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WELCOME SPEECH“Time for Action”
Cairo, 23 October 2011
(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011Page 1
Umberto de Pretto IRU Deputy Secretary General
This is the IRU
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Evolution of IRU Membership
Created1948
National Associations from 8 founding countries
Belgium Denmark France Netherlands
Norway Sweden UK Switzerland
2010 180 Members 74 Countries
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New regions scrambling to benefit from IRU’s 60 years experience
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IRU-EurAsEC sign MoU in 2007
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IRU-ECO sign MoU in 2008
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SCO: “need more efficient international road transport”
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IRU and OAS sign MoU in 2011!
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Cooperation in Latin America
IRU Statutory Meetings in Buenos Aires, 6-8 April 2011,
highlight that IRU is prepared to share its more than 60 years of
experience with the region.
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IRU creates Regional Committee for Africa
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20 countries
TUNISIA
MOROCCOALGERIA
MAURITANIA
MALINIGER
LIBYA
CHAD
Mediterranean Sea
Sea
EGYPT
SUDAN
ETHIOPIA
DJIBOUTI
ERITREA
SOMALIAKENYA
TANZANIA
DEMOCRATIC
(ZAIRE)
CENTRAL
RWANDA
GABON
EQUATORIAL
ANGOLA
CONGO
NIGERIABENIN
DTVOIRESIERRA
SENEGAL
GHANA
THE
GUINEA
LIBERIA CAMEROON
SOUTH AFRICA
MALAWI
ZAMBIA
MOZAMBIQUE MADAGASCARZIMBABWE
BOTSWANA
SWAZILANDIndian
Ocean
Indian
Ocean
LESOTHO
NAMIBIA
ANGOLA
South
Atlantic
Ocean
Red
UGANDA
OF THE CONGO
REPUBLIC
BURUNDI
GUINEAREP. OF
TOGOCOTE
BURKINA
GUINEA
LEONE
GAMBIA
BISSAU
Walvis Bay
SOUTH
REPUBLIC
AFRICAN
THE
AFRICA
Cooperation with LAS and AULT Intensify!
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1st IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on International Transport Agreements
The IRU and the AULT organised together with the LAS the first joint seminar on international road transport agreements in Cairo on 25-26 October 2009.
On 28 October 2009, the LAS Council of Arab Ministers of
Transport called upon 22 Arab States to join and implement the UN
Conventions, notably TIR, and to continue cooperation with the IRU.
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2nd IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on Road Safety and Professional Training
Road Safety!
Professional Training!
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3rd IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
Road Safety!
Movement of Dangerous
Goods!Page 14 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
UN Decade of Action
For Road Safety
2011 - 2020
UN Decade of Action
For Road Safety
2011 - 2020
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Time for Action
Road Safety - The Commitment
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IRU Action for the Decade
1. Identify the main cause of accidents involving trucks.
2. Promote effective, harmonised and internationally recognised standards for training of road transport professionals as provided by the IRU Academy.
3. Work together with the business community to improve road safety.
United Nations Road Safety Collaboration
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Accident Analysis ETAC – A Scientific Study
Results confirmed by US Study
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Main Cause: Human Behaviour
85.2%
5.3%
5.1%4.4%
Humanfactors
TechnicalFailure
Infrastructurecondition
Weathercondition
However, from the 85.2% linked to human error, 75% were caused by other road users!
Source: EU, IRU
Key recommendation:
Training – Training – Training!
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Time for Action!Time for Action!
Dr. Mohammed Twaijiri, League of Arab States
Deputy Secretary General for Economic Affairs
‘The time for slogans is over. It is time for actions,
now!
Cairo, 25 October 2009
‘The time for slogans is over. It is time for actions,
now!
Cairo, 25 October 2009
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Save the date!
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