Transportation and Public Safety
Seizing the Opportunity: Digital Innovation for a Sustainable Future
In an era of rapid digital transformation Asia and the Pacific is uniquely placed to leverage digital technologies to overcome sustainable development challenges. Already the region is recognized as a dynamic hub for digitally driven innovation fueled by pioneering technologies such as Artificial Intelligence Digital Finance GovTech and the Internet of Things. Yet to encourage further ingenuity and tap digital innovation to bolster the huge collective effort required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals the region needs a plan. To help shape a coherent inclusive approach this report examines existing digital innovations which have accelerated progress towards sustainable development and explores ways to build on their successes. It proposes a framework to understand the interlinkages between digital innovation and sustainable development investigates current and emerging practices explores how an enabling environment might be created and provides recommendations for regional cooperation. To achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a deliberate strategic push is required. This report aims to inform this effort which ESCAP stands ready to support every step of the way.
Child and Adolescent Road Safety in South Asia
Low to lower-middle income nations bear 78 per cent of child road traffic injuries. Conversely high-income countries with robust safety measures account for just 3 per cent. This report outlines South Asia’s status country profiles assessment tools and guidance for effective action under the Safe Systems framework regarding child and adolescent road injuries. In 2019 injuries accounted for at least 9 per cent of the 12.2 million deaths in South Asia with approximately a quarter attributed to road traffic collisions. Among children and adolescents 171468 died from injuries with 29859 due to road traffic collisions the primary cause of injury-related death alongside drowning. The overall road traffic death rate was 6 per 100000 population though Afghanistan reported rates exceeding 16 per 100000. The region lost 2.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to such collisions among those under 20. With over 708 million children and adolescents in South Asia urgent governmental action is imperative given the substantial economic impact estimated to be billions of US dollars or 0.3 to 7.5 per cent of GDP. This report is intended to provide relevant information about the burden risk factors and interventions to address road traffic injuries among children and adolescents in the region. The target audience includes UNICEF staff in country and regional offices country level road safety and public health practitioners policy makers advocates and academics.
Рекомендации по Перевозке Опасных Грузов
These Recommendations (Volumes I & II) have been developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in 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 organizations concerned with the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods. They do not apply to the bulk transport of dangerous goods in sea-going or inland navigation bulk carriers or tank-vessels which is subject to special international or national regulations.
Guidance Notes on the Model Rules on the Permanent Identification of Railway Rolling Stock
The Model Rules on the Permanent Identification of Railway Rolling Stock facilitate the financing and acquisition of railway rolling stock leading to a reduced cost for those wishing to invest in the railways and provide certainty to financial institutions that assets that they have invested in are registered correctly and identifiable through specific markings.
توصيات بشأن نقل البضائع الخطرة
The Model Regulations cover the classification of dangerous goods and their listing the use construction testing and approval of packagings and portable tanks and the consignment procedures (marking labeling placarding and documentation). They aim at ensuring a high level of safety by preventing accidents to persons and property and damage to the environment during transport and providing at the same time a uniform regulatory framework which can be applied worldwide for national or international transport by any mode.
Recomendaciones relativas al transporte de mercancías peligrosas
El Reglamento Modelo cubre la clasificación de mercancías peligrosas y su listado el uso construcción prueba y aprobación de embalajes y tanques portátiles y los procedimientos de envío (marcado etiquetado rotulación y documentación). Su objetivo es garantizar un alto nivel de seguridad al evitar accidentes a personas y bienes y daños al medio ambiente durante el transporte y al mismo tiempo proporcionar un marco normativo uniforme que pueda aplicarse en todo el mundo para el transporte nacional o internacional por cualquier medio.
Règlements ONU applicables aux véhicules concernant la sécurité routière : méthode d’analyse coûts-avantages
La présente publication contient les méthodologies employées pour projeter l'utilité socio-économique de l'application des principaux règlements de l'ONU sur les véhicules pour améliorer la sécurité routière. Il présente un aperçu des statistiques mondiales actuelles en matière de sécurité routière décrit les méthodologies utilisées pour évaluer l'impact des réglementations automobiles sur les performances nationales en matière de sécurité routière et fournit des exemples de leur application. Il promeut en outre une approche fondée sur des données probantes pour établir et appliquer des réglementations en matière de sécurité des véhicules dans le monde entier.
النظام المنسق عالمياً لتصنيف المواد الكيميائية ووسمها (GHS)
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. It also provides a basis for harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals at national regional and worldwide levels an important factor also for trade facilitation.
Согласованная на Глобальном Уровне Система Классификации Опасности и Маркировки Химической Продукции (СГС)
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. It also provides a basis for harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals at national regional and worldwide levels an important factor also for trade facilitation.
Convention des Nations Unies sur les effets internationaux des ventes judiciaires de navires : avec note explicative élaborée par le secrétariat de la CNUDCI
La Convention de Beijing sur la vente judiciaire de navires établit un régime harmonisé pour donner un effet international aux ventes judiciaires de navires. En garantissant la sécurité juridique quant au titre que l'acheteur acquiert sur le navire lors de sa navigation internationale la convention vise à maximiser le prix que le navire est en mesure d'attirer sur le marché et les bénéfices disponibles pour la distribution entre les créanciers et à promouvoir Échange international. La convention a été préparée par la Commission des Nations Unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI) et adoptée en 2022. Cette publication rassemble le texte final de la convention et une note explicative préparée par le secrétariat de la CNUDCI qui s'appuie sur les travaux préparatoires au sein de la CNUDCI pour fournir des remarques détaillées article par article pour aider les personnes impliquées dans l’étude ou l’application de la convention.
United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships: with Explanatory Note prepared by the UNCITRAL Secretariat
The Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships establishes a harmonized regime for giving international effect to judicial sales of ships. By ensuring legal certainty as to the title that the purchaser acquires in the ship as it navigates internationally the convention is designed to maximize the price that the ship is able to attract in the market and the proceeds available for distribution among creditors’ and to promote international trade. The convention was prepared by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and adopted in 2022. This publication brings together the final text of the convention and an explanatory note prepared by the UNCITRAL secretariat which draws on preparatory work within UNCITRAL to provide detailed article-by-article remarks to assist those involved in studying or applying the convention.
Monograph Series on Transitioning to Electric Mobility in the Asia-Pacific Region
Although a well-functioning transport sector is vital for economic and social development its emissions have negative impacts on among others air quality human health and climate change. The Asia-Pacific region contributes 27 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport representing a 243 per cent rise since 1990 which is faster than any other end-use sector. Transport impacts 11 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including SDG 3.9 to reduce illnesses and deaths from air pollution. SDG 13 target 13.2.1 on climate action in particular encourages countries to submit Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change towards limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Currently 98 per cent of countries mention transport in their NDCs while 83 per cent include transport measures focusing primarily on public buses clean energy sources and electric mobility. Public transport is considered “low-hanging fruit” for electric vehicle (EV) adoption because it offers the most significant emission reduction potential especially on a per-passenger basis as public transport accounts for 70 per cent of urban passenger journeys in Asia. While strong international consensus has emerged on the importance of prioritizing low carbon transport actionable policy measures are still evolving in many Asia-Pacific countries. Even where policies are identified implementation is challenging for some countries particularly those without the necessary expertise technological know-how or financial capabilities. This Monograph breaks down the components for pursuing accelerated EV adoption in public transport through frameworks policy goals strategies and instruments. It draws substantial input from ESCAP’s Series on E-Mobility in Asia and the Pacific notably Electric Mobility in Public Transport: A Guidebook for Asia-Pacific Countries and three case studies commissioned by ESCAP on China and Thailand.
Более Безопасные и Экологически Чистые Подержанные Транспортные Средства Для Африки
Part of the WP.29 “How it works-How to join it” series this publication introduces current challenges and situation on the transfer of used vehicles to Africa with huge impact on the road safety and environmental situation in this region. It further provides an overview of the global flow of used vehicles between regions and continents and regulatory framework on the transfer of used vehicles in other parts of the world. The international regulatory framework based on the three United Nations vehicle Agreements provides a sound basis for enhancing vehicle safety and reducing their emissions. Technical description of the recommended UN Regulations/UN GTRs is provided to assist countries in Africa for setting up their national requirements for import of used vehicles.
Железные дороги в центре постпандемического восстановления
Study on role of the railways during the pandemic and how they can assist in the post-pandemic recovery. The study identifies good practices within member States and provides information on how to facilitate the recovery of the railways in order to encourage passengers back to transport in a more sustainable manner.
Railways at the Centre of a Post-Pandemic Recovery
Study on role of the railways during the pandemic and how they can assist in the post-pandemic recovery. The study identifies good practices within member States and provides information on how to facilitate the recovery of the railways in order to encourage passengers back to transport in a more sustainable manner.
Показатели устойчивой связанности внутреннего транспорта
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with the support of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) developed a comprehensive set of Sustainable Inland Transport Connectivity Indicators (SITCIN) in the framework of a UNDA-funded project. SITCIN is an analytical tool to enable countries to measure their degree of transport connectivity both domestically and bilaterally/subregionally as well as in terms of soft and hard infrastructure. It has been designed to enable governments to evaluate and assess the following: Their progress towards achieving the transport-related SDGs; Their commitments under the Vienna Programme of Action for LLDCs for the decade 2014-2024; The effectiveness and efficiency of their transport systems and degree of inter-operability with those of adjacent countries; The level of compliance of national administrative and legal frameworks with United Nations legal instruments relating to transport and border-crossing facilitation. This publication covers all the project phases which include the development of 215 indicators the methodology used the testing and validation phase in five pilot countries and the development of the SITCIN user platform and the e-learning course.
关于危险货物运输的建议书
These Recommendations (Volumes I & II) have been developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in 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 organizations concerned with the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods. They do not apply to the bulk transport of dangerous goods in sea-going or inland navigation bulk carriers or tank-vessels which is subject to special international or national regulations.
全球化学品统一分类和标签制度(全球统一制度)
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. It also provides a basis for harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals at national regional and worldwide levels an important factor also for trade facilitation.
Indicateurs de connectivité pour des transports intérieurs durables
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Europe (CEE-ONU) avec le soutien de la Commission économique et sociale pour l'Asie occidentale (CESAO) et de la Commission économique pour l'Amérique latine et les Caraïbes (CEPALC) a élaboré des indicateurs de connectivité des transports intérieurs durables (SITCIN) dans le cadre d'un projet financé par l'UNDA. Le SITCIN est un outil permettant aux pays de mesurer leur degré de connectivité des transports tant au niveau national que bilatéral/sous-régional ainsi qu'en termes d'infrastructures immatérielles et matérielles. Il a été conçu pour permettre aux gouvernements d'évaluer les éléments suivants :leurs progrès vers la réalisation des ODD liés aux transports; leurs engagements au titre du Programme d'action de Vienne en faveur des pays en développement sans littoral pour la décennie 2014-2024; l'efficacité et l'efficience de leurs systèmes de transport; le niveau de conformité des cadres administratifs et juridiques nationaux avec les instruments juridiques des Nations Unies relatifs à la facilitation des transports et du passage des frontières. Cette publication couvre toutes les phases du projet qui incluent le développement de 215 indicateurs la méthodologie utilisée la phase de test dans cinq pays pilotes et le développement de la plate-forme utilisateur SITCIN et du cours e-learning.
Sistema globalmente armonizado de clasificación y etiquetado de productos químicos (SGA)
El GHS aborda la clasificación de productos químicos por tipos de peligro y propone elementos de comunicación de peligro armonizados incluidas etiquetas y hojas de datos de seguridad. Su objetivo es garantizar que la información sobre peligros físicos y toxicidad de los productos químicos esté disponible para mejorar la sección de beneficio de la salud humana y el medio ambiente durante la manipulación el transporte y el uso de estos productos químicos. También proporciona una base para la armonización de normas y reglamentos sobre productos químicos a nivel nacional regional y mundial un factor importante también para la facilitación del comercio.