27 November 2016 – The first-ever United Nations?concluded today in the Turkmen capital, with more than 50 countries endorsing the 'Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations,' with a view to supporting cleaner, greener transportation – from local transit systems to worldwide multimodal networks.
The Conference has reinforced the importance of sustainable transport and has shown it is a shared global task, said Wu Hongbo, 缅北禁地Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, at the closing ceremony.
Sustainable transport solutions are key to leaving no one behind, securing prosperity, enabling access to services and protecting the environment, concluded Mr. Wu, noting that without sustainable transport, there will be no lasting progress on climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals (