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Rail as the backbone of sustainable transport for people and goods of the future

25 April 2023, 09:00 - 10:30 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Background With seven years to go until 2030, the year in which the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be implemented, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have faced a challenging health, economic, social and environmental context. The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine reverted some of the progress in infrastructure, transport and logistics achieved before 2020. In this context, the transition towards sustainable and efficient transport to advance towards the achievement of the 2…

High-level midterm review on the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries

5 - 6 December 2019 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)

The comprehensive high-level midterm review on the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024, was held on 5 and 6 December 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York. The midterm review analyzed the status of implementation of the Vienna Programme and was a forum to share best practices and lessons learnt, identify remaining obstacles and constraints encountered and the actions needed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme. In the occasion, the Unit also participated in the side event: Trade facilita…

Caribbean Road Safety Regional Workshop

8 - 9 August 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The capacity-building workshop bringed together international experts and representatives from eleven Caribbean English-speaking countries  Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana, Saint Lucía, Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, to discuss safer systems approaches and urban mobility policies; promoting a stronger regulatory and enforcement framework; optimizing data management for improved planning and policy making; as well as best practices for vehicle safety, including powered motor cycles.   …

XXVII Meeting of the Special Committee on Transport

14 June 2018, 10:00 - 13:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The XXVI Meeting of the Special Committee for Transport of the ACS was held on June 14th, 2018 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Meeting was Chaired by Panama, Chair of the Committee for the period 2018-2019 with the presence of the Dra. June Soomer, General Secretary of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) an organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. The meeting was attended by ambassadors and officials of the embassies of the following countries: Antigua & Barbuda…

Trinidad and Tobago: Logistics integration the case of Hydrocarbons

12 December 2017, 06:00 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Implemented under the ECLAC/ United Nations Development Account project: Logistics integration for a more sustainable exploitation of natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean…

Governance Week on Natural Resources and Infrastructure

7 - 11 November 2016 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Governance Week on Natural Resources and Infrastructure will take place between November 7th and 11th 2016 at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Government representatives from the areas of mining, transport, energy, public works, water and sanitation, as well as multilateral agencies and the private sector will come together in order to promote a cross-sectoral dialogue which advances toward a governance of natural resources and of infrastructure in favor of a more sustainable development.…

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