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To commemorate the United Nations Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2013), UNECE and key partners are organizing a series of events at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 6 and 7 May 2013. The key events will include:a symposium on regional perspectives on drinking and driving organized by UNECE and
The Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) held its 75th jubilee session from 26 – 28 February 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.The opening of the session, on 26 February (morning), was conducted as a Ministerial Meeting, which was
37 Transport Ministers and other high-level government representatives   signed on 26 February, 2013 in Geneva – on the occasion of the 75th jubilee session of the Inland Transport Committee serviced by UNECE -  a Joint Declaration that could pave the way towards negotiation of a unified
On the occasion of the 75th Jubilee session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), a high-level Ministerial meeting was held on 26 February 2013. More than fifty Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other high-level officials from across
The Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will celebrate its 75th jubilee session, from 26 –28 February 2013 in Geneva.  On Monday, 25 February, UNECE will host an international Conference on Road and Rail Financing. This pre-ITC
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) launched a jointly produced handbook on border crossing policies in Vienna, Austria on 22 February 2012. The Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings – A Trade and
GenevaOn 19 January 2012, the Working Party on Pollution and Energy, approved a proposal for an amendment to Regulation No. 49, concerning more stringent emission requirements for heavy duty vehicle engines. The proposal will be submitted to the World Forum in June 2012 for its final adoption.
GenevaOn 6 and 7 October, a newly created group of experts will meet to begin updating the 1997 IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units, to reflect the latest information, best practices and requirements. UNECE will host the first meeting. Around 80 per cent of goods in
National and international challenges relating to coordinated border management (CBM), performance measurement in Customs, best practices in economic recovery and poverty reduction, and integrity in Customs will be discussed by around 200 delegates from Customs and academic circles worldwide at
Geneva, Vilnius The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), FIBA Europe and FIBA launch today an information campaign on road safety at EuroBasket 2011, which will be held in Lithuania from 31 August to 18 September. The campaign, running under the motto “We play and drive by the
GenevaUNECE's information campaign on road safety organized during the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Kristianstad, Sweden, reached its high point on Friday, 5 August, at 4 p.m. when some 500 scouts from 160 countries held letters forming the slogans "Scouting for Global Road Safety” and “
GenevaUNECE and the World Organization for the Scout Movement are launching the "Scouting for Global Road Safety” information campaign this week's at the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Kristianstad, Sweden.   The campaign will feature a series of workshops including interactive
Geneva Transport Ministers from the 52 member countries of the International Transport Forum and business leaders, mayors of major cities, top researchers and representatives of non-governmental organisations gathered in Leipzig from 25-27 May for a three day summit on the future of
Geneva  UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) is working on a new Regulation to increase the safety of trucks and coaches that could save thousands of lives.This UNECE Regulation will lay down the technical requirements for the approval of Advanced
Geneva The Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020), proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2010, is being launched today across the world. On this occasion, Ján Kubiš, UNECE Executive Secretary, said “road safety is the responsibility of each and every one of us
Geneva The conference marking the official launch of the Decade of Action (2011-2020) for Road Safety in the UNECE region opened today in Belgrade. The conference is examining the critical road safety issues that need to be addressed in the UNECE region during the upcoming decade, and
Geneva The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today in Geneva, on the occasion of the sixty-fourth session of the Commission. Via this
Geneva Ambassadors and Heads of national delegations attending UNECE’s 64th commission session reaffirmed today their commitment to road safety by signing the poster “We drive by the rules”.This initiative represents a symbolic, personal commitment to the objectives of the Decade of
Geneva The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in close co-operation with the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, organizes a Regional TIR training seminar in Sarajevo, on 29 and 30 March 2011. The seminar is aimed at increasing the capacity of the
Geneva With growing trade volumes and increasingly complex supply chain procedures, ensuring the efficient movement of goods is crucial.  To this end, Governments are adapting traditional legal instruments to new technologies by implementing “e-governance” solutions.  The
Geneva  The inland transport sector, which was heavily affected by the global economic downturn and the 12.2% contraction of world merchandise trade in 2009, has shown an encouraging increase in 2010. Road freight transport rose approximately 10%, after a 30% plunge in 2009. However
Geneva The transport of dangerous goods remains a subject of deep concern for the fifty-six countries of the Economic Commission for Europe.The United States Department of Transportation estimates the number of hazardous materials shipments in the United States at more than 800,000 per
Geneva  The challenges facing the transport sector and the role that UNECE can play in overcoming them will be at the heart of the discussions of the 73rd annual session of UNECE’s Inland Transport Committee (ITC) that will take place on 1-3 March 2011. The debates will
Geneva On Friday 19 November 2010, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) acting on behalf of the 68 Contracting Parties to the TIR Convention, and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) signed an agreement which authorizes IRU to print and distribute TIR Carnets
Geneva Road safety performance in the 12 members of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation Organization (BSEC) is the subject of the “UNECE-BSEC Conference on Improving Road Safety in the BSEC Region” that opened today in Ioannina, Greece.  The Conference held under the Greek Chairmanship-in