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TRANSPORT IN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
TRANSPORT IN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
The ECE Sustainable Transport Division is the secretariat of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) and the
ECOSOC Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System
of Classication and Labelling of Chemicals. The ITC and its 17 working parties, as well as the ECOSOC Committee
and its sub-committees are intergovernmental decision-making bodies that work to improve the daily lives of
people and businesses around the world, in measurable ways and with concrete actions, to enhance trac safety,
environmental performance, energy eciency and the competitiveness of the transport sector.
The ECOSOC Committee was set up in 1953 by the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the request of the
Economic and Social Council to elaborate recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods. Its mandate
was extended to the global (multi-sectoral) harmonization of systems of classication and labelling of chemicals
in 1999. It is composed of experts from countries which possess the relevant expertise and experience in the
international trade and transport of dangerous goods and chemicals. Its membership is restricted to reect a
proper geographical balance between all regions of the world and to ensure adequate participation of developing
countries. Although the Committee is a subsidiary body of ECOSOC, the Secretary-General decided in 1963 that the
secretariat services would be provided by the ECE Sustainable Transport Division.
ITC is a unique intergovernmental forum that was set up in 1947 to support the reconstruction of transport
connections in post-war Europe. Over the years, it has specialized in facilitating the harmonized and sustainable
development of inland modes of transport. The main results of this persevering and ongoing work are reected,
among other things, (i) in 58 United Nations conventions and many more technical regulations, which are updated
on a regular basis and provide an international legal framework for the sustainable development of national and
international road, rail, inland water and intermodal transport, including the transport of dangerous goods, as
well as the construction and inspection of road motor vehicles; (ii) in the Trans-European North-south Motorway,
Trans-European Railway and the Euro-Asia Transport Links projects, that facilitate multi-country coordination of
transport infrastructure investment programmes; (iii) in the TIR system, which is a global customs transit facilitation
solution; (iv) in the tool called For Future Inland Transport Systems (ForFITS), which can assist national and local
governments to monitor carbon dioxide (CO
2
) emissions coming from inland transport modes and to select and
design climate change mitigation policies, based on their impact and adapted to local conditions; (v) in transport
statistics – methods and data – that are internationally agreed on; (vi) in studies and reports that help transport
policy development by addressing timely issues, based on cutting-edge research and analysis. ITC also devotes
special attention to Intelligent Transport Services (ITS), sustainable urban mobility and city logistics, as well as to
increasing the resilience of transport networks and services in response to climate change adaptation and security
challenges.
In addition, the ECE Sustainable Transport and Environment Divisions, together with the World Health Organization
(WHO) – Europe, co-service the Transport Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP). Finally,
as of 2015, the ECE Sustainable Transport Division is providing the secretariat services for the Secretary-General’s
Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr. Jean Todt, and as of 2018 the secretariat services for the United Nations Road
Safety Fund.
Inland Transport Committee (ITC) – Centre of United Nations Transport Conventions
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