Equitable Urban Mobility – Supporting the Empowerment of Women and Girls

The fifty-eighth session of the "Commission on the Status of Women" will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2014.  Representatives of Member States, UN entities and ECOSOC-accredited NGOs from all regions of the world will be in attendance.   The overall theme of this years event is: Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millenium Development Goals for Women and Girls. 

Joint General Assembly and ECOSOC Thematic Debate/Forum on Partnerships

United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council will organize a joint thematic debate/forum on partnerships entitled “The role of partnerships in the implementation of the post-2015 Development Agenda” on 9-10 April 2014, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

Y4PT Youth Meeting at UITP MENA Congress & Exhibition

On behalf of Roads & Transport Authority Dubai and International Association of Public Transport along-with its 3400 members in the world it is our pleasure to announce yet another historical event in the MENA region for the years to come.

YOURS has been invited by Youth for Public Transport (Y4PT) to attend a youth meeting within the UITP Framework.

International Transport Forum

The International Transport Forum Annual Summit is the leading global summit for transport ministers and decision-makers.  In addition to ministers; the Summit brings together CEOs and business leaders from transport and related sectors, heads and senior representatives of international organizations; as well as heads of global, regional and national business associations.

The 4th Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit 2014

The 4th Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit 2014 will be held at the Congress Center Basel in Switzerland on 21-22 May 2014. We expect approx. 500 participants from about 50 countries. Partners are, amongst others, the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO, the World Bank, the UNEP Finance Initiative, the China Development Bank, the China International Contractors Association, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, ICLEI etc.

Enabling Change: The German Partnership for Sustainable Mobility

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) are launching their new initiative “German Partnership for Sustainable Mobility” (GPSM). The GPSM is serving as a guide for sustainable mobility and green logistics solutions from Germany.

Velo-city Global Adelaide 2014

European Cyclists’ Federation’s Velo-city series of conferences is widely considered as the premier international planning conferences on cycling.

The conferences are designed to encourage cycling as part of daily transport and recreation. Velo-city began in 1980 in Bremen, Germany with deep ties in the founding of the European Cyclists’ Federation. Since then conferences have been held in cities including Copenhagen, Brussels, Barcelona and Montreal. Velo-city conferences are now attracting about 1,000 delegates from more than 50 different countries.