Transport
Introduction
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.
Key areas of work
In focus
Launch of LearnITC: the Inland Transport and Trade Connectivity elearning Platform that promotes sustainable transport and trade connectivity policies by increasing the capacity, knowledge base and skills of institutional and sectoral stakeholders. It provides various training materials and online courses on the UN inland transport and trade facilitation legal instruments, policy recommendations, standards and other tools to support stakeholders striving towards sustainable transport and better trade connectivity. The LearnITC Platform is available here.
Highlights
Uganda acceded to the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Harmonized Technical United Nations Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these United Nations Regulations, 1958, the Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968, the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968, the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of Such Inspections, of 13 November 1997 and the Agreement concerning the establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles, 1998.
The publication on the 75 Years of Inland Transport Committee is available here. Find out more about the most emblematic moments of the 75-year history of the Committee and its Working Parties and on the strategic direction of the ITC on the road to 2030.
Upcoming Events
23 - 27 January, 2023
Palais des Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
24 - 27 January, 2023
Palais des Nations
Room VIII
Geneva
Switzerland
25 - 27 January, 2023
Switzerland
Recent Events
10 - 13 January
Palais des Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
19 - 20 December
