UN-ESCAP

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UN-ESCAPs Contribution to Transit Transport of
Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries

• Roundtable Regional Dimension for Transit
  Transport Cooperation
• High-level Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly
  for Midterm-Review of the Almaty Programme of
  Action3 October 2008New York

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UNESCAPAddressing regional transit issues

• Working toward an international integrated
  intermodal transport and logistics system
• Regional policy dialogue and direction
• Ministerial Meetings on Transport
• Regional connectivity
• Infrastructure network formulation and financing
• Regional facilitation
• Integrated approaches to transport/trade
• Measuring progress
• Coordination among relevant agencies/ministries

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Intergovernmental Agreement (2005)141,000 km, 32
countries
Formulation of the Asian Highway
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Integrating Landlocked Countries
Intermodal interfaces
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Regional transit facilitation

• Promoting International Conventions - resolution
  48/11
• Assistance in formulating agreements
  (ASEAN/GMS/SCO)
• Assisting subregional transit systems (ECO)
• Streamlining charges on transit transport (GMS)
• Establishing transport/trade Facilitation
  Committees

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(Sept 2008)
10 hrs (current)
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Future dimensions of regional transit transport
cooperation

• More frequent policy dialogue and direction
• Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport
• Building on successful best practices
• Measuring progress
• Creating inland growth centres
• Efficiency and economies of scale
• Inclusive approaches to transit transport

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