SDGs and the UN Transport

Conventions
Under the purview of the UNECE
Inland Transport Committee
UN Transport Conventions, under UNECE ITC purview, and the SDGs

Vehicle Regulations Road traffic and safety Infrastructure

6 SDGs 4 SDGs 3 SDGs

ATP Dangerous Goods Border Crossing Facilitation

4 SDGs 8 SDGs 3 SDGs
 Status of accession to UN Transport
Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
UN Transport Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
Geographical coverage
UN Transport Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
Key facts and figures

9% of countries are
contracting parties to
at least 30 UN
Transport Conventions 24% of countries are
>75% of not contracting
countries are parties to a single
contracting UN Transport
parties to at Convention
least 1 UN
Transport
Convention
UN Transport Conventions
Luxembourg and The
Netherlands are
contracting parties
to the highest
France is the number of UN
Voluntary Reporting Transport
Country on SDGs Conventions
that has acceded to
All UNECE member States
the most UN
have acceded to at least 2
Transport
Road Safety Related
Conventions
Convention
Example: The ATP and the SDGs
 Accession to UN Road Safety
Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
UN Road Safety Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
Geographical coverage
 Weights and Road Traffic,
Dimensions, 1950 1949

Suppl. 1949 Conv. Road Traffic,

and Protocol, 1950 1968

Issue and Validity of Protocol on Road

Driving Permits (APC) Signs & Signals, 1949

Road (ADR), 1957

Dangerous Goods by
E Road Network Road Signs &
(AGR), 1975 Signals, 1968

Vehicle Suppl. 1968 Conv.

Regulations, 1958 Road Traffic, 1971

Technical Inspection Suppl.1968 Conv. Road

Vehicles, 1997 Signs & Signals, 1971

The Conventions
Global Vehicles 1993 Road Markings,
Protocol to ADR,

Regulations , 1998 1957

Work Crews Int. Road Protocol Road

Transport (AETR), 1970 Markings, 1973
UN Road Safety Conventions under UNECE ITC purview

15% of

10 UN RS

1 to 4 UN RS
Conventions
Conventions
countries have

have acceded to
acceded to >/=

44% of countries
Level of accession

Worldwide accession
9% of

to 9 UN RS

Conventions
to any UN RS
acceded to 5

Conventions

Conventions (7)
countries have

32% of countries

Tunisia is the non

have not acceded

has acceded to the

UNECE country that

most UN Road Safety

 ...32% of countries have not acceded to any RS Conventions
Location of countries

18% of countries
in Asia
47% of
countries in
32% of Asia Africa
9
countries in
the Pacific
Africa
Pacific 26
11
Equivalent to almost 14% of
the world’s population
(approx. 1 billion people)

With the accession of the 3 Americas

largest countries in this analysis 15

(Indonesia, Mexico, Ethiopia) 45% of

the population not covered by countries in
any UN RS Conventions would the Americas
almost halve.
UN Road Safety Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
Voluntary Reporting Countries to the SDGs

China
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
29% of France
countries have 19% of countries
Germany
acceded to >/= have acceded to
5 to 9 UN RS Georgia
10 UN RS
Conventions Conventions Madagascar
Mexico
Montenegro
Voluntary Reporting Countries accession Morocco
Norway
43% of 9% of countries Philippines
countries have have not Republic of Korea
have acceded to acceded to any Samoa
1 to 4 UN RS UN RS Sierra Leone
Conventions Conventions
Switzerland
Togo
Turkey
Uganda
Venezuela
 UN Road Safety Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
Fatalities Road safety regulatory governance

% countries with
100 or more % countries
fatalities per with less than
million 50 fatalities per
inhabitants million
inhabitants
Rest of the World % of countries
contracting
parties to at
Rest of UNECE least 10 UN RS
7% Conventions
European Union
% of countries
contracting
parties to
between 5 and
9 UN RS
Conventions
% of countries
contracting
parties to less
than 5 UN RS
Conventions

European Union % of countries

38% contracting
Rest of UNECE parties to NO
UN RS
Rest of the World Conventions

% countries with
between 50 and
100 fatalities per
million inhabitants
UNECE and WHO 2013 data
 Accession to Core UN Road Safety
Conventions under UNECE ITC purview
 Accession to Core UN Road Safety Conventions under UNECE ITC
purview Key facts and figures

51% of countries are

not contracting
49% of countries parties to any of
are contracting the Core RS
parties to at least Conventions
1 of the Core RS
Convetions

7 countries are
contracting parties
to all Core Road

Vehicle Regulations,
Dangerous Goods by

Technical Inspection

Regulations , 1998
Road (ADR), 1957
Road Traffic,

Global Vehicles
Road Signs &
Signals, 1968
Safety Conventions

Vehicles, 1997
1968

1958
Finland is the
Voluntary Reporting
Country to the SDGs Work Crews Int.
E Road Network
that has acceded to (AGR), 1975
Road Transport
(AETR), 1970
all Core Road Safety
Two Core Road Safety
Conventions All UNECE member States
Conventions have been excluded
have acceded to at least 1
from this analysis because of
Road Safety Related
their primarily regional nature
Convention
Accession to Core UN Road Safety Conventions under UNECE ITC
purview Geographical coverage
 ...51% of countries have not acceded to any Core UN RS Conventions
Location of countries

22% of
countries in
Asia 76% of
countries in
Asia Africa
11
Africa
42

53% of Pacific
countries in 18
the Pacific

Americas
26
Equivalent to almost 24%
of the world’s population 79% of
(approx. 1.7 billion people) countries in
the Americas
Border Crossing Facilitation
 Border Crossing Facilitation
16 Conventions

1960
International Convention to Facilitate the Crossing European Convention on Customs Treatment of

1952
of Frontiers for Passengers and Baggage carried by Pallets Used in International Transport
Rail

1972
International Convention to Facilitate the Crossing
of Frontiers for Goods Carried by Rail Customs Convention on Containers

Convention concerning Customs Facilities for

Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets1975
Customs Convention on the International
Touring

1954
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning
Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the
importation of tourist publicity documents and
materials Frontier Controls of Goods 1982
International Convention on the Harmonization of

Customs Convention on the Temporary

Importation of Private Road Vehicles

1994
Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool
Customs Convention on the Temporary Containers used in International Transport

1956
Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and
pleasure boats Convention on International Customs Transit
Customs Convention on the Temporary
Importation of commercial road vehicles
Procedures for the Carriage of Goods by Rail
under Cover of SMGS Consignment Notes
2006
Customs Convention on Containers

1958
Customs Convention concerning Spare Parts Used
for Repairing Europe Wagons Switzerland is the voluntary
reporting country on SDGs that
1959
Customs Convention on the International has acceded to most
Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets
conventions on border crossing
facilitation
 Border Crossing Facilitation
Ratifications
On 5 July 2016 China has
deposited its instrument of
accession and will become the
70th Party to the TIR Convention
on 5 January 2017.

9 out of the 22
11 out of the 22
voluntary reporting
voluntary reporting
countries on SDGs
countries on SDGs
have acceded to the
have acceded to the
Harmonization
TIR Convention
Convention
Border Crossing Facilitation
SDG targets

Target 9.1: Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional
and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being,
with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.

Target 9.a: Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing

countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African
countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island
developing States.

Target 12.3: By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels
and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.

Target 17.1: Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international

support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue
collection.
Target 17.10: Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable
multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the
conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda.
Border Crossing Facilitation
Harmonization Convention
Target 9.1: Develop quality, reliable,
sustainable and resilient
infrastructure, including regional Phytosanitary
and transborder infrastructure, to Technical
support economic development and Veterinary
standards
human well-being, with a focus on
affordable and equitable access for
all.
Medico- Border Quality
Sanitary controls checks

The Harmonization
Convention
prepares for single
windows projects
Border Crossing Facilitation
Landlocked countries
Target 9.a: Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure
development in developing countries through enhanced
financial, technological and technical support to African
countries, least developed countries, landlocked
developing countries and small island developing States.
Border Crossing Facilitation
Supply Chain Security
Border Crossing Facilitation
International guarantee under the TIR

Target 17.1: Strengthen domestic resource

mobilization, including through international support
to developing countries, to improve domestic
capacity for tax and other revenue collection.
Border Crossing Facilitation
Global trade

Target 17.10: Promote a universal, rules-

based, open, non-discriminatory and
equitable multilateral trading system under
the World Trade Organization, including
through the conclusion of negotiations under
its Doha Development Agenda.
UN Agreements
provide for the
practical
implementation
of the WTO Trade
Facilitation
Agreement
Border Crossing Facilitation
Sustainable Development Goals