During the IV online meeting of the Group of Friends on Sustainable Transport, applications for membership in this group submitted by Nicaragua, Laos and Morocco were approved, the website of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN reports.
The meeting also discussed preparations for the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport in 2026-2035, the upcoming High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Multilateral Transport Cooperation in 2024 and the next UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport.
Special attention was paid to the formation of an Advisory Council on the platform of the Group of Friends, which is designed to prepare information and analytical materials on issues of international cooperation in the field of transport.
Also at the meeting, they supported the idea of creating the World Academy of Transport Diplomacy, the first pilot lectures of which are planned for February-April 2024.
Reference. The Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport is an informal community of UN member states that was created at the initiative of Turkmenistan in 2022. The goal of this group is to promote sustainable transport as a key driver of development and cooperation at all levels. The group also serves as a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices in this area.
