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PROGRESS REPORT 2010-2011

PROGRESS REPORT 2010-2011. Cairo, 23 October 2011. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011. PROGRESS REPORT 2010-2011. Cairo, 23 October 2011. Haydar Özkan IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011.

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PROGRESS REPORT 2010-2011

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  1. PROGRESS REPORT2010-2011 Cairo, 23 October 2011 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  2. PROGRESS REPORT2010-2011 Cairo, 23 October 2011 Haydar Özkan IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  3. LAS is at the center of the world (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  4. Maybe not!!! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  5. Barriers to Road Transport Impede Development • Each day of delay= reduces trade by at least 1% • Each day of delay= 85 km of distancing from trade partners • Poor trade facilitation affects the composition of trade • prevents countries to export time-sensitive goods • a day’s delay reduces a country’s relative exports of time-sensitive goods on average by 7 % Source: Economic and Policy Research Institute, TEPAV, 2007 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  6. World Bank LPI 2007 vs 2010 Source: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  7. World Bank LPI 2007 vs 2010 Source: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  8. Key UN Conventions UNESCAP Resolution 48/11, 1992 • Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Good by Road (CMR), of 1956 • Convention on the Harmonization of FrontierControls of Goods, 1982 Convention on Road Traffic, 1968 • TIR Convention, of 1975 • Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 1968 • Customs Convention on Temporary Import of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 • Customs Convention on Containers, of 1972 • Road Traffic, 1949 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  9. Key UN Conventions • European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (1957) • Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP) (1970) Note: These two Agreementsare not included in the UNESCAP Commission Resolution 48/11 of 1992. However, their implementation would benefit to the road transport industry in the LAS region, significantly. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  10. Status of 57 UN Conventions in the LAS Region as of 23 Sep 2011 16 6 7 1 15 4 9 9 2 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Map Source: wikimedia.com / Map of League of Arab States countries (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  11. Contracting Parties in the Regionas of 23 September 2011 21 31 12/18 37 12 14/15 10 9 12/14 21 5 4 6 6 7 1 3 9 10 4 2 5 2 7 3 5 1 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  12. Konstantin Glukhenkiy, Chief of TIR Unit, Transport Division, UNECE Dr. Mohammed Twaijiri, League of Arab States Deputy Secretary General for Economic Affairs Dr. Abdel Kader Fathy Lashine, Advisor to the Arab Administrative Development Organisation Jean Acri, Head TIR System, IRU Dr Walid Abdelwahab, Director, Infrastructure Department, Islamic Development Bank Group Dr. Ahmad Al Goueli, Secretary General of the Arab Economic Unity Council Dr. Mahmoud Abdallatt, AULT Secretary General Haydar Özkan, IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region Dr. Nabil Safwat, Director, Economic Development and Globalisation Division, UNESCWA Umberto de Pretto, IRU Deputy Secretary General Dr. Mohamed Al Nasour, Head of PAFTA Division, Economic Sector, Arab League (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  13. Recommendations of the1stIRU-LAS-AULT Seminar (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  14. WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ROAD SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Dr. Mohammed Twaijiri, League of Arab States Deputy Secretary General for Economic Affairs Huda Qasim, General Manager, Royal Automobile Club of Jordan Dr. Abdel Karim Bensiali,Director, Int’l Fed of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Dr. Mahmoud Abdallatt, AULT Secretary General Umberto De Pretto, IRU Deputy Secretary General Dr. Mohammad Farghaly, President of the Arab Naval Academy Mourad Bouaouina, Senior Transport Specialist, Islamic Development Bank Group Hamad Al Mazroui, Managing Director, IATC Patrick Philipp, Head, IRUTraining Haydar Özkan, IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain, Regional Advisor, WHO Ammar Kmal Al Dien, Legality Manager, Ministry of Transport of Syria Bahij Al Biqawi, General Manager, MELI Jean Acri, Head TIR System, IRU (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  15. Recommendations of the2ndIRU-LAS-AULT Seminar (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  16. Progress 2011 • Training • CPC Manager Instructor Briefing for LAS Region is held in Istanbul with the participation of 7 LAS Member States (MARCH 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  17. Progress 2011 • Technical Assistance to Syria for new Transport Law • IRU organised a special Workshop in Damascus (MARCH 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  18. Progress 2011 • IRU-Syria MoU • IRU signs MoU with the Government of Syria to provide assistance for road transport facilitation (MARCH 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  19. Progress 2011 • Facilitating Inter-governmental Know How Transfer • High Level Delegation from Syrian Ministry of Transport conducts a visit to Turkey in order to study national compulsory training system for transport managers and professional drivers • (MARCH 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  20. Progress 2011 • IRU-AULT reinforce cooperation under patronage of the LAS • IRU and AULT sign two cooperation agreements in Geneva in witness whereof LAS Deputy Secretary General of Economic Affairs, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Twaijiri (MAY 2011). (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  21. Progress 2011 • AULT-IDB Project takes off • AULT and IDB signs Technical Assistance Grant Agreement in the presence of the IRU in Jeddah (JUNE 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  22. Progress 2011 • CPC Manager Training develops in Jordan • RACJ delivers CPC Manager Programmes (MARCH-JUNE-SEPTEMBER 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  23. Progress 2011 • First CPC Manager Training in Saudi Arabia • MELI delivers first CPC Manager Training in Dammam (OCTOBER 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  24. Progress 2011 • MELI becomes first Arab Training Institute to deliver ADR Driver Training • MELI delivers first ADR Driver Training in Dammam, Saudi Arabia (OCTOBER 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  25. Progress 2011 • IRU and Jordan announce next Euro-Asian Conference in Amman in 2013 • Jordanian Transport Ministry and IRU agree to hold 7th Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference and Ministerial Meeting in Amman on 12-13 June 2013 with the theme “Road Transport: Driving Reigonal and Intercontinental Trade” (SEPTEMBER 2011) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  26. www.iru.org (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

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