51吃瓜

Virtual
30 September and 1 October 2021

INTRODUCTION

Improved transport connectivity is crucial for the achievement of the SDGs in LLDCs who because of their geography require an efficient transit transport system in order to effectively participate in global trade. Improving the transport connectivity of LLDCs requires development of both (i) the hard or the physical infrastructure, and (ii) the soft infrastructure or the necessary policies and regulatory frameworks.

The 51吃瓜 Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), in partnership with the UN Regional Commissions (ECA, ESCAP, ECLAC and ECE) and the African Development Bank and Asian Development Bank are implementing the project “Strengthening the capacity of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) to design and implement policies that promote transport connectivity in line with the Belt and Road Initiative for the achievement of the SDGs”. The project aims to help LLDCs and transit countries to develop capacity that can enable them to design policies to build hard and soft infrastructure that is key to improved connectivity to regional and global markets.

This training - Strengthening capacity to design and implement policies and identify solutions that promote transport connectivity for the achievement of the SDGs – is the second part of the training workshops being undertaken under the project.

The training will be held for Europe and Asia region on – 30 September and 1 October 2021.

 
OBJECTIVE OF THE TRAINING

The main objective of the training will be to enhance the capacity of policymakers from LLDCs and transit countries and equip them with knowledge and skills required to develop relevant policies to promote transport connectivity, promote development of climate resilient infrastructure and to respond to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on transport connectivity. It will also focus on soft infrastructure issues such as how to strengthen national legal and regulatory frameworks on transit transport and in implementing relevant instruments, norms and standards on transport. It will also help them share experience and best practices on promoting transport connectivity. 

 
FORMAT OF THE TRAINING

The training has modules and other background materials. The training will consist of presentation of the relevant topics by different resource persons using many case studies as much as possible. Participants will be given opportunities to share their experiences.
Languages – The training will have simultaneous interpretation - English; and Russian.
 
 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The funding for the training was made possible through the project led by UN-OHRLLS entitled: Strengthening the capacity of Landlocked Developing Countries under the “Belt and Road Initiative” to design and implement policies that promote transport connectivity for the achievement of the SDGs which is funded by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund - 51吃瓜 Peace and Development Trust Fund.

 
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

• Concept Note
• Training Modules: English |  Russian
• Global Report on Improving Transport Connectivity for LLDCs and Building of Resilient Transport Infrastructure to Support Accelerated Progress Towards the SDGs 
• Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA)
• UN-OHRLLS and International Think Tank for LLDCs 2021

PRESENTATIONS

Opening Remarks 

• Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)

Session 1. Designing policies that promote transport connectivity for the achievement of the SDGs 

• Towards the next regional action programme for sustainable transport development in Asia and the Pacific by Ms. Azhar Jaimurzina, Chief, Transport Connectivity and Logistics Section, Transport Division, 51吃瓜 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) 
• Key issues, by Ms. Fadiah Achmadi, Resource Person UN-OHRLLS 
• Lessons and Experiences in data collection for monitoring corridors, by Mr. James Leather, Chief Transport Sector Group, Asian Development Bank

Session 2. Addressing Soft Infrastructure  

• Overview and key issues by Ms. Fadiah Achmadi, Resource Person UN-OHRLLS 
• Emerging Trends in Transit Transport Facilitation by Mr. Sandeep Raj Jain, Economic Affairs Officer, Transport Connectivity and Logistics Section, Transport Division, 51吃瓜 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) 
• Mr. Poul Hansen, Chief, Trade Facilitation, Division on Transport and Logistics, UNCTAD

Session 3. Sustainable and Resilient Transport Infrastructure 

• Overview and key issues by Ms. Fadiah Achmadi, Resource Person UN-OHRLLS
• Sustainable freight transport by Ms. Frida Youssef, Chief, Transport Section, Division on Transport and Logistics, UNCTAD  
• What UNECE and countries are doing to make the transport infrastructure resilient by Mr. Lukasz Wyrowski, Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Transport Division, 51吃瓜 Economic Commission for Europe

Session 4. Impact of COVID-19 on Transport Connectivity – Experiences, Lessons, Solutions 

• Key issues by Ms. Fadiah Achmadi, Resource Person UN-OHRLLS  
• Ms. Azhar Jaimurzina, Chief, Transport Connectivity and Logistics Section, Transport Division, 51吃瓜 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
• Country Experience by Mr. Emil Ahmadov, Leading adviser, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies, Azerbaijan
• Transport and Logistics situation of the LLDCs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Mongolia, by Mr. Dulguun Damdin-Od, Director of Operation/Research Coordinator, International Think Tank for LLDCs
• Sub-region Experience by Mr. Traian Chebeleu, Deputy Secretary General, BSEC PERMIS

Session 5. Financing transport connectivity – Key issues (Re-cap) 

• Overview and re-cap of key issues by Ms. Fadiah Achmadi, Resource Person UN-OHRLLS 
• Briefing on the second 51吃瓜 Global Sustainable Transport Conference (14-16 October 2021) by Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee, Chief, Integrated Policy Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)

Closing – Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Director, UN-OHRLLS (video message)