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How can countries best harness data to reduce road casualties, helping to meet the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on improving road safety?UNECE, with the support of International Road Transport Union (IRU), is developing a new tool to help governments design effective road
Marking two hundred years since the invention of the Draisine, an ancestor of the bicycle, in Mannheim, Germany, the city will host two events this month on the theme of active mobility: the International Cycling Conference and a Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP)
While customs transit procedures do not get extensive media attention, they are the cornerstone of efficient global supply chains and, ultimately, allow international trade. Acknowledging the need to improve customs transit worldwide, the World Customs Organization organized a global Conference
Every year 1.25 million people die in road traffic accidents while an additional 50 million are injured. 500 children lose their lives on the road every single day, with road traffic accidents representing the leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 29. With these numbers
Following the launch of the draft proposal for a United Nations Road Safety Fund at the Global Sustainable Transport Conference held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in November 2016, and after initial consultations, UNECE has set a deadline of 15 August 2017 for submission of comments on the latest
As part of its ongoing mission to improve global road safety, UNECE, with the support of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), is developing a new tool to help governments design effective road safety plans that will save lives.Keeping the roads safe for all road users is a global
Representatives from the Government of Georgia and the United Nations gathered with a variety of public and private road safety stakeholders to review the current state of Georgia’s national road safety and discuss further ways of protecting the citizens on the roads.The Georgia Road Safety
How are the automotive and ICT industries advancing in the field of automated and connected vehicles? What are the long-term implications for both industries? What are the business, technological and regulatory issues still to be tackled before automated and connected vehicles hit the road
Despite considerable progress in recent years, transport in general, but specifically road transport, remains one of the main contributors to air pollution and Climate Change. This is even more relevant in areas of low- and middle-income countries where the number of road vehicles is
The new technologies paving the way to vehicle automation for freight movements on motorways offer promising prospects for increasing safety and reducing drivers’ workload. Recent developments and future trends in this field, including safety, traffic management and the socio-economic impact of
Every day 3,400 people lose their lives on the world’s roads and tens of thousands are injured, often severely. On 20 November, the road safety community paid tribute to victims and their families on the occasion of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – an initiative launched
While others debate the merits of green economy, the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) demonstrated once again its hands-on approach by hosting a green economy discussion that focused not on whether to implement green economy, but how to do it.
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Experts on active safety and advanced driver assistance systems under the World Forum for harmonization of vehicle regulations have just adopted technical provisions as a first step towards the introduction of self-steering systems. The group defined 5 categories of automation
An underappreciated and often overlooked issue when developing safe and sustainable transportation systems in any nation is thorough and up-to-date statistics on road transport and road safety. Good, reliable statistics support governments and decision makers to understand what issues to address
Policies that support cycling not only contribute to the fight against air pollution and greenhouse gases and boost health, but can also go a long way in creating jobs as part of the transition to a Green Economy, participants heard at a side event in Batumi.
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Addressing the main security risks in the inland transport sector, such as terrorism, theft, illegal border crossings and the trafficking of dangerous substances, was the focus of the Security Discussion Forum on Securing the Global Supply Chain jointly organized by UNECE and OSCE (Organization
Over the past years, China has become the largest automaker in the world, with 21 million cars manufactured in 2015, 30% of the world’s total. The country is therefore aiming at positioning itself in the race for automated and connected mobility, alongside the USA, the EU and Japan. On 7
Cyber security and data privacy are two of the main risks that need to be addressed to safely capture the benefits of connected cars. Experts from the automotive and telecom sectors as well as regulators explored the policy options to address these risks at the UNECE/ITU symposium on the Future
While mopeds and e-bikes are a common choice for transportation particularly in developing countries, helmets continue to be a difficult safety issue. Between 2008 and 2020, 3.4 million fatalities may be caused by motorcycle accidents, 3 per cent of which will be children. Wearing a
The Inland Transport Committee (ITC) will hold its 78th session from 23 to 26 February 2015. The session will begin with a high level policy segment entitled, “Innovations for Sustainable Inland Transport with Special Attention to Information and Communication Technologies” that foster
How to improve inland transport connectivity between Europe and Asia? What are the specific needs of producers, shippers, traders and freight forwarders along Euro-Asian routes? These were the main themes discussed by transport officials, representatives of the private sector and academia, and
Georgia and Turkey have taken a significant step this week in strengthening the digital link between them by agreeing to electronically exchange customs data so that transport across the Georgian-Turkish borders will be faster and cheaper. The Minister of Finance of Georgia, Nodar
The widespread use of Information and communications technologies in transport to create Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) has the potential to revolutionize mobility, changing everything from the way we move and communicate to how we design transport legislation and regulate vehicles.
Customs-2-Customs (C2C) electronic exchange of information could greatly support risk assessment for transit operations and, ultimately, facilitate legitimate trade, improve and secure border crossing as well as reduce related costs. This was one of the findings of a workshop jointly organized
With 80 percent of new vehicle registrations in emerging countries being two and three wheeled vehicles, addressing safety for these vehicle types is essential to addressing the high rate of road fatalities.A roundtable – initiated by the Governments of France, Italy and the United States of