Strengthening the Links Between All Modes of Transport to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

A/RES/72/212View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 19Sustainable development, published in 2017.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2018–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/78/148

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1 entity

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics

Conferences Sustainable Development Transport Transport Corridors Transport Facilitation

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs

Commits to enhancing the role of sustainable transport and mobility in job creation, mobility facilitation and improvement of the efficiency of logistics chains in connecting people and communities to jobs, schools and health care and in the delivery of goods and services to rural and urban communities, thus providing all with equal opportunities and leaving no one behind;

Invites the Secretary-General to consider convening another Global Sustainable Transport Conference, for ensuring the implementation of the objectives of the first Conference, and notes that such a conference would be funded through extrabudgetary resources;

Encourages Member States to indicate their interest in hosting the next Global Sustainable Transport Conference;

Emphasizes the contribution of sustainable, low-carbon and energy-efficient modes of transport to climate change mitigation and adaptation and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the importance of long-term strategies and multi-stakeholder partnerships in delivering such sustainable modes of transport;

Calls for efforts to promote regional and interregional economic integration and cooperation, including by improving the planning of transportation infrastructure and mobility, enhancing connectivity and facilitating trade and investment;

Invites all States that have not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying or acceding to the United Nations conventions and agreements on transport and transit facilitation, including the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods and the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention);

Encourages States to maximize synergies in transport corridors and infrastructure planning and development by taking into account relevant international standards and by aiming to harmonize rules and technological standards, as applicable;

Encourages the organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations, relevant international financing institutions, multilateral and bilateral donors and the private sector to further coordinate their efforts and to collaborate in mobilizing financial and technical assistance to countries for strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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