renewed efforts to increase inland transport security

Ukraine joins Dangerous Goods Agreement for inland waterways

Delayed entry into force of amendment 6 of the AETR Agreement

Round Table on Supply Chain Challenges for National Competitiveness through Transport

UNECE appeal for political commitment to road safety - Global Ministerial in Moscow

Meetings 2010

10 - 12 February - Working Party on the Standardization of Technical and Safety Requirements in Inland Navigation) (WP.3) (36th)
15 - 17 February - Working Party on Noise (GRB) (51st)
22 February - Bureau of the Inland Transport Committee
23 - 25 February - Inland Transport Committee (72nd)
26 February - Bureau of the Inland Transport Committee
8 March - Administrative Committee for the Coordination of Work (WP.29/AC.2) (102nd)
9 - 12 March - World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) (150th) and Administrative Executive Committees of the Agreements (AC.1, AC.3, AC.4)
16 - 17 March - Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics (WP.24) (53rd)
22 - 24 March - Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) (59th)
22 - 26 March - Joint Meeting of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the RID Safety Committee (WP.15/AC.1) (to be held in Bern)
26 March - Group of Expert on Unified Railway Law

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Upcoming Events
72nd session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) (23 - 25 February 2010)

Sustainable Transport Development: The Case of Inland Water Transport - 23 February 2010

New Publications

9th revised edition of the
TIR Handbook                                                                                                        




5th revised edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Manual of Tests and Criteria




3rd revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)




16th revised edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model Regulations