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Transport

International Agreements - Introduction and Status
Introduction

Since its creation in 1947, UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC) has been a framework for intergovernmental cooperation and concerted action in order to facilitate international transport while improving its safety and environmental performance. The mission, work priorities and activities of ITC have evolved in unison with specific challenges of the times and the needs of its member Governments. From its inception, the overarching task of the Committee was to systematically address all the elements which contribute to the facilitation and security of the international transport of goods and people, but over the years it has specialized in inland modes of transport, transport of dangerous goods and other sensitive cargo, and in vehicle regulations.

The main results of this persevering and ongoing work are reflected, among other things, in 58 United Nations conventions and many more technical regulations, which are updated on a regular basis and provide an international legal framework for the sustainable development of national and international road, rail, inland water and intermodal transport, including the transport of dangerous goods, as well as the construction and inspection of road motor vehicles. These agreements and conventions, a large number of which are kept constantly updated, are legally binding for the States who become Contracting Parties to them.

The list of the 58 United Nations Agreements and Conventions in the field of transport, as well as summary tables containing information on the status of these regional and global legal instruments with regard to signatures, ratifications, accessions and acceptances by countries members of the United Nations, is reproduced below.


Status of United Nations Transport Agreements and Conventions
English        PDF
French        PDF
Russian       PDF
UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Transport Conventions under the purview of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee
English        PDF   

For additional information

More detailed information with regard to the date of signatures, ratifications, accessions, reservations and declarations made by the various countries, as well as the complete text of the agreements and conventions and amendments thereto may be obtained from the United Nations Treaty Collection website (the status of Transport and Communications agreements and conventions can be found in Chapter XI).


For any further comments on information, please contact:

Mr. Yuwei LI, Director
UNECE Sustainable Transport Division
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 GENEVA 10 
Tel:     + 41-22-917-4834
Email: [email protected]  

Mr. George GEORGIADIS, Secretary, Inland Transport Division

UNECE Sustainable Transport Division
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 GENEVA 10 
Tel : +41 22 917 23 74
Email : [email protected] 

See also the pages dedicated to the list of agreements, the latest ratifications and the contracting parties.

 

As of 23 August 2022