Transport in UNECE

Today, UNECE services 60 United Nations inland transport legal instruments. Several of the legal instruments are global either by design or because their success has caused them to grow beyond the ECE region. In addition to negotiating the amendments to existing legal instruments, UNECE has been active in facilitating new legal instruments. Its normative activities are enhanced with developing methodologies, guidelines, and definitions on subjects such as transport planning, data collection and the collection of transport statistics. UNECE’s work on transport is governed by the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) and its 21 Working Parties, which are in turn supported by more than 40 formal and informal expert groups and in cooperation with 9 treaty bodies (Administrative Committees). Annual sessions of ITC are the key moments of this comprehensive intergovernmental work, when the results from all subsidiary bodies, as well as the UNECE Sustainable Transport Division, are presented to ITC members and contracting parties.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Good Health and Well-Being

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sustainable Cities and Communities