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

A/RES/78/148View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 18Sustainable development, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2018–2023

2023A/RES/78/148Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development GoalsLatestCompare with previous version
2018A/RES/72/212Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

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7 entities

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics

Conferences International Decades Landlocked Developing Countries Transport Corridors

What does this mandate say?

17 operative paragraphs

Transport and transit corridors

Countries in special situations

Multimodal transportation

Social aspects

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;

Calls upon Member States to maintain the continued functioning and strengthening of the transport system and transport infrastructure in all relevant aspects necessary for sustainable development, recognizing in this regard the importance of an enabling domestic environment and adequate domestic financing for the transport sector that does not undermine a country’s debt sustainability in order to ensure stable and reliable domestic and international transport;

Encourages national, regional and global plans, policies and programmes on transport and mobility to take into account the needs of women and girls, persons with disabilities, older persons and those in vulnerable situations;

Emphasizes the contribution of low-emission, energy-efficient, quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient 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 mobility and logistics;

Recognizes the importance of cooperation in establishing safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport networks supported by inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and commits to enhancing the role of sustainable transport in job creation, mobility facilitation and improvement of the efficiency of logistics chains in connecting people and communities, particularly people in vulnerable situations, thus providing all with equal opportunities and leaving no one behind;

Underlines the importance of international cooperation between relevant modes of transport and transport-related industries to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including by exchanging information, scientific knowledge and best practices, as well as sharing experiences from the implementation of national transport development programmes and strategies as appropriate;

Suggests that, with the further development of quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure and multimodal transport corridors, the use of electronic unified transport documents based on the digital transmission of relevant data could be considered for their potential, as they could minimize human involvement in transport and border crossing processes and thus could enhance the resilience of transport and logistics chains;

Emphasizes the importance of support for the ongoing development of the existing required institutional, legal, technical and administrative capacity of developing countries to ensure consistent application of internationally agreed standards, as applicable, and an efficient multimodal transport system;

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);

Reaffirms the importance of a worldwide effort to address and raise awareness of road safety for developing sustainable multimodal transport systems, encourages Member States to improve road safety and integrate it into sustainable active mobility and transportation infrastructure planning and design, and calls upon all relevant stakeholders to continue the activities aimed at supporting the implementation of the objectives of the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030 and the road safety-related targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

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;

Invites 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 developing countries for strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals;

Decides to proclaim the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport for the 10-year period beginning on 1 January 2026, within existing structures and available resources, and calls upon the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, in collaboration with the United Nations regional economic commissions, within their respective mandates, to prepare an implementation plan for the Decade in consultation with Member States, specialized agencies, funds, programmes and bodies of the United Nations, as well as other intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders;

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

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

Welcomes the proposal of Turkmenistan to host the international celebrations to mark World Sustainable Transport Day on 26 November 2024.

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