The UN General Assembly unanimously approved at the end of December the “Resolution on the Role of Transport and Transit Corridors in Ensuring Global Sustainable Development”, which was initiated by the Government of Turkmenistan and co-sponsored by 66 states. The Resolution focuses, for the first time in UN history, on the role of transport and transit corridors and their contribution to the global sustainable development outlined in the Post 2015 Development Agenda.
The Resolution welcomes the efforts of the UN and major international organisations, including the International Road Transport Union (IRU), “to develop and operationalise international transport and transit corridors” and calls for coordinated efforts in a number of areas to obtain their “sustainable and inclusive development”.
The Resolution further underscores the importance of public-private partnerships and acknowledges the IRU initiative to establish the Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport, which was announced at the IRU-UN Global Compact Conference on 10 October 2014 in New York.
The Resolution welcomes the efforts of the UN and major international organisations, including the International Road Transport Union (IRU), “to develop and operationalise international transport and transit corridors” and calls for coordinated efforts in a number of areas to obtain their “sustainable and inclusive development”.
“Being recognised by the UN as a key player in the facilitation of trade and transit along major international corridors is a great additional incentive for us to work even harder. We hope that this Resolution, together with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport, will open a new page in the IRU relationship with the UN and contribute to its global recognition at the highest international level”, IRU Under Secretary General and Head of the IRU Permanent Delegation to the UN, Igor Runov, said.
ayer in the facilitation of trade and transit along major international corridors is a great additional incentive for us to work even harder. We hope that this Resolution, together with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport, will open a new page in the IRU relationship with the UN and contribute to its global recognition at the highest international level”, IRU Under Secretary General and Head of the IRU Permanent Delegation to the UN, Igor Runov, said.
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