The Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST)

Transforming Our World: The United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (paragraph 27):
“We will seek to build strong economic foundations for all our countries... We will adopt policies which increase productive capacities, productivity and productive employment; financial inclusion; sustainable agriculture, pastoralist and fisheries development; sustainable industrial development; universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services; sustainable transport systems; and quality and resilient infrastructure”.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) # 9 to Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) # 11 to Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Target 11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) # 17 to Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development (Multi-stakeholder partnerships)
Target 17.16 Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries

Target 17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society Partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

”In addition to promoting concerted action among all modes of transport and between governments and industry actors, the GPST will also play an important role in ensuring that the Global Conference on Sustainable Transport delivers impactful results commensurate with the vision of a world where transport and mobility are accessible to all”, Statement of H.E. Ambassador Mrs. Aksoltan Ataeva, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations, April 2016

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SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Go to our website and get big red pokie machine. Hurry up to go and start winning. Promoting responsible and sustainable business practices, including the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact throughout the entire transport sector

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

Promoting sustainable transport for enhanced economic development, including enabling policy environments for investments in transport infrastructure and services and productive public private partnerships. Play at the best casino with us on mr bet. Bonus for the first 100 people!

MULTI-MODAL TRANSIT CORRIDORS

Advocacy for the further development of international multi-modal transit corridors for international trade and cooperation. Only here you are always welcome, together with gold rush game you have no equal!

SUSTAINABLE GREENER TRANSPORT

Support for existing initiatives on more sustainable, cleaner and “greener” transport.

TRANSPORT SAFETY

Support for transport safety, greater social equity and social inclusion, including through better transport infrastructure and services in rural and other peripheral areas, and through improved access to affordable transport for disadvantaged social groups.

PRIORITIES

Advocacy for greater business and industry participation in multi-lateral and universal intergovernmental agreements on transport, trade, travel and tourism.

WHAT WE DO

The GPST was created to contribute to the implementation of UN transport-related Declarations, Resolutions and other recommendations at the national, regional and international levels through advocacy, awareness generation, partnership building and through technical and analytical work. As a global, business and industry-led, multi-modal, strategic, action-oriented, multi-stakeholder platform, the GPST recognised that public-private partnerships would play a vital role in helping UN Member States to implement their decisions, in order to achieve maximum positive economic, environmental and social impact.

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OUR LATEST PUBLICATIONS

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CHARTING THE COURSE TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY FUTUR...

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Executive Summary of Guidelines the GPST Guidelines for Governments an...

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Summary of Concept Note and Strategy The GPST and its vision

OUR LATEST PROJECTS

The GPST Guidelines for Governments and Businesses on the Implementation of UN General Assembly Resolutions

The GPST Global Silk Routes Initiative (GSR)

COMMENTS AND APPRECIATION

“The GPST is a powerful partnership that promises to transform the way we deliver accessible, seamless, efficient, resilient and sustainable mobility services and infrastructure via all modes”

Umberto de Pretto, IRU Secretary General
Praised the IRU’s latest initiative to create a Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST) and expressed full support for the IRU-UN Global Compact partnership in developing this initiative (addressing IRU General Assembly, Geneva, 7 November 2015)

Mr Georg Kell, Former UN Global Compact Executive Director
Welcomed the creation of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST) and acknowledged “the special contribution that it can make to bring business and industry closer to the sustainable urban mobility agenda” and that UN-Habitat “looks forward to working with the IRU in taking this partnership forward”.

Dr Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, the Deputy Executive Director of the UN-Habitat
“The recently announced strategy “One Belt, One Road” will provide new infrastructure to improve connectivity domestically, and to integrate domestic markets into global market. It will involve 60 countries, including developing countries and require policy coordination and financial integration. The GPST, which unites all modes of transport, is the timely and important initiative, which is expected to contribute to the implementation of the above-mentioned new governmental strategy”.

Dr. Wei Wang - Vice Director.
“The GPST is among the very few initiatives that brings together the private sector to engage on specific issues related to transport and the Post 2015 Agenda – now the 2030 Agenda. It is encouraging to see this level of engagement and I congratulate the IRU and the UN Global Compact for this effort”. “The GPST recognised early that to drive the sustainable transport agenda, it was necessary that non-state actors take the lead – that business take the lead”.

Ms Louise Kantrow, Permanent Representativ of the ICC to the UN.
“If we want to be ambitious, it is important that we convince businesses to join in efforts – as did the GPST, and we are looking forward to working togehter.” (High-Level Event on Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport and Post-2015 Development Agenda jointly organised by the UN Global Compact, UN Habitat, ICC and IRU on the sidelines of the 70th UN General Assembly on 26 September 2015).

Mr Cornie Huizenga, SLoCaT Secretary General