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There are 59 United Nations legal instruments in the area of inland transport which are administered by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Of the 59 conventions, seven road safety instruments are considered to be priorities for accession:
- 1968 Convention on Road Traffic;
- 1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals;
- 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of
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This publication provides comparable data on road traffic accidents in Europe, Canada and the United States. Data are organized by the nature of accident, and the number of persons killed or injured, by category or road user, age group and sex. As background data, figures on the number of road vehicles in use and vehicle-kilometers run by road vehicles are also provided along with estimates of
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As part of the ongoing work on THE PEP a Study on good practices in Mobility Management has been published.Drawing on concrete experiences from across the Pan-European region, the guide, developed under the Transport Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP), provides practical policy considerations enriched by a total of 22 good practices from 17 countries that set out the
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While significant progress in improving road safety has been made in some countries in the last decade, the overall global results are far worse and changes are urgently needed to considerably reduce the number of global road fatalities and injuries. Road traffic injuries constitute the first cause of accidental death globally. Road traffic accidents are responsible for more than 1.3 million
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Since the beginning of his mandate, the Special Envoy for Road Safety has been helping to mobilise sustained political commitment towards making road safety a priority; to advocate and raise awareness about the United Nations road safety legal instruments; to share established road safety good practices; and to generate adequate funding for advocacy efforts through
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A study on the transport infrastructure and services available in Kyrgyzstan. This document reviews the country’s extensive recent and future transport investments, and sets out recommendations to ensure its transport network is ready to harness the growth in inland transport from rising Asia-Europe trade, particularly in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative.
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ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7
Sales No. E.20.VIII.1
ISBN 978-92-1-130394-0
eISBN 978-92-1-004503-2
Languages: E, F, (A, C, R, S forthcoming)
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The "Manual of Tests and Criteria" contains criteria, test methods and
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These recommendations have been developed in the light of technical progress, the advent of new substances and materials, the exigencies of modern transport systems and, above all, the requirement to ensure the safety of people, property and the environment. They are addressed to governments and international organisations concerned with the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods. The
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This brochure presents the Resolution on the Deployment of Highly and Fully Automated Vehicles in Road Traffic adopted by the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on 20 September 2018.Download here
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This Glossary is a joint publication of the UNECE, ITF, and Eurostat. It represents a point of reference for all those involved in transport statistics, with definitions covering infrastructure, vehicles and transport equipment, traffic and transport measurement, safety energy consumption and passenger mobility. This fifth edition is the result of collaboration between the three publishing
- Pусский
This Glossary is a joint publication of the UNECE, ITF, and Eurostat. It represents a point of reference for all those involved in transport statistics, with definitions covering infrastructure, vehicles and transport equipment, traffic and transport measurement, safety energy consumption and passenger mobility. This fifth edition is the result of collaboration between the three publishing
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Le présent glossaire est une publication conjointe de la CEE, de l'ITF et d'Eurostat. Il constitue un point de référence pour tous les acteurs des statistiques des transports, avec des définitions couvrant les infrastructures, les véhicules et le matériel de transport, la mesure du trafic et des transports, la consommation énergétique de sécurité et la mobilité des passagers. Cette cinquième
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The GHS addresses classification of chemicals by types of hazard and proposes harmonized hazard communication elements, including labels and safety data sheets. It aims at ensuring that information on physical hazards and toxicity from chemicals be available in order to enhance the protection of human health and the environment during the handling, transport and use of these chemicals.
The GHS
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Improving the competitiveness of Kazakhstan as a transport logistics centre at the crossroads of Europe and Asia could enable the country to unlock significant untapped benefits of growing cargo flows between the two continents. This study identifies the transport infrastructure and services available in Kazakhstan, reviews the country’s extensive recent and future transport investments,
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In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly (resolution 64/255) proclaimed a Decade of Action for Road Safety ("Decade"). As part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the goal of the Decade (2011-2020) is to stabilize and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic deaths around the world. SDG 3.6 By 2020 halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road
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The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) done at Geneva on 26 May 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) has been in force since February 2008. The Agreement currently has eighteen Contracting Parties. The Regulations
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Cette publication (volume LIX) fournit une série de tableaux statistiques sur le transport pour les 56 Etats membres de la CEE-ONU. La publication rassemble des informations statistiques sur tous les modes de transport couverts par le Comité des transports intérieurs (route et sécurité routière, rail, voies navigables intérieures et oléoducs) et a été préparée par la Division du transport durable
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This publication (volume LIX) provides a series of transport statistics tables for the 56 member States of UNECE. The publication brings together statistical information on all the modes of transport covered by the Inland Transport Committee (road and road safety, rail, inland waterways and oil pipelines) and has been prepared by the Sustainable Transport Division of UNECE with the generous
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Adopted on 30 September 1957 in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the ADR entered into force on 29 January 1968. This authoritative Agreement is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Its Annexes A and B contain the technical requirements for road transport, i.e. the conditions under
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Road safety is an important sustainable development goal, yet relatively underappreciated and greatly underfunded. Every year, more than 1.2 million people die and another 50 million are injured in road traffic accidents around the world. Approximately 90% of all road accidents occur in low- and middle-income countries.Recognizing the need to support member States in urgently and effectively