(WP.5) Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (39th session)
The 39th session of the UNECE Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP.5) will take place from 23–25 September 2026 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session opens with a high-level special segment on inter-regional transport connectivity, bringing together senior officials to explore synergies between ECE inland transport corridors and initiatives in the Middle East, Gulf, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions. The agenda covers a wide range of priorities, including progress on Euro-Asian Transport Links (such as the Trans-Caspian and Almaty–Tehran–Istanbul corridors and EATL Railway Route No. 1), updates on the Trans-European Motorway and Railway projects, the Trans-European Transport Network, and Mediterranean regional transport cooperation. Delegates will also review the International Transport Infrastructure Observatory, climate resilience initiatives (including a new Technical Body on Inland Transport Climate Resilience and a Quick Guide on assessing critical transport assets), efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from inland transport, and the rollout of a new Cycle Route Network Convention group of experts. Further sessions address inland transport security, strategic foresight in transport policymaking, technical assistance to countries with economies in transition (including the SITCIN platform and support for landlocked developing countries), and updates from other ECE bodies.