PROGRESS REPORT
2011-2012
Alexandria, 4 November 2012
Haydar Özkan
IRU General Delegate to the
Middle East and Region
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LAS is at the center of the world
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Maybe not!!!
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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
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World Bank LPI 2007 vs 2012
Country
LPI
Country
LPI
Singapore
1 -1
Brazil
61 - 45
Netherlands
2-5
Sudan
64 - 148
Hong Kong
8-2
Mauritania
67 -
UAE
20 - 17
Iran
78 - 112
China
30 - 26
Comoros
85 - 146
Turkey
34 - 27
Morocco
94 -50
Bahrain
36 - 48
Egypt
97 - 57
India
39 - 46
Lebanon
98 - 96
Saudi Arabia
41 - 37
Russian Federation
99 - 95
Kuwait
44 - 70
Yemen
112 - 63
Qatar
46 - 33
Somalia
127 - 155
Oman
48 - 62
Syria
135 - 92
Jordan
52 - 102
Algeria
140 - 125
Tunisia
60 - 41
Djibouti
145 - 154
•Source: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp
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World Bank LPI 2007 vs 2012
Country
LPI
Libya
132-137
Iraq
148- 145
Palestine
•Source: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp
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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 Frontier Controls 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
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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 Agreements are 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.
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Status of 57 UN Conventions in the
LAS Region as of 30 Dec 2011
6
16
7
16
1
9
4
9
0
5
2
0
5
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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Contracting Parties in the Region
as of 30 December 2011
•21
•37
•21
•7•6
•9
•5
•1
•31
•12/18
•14/15
•12
•9 •12/14
•6
•10
•1
•4
•3
•2
•10
•4 •5
•3
•2
•5
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IRU meets Head of Egyptian
Customs
Cairo, October 25, 2011
IRU delegation met with the Head of the Egyptian
Customs Authority to review the facilitation and security
benefits that the TIR System can offer not only to Egyptian
trade and international road transport, but to the entire
League of Arab States region.
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Cooperation with Mowasalat Company
of Qatar for professional training at IRU
Academy International Standards
Doha, December 7, 2011
The Mowasalat Company met with the IRU and the Arab
Union of Land Transport
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The IRU addressed the first Gulf
Cooperation
Istanbul, February 7, 2012
The IRU presented recommendations
on how to remove the current
impediments to trade by international
road transport and also highlighted the
advantages of implementing the key
UN trade and transport facilitation
instruments,
notably
the
Harmonization,
TIR
and
CMR
Conventions, as well as ADR and ATP
Agreements, to promote, further
facilitate and secure trade between
Turkey and the GCC countries.
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IRU Academy improves road
safety in Jordan through ADR
programme
Amman, February 8, 2012
The IRU Academy conducted a three-day Train the Trainers
session in Jordan for its Transport of Dangerous Goods by
road (ADR) programme. Instructors from the Royal
Automobile Club of Jordan (RACJ) and from Mowasalat
(Qatar) attended the sessions, which mostly focused on
transferring training methodology, presenting training
materials and sharing best practices
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IDB “Kick off Meeting”
Istanbul, March 8, 2012
IRU organised and hosted the IDB Technical Assistance
Grant to the AULT Kick Off meeting under the patronage of
the AULT and 5 approved international consultants.
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Mowasalat training centre
delivers first ADR Training
Programme in Qatar
Doha, April 10, 2012
Mowasalat successfully delivered a 3-day pilot ADR
Training Programme for both Transport in Packaging and
Bulks and Transport in Tanks. This initiative falls under a
regional project for League of Arab States (LAS) countries
and aims at improving road safety and road transport
efficiency.
.
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LAS and the IRU meet with the Director
General of Saudi Customs
Riyadh, May 1, 2012
An IRU delegation, in partnership with the League of Arab
States (LAS) and under the leadership of the LAS Deputy
Secretary General, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Twaijiri, met with
the Director General of Saudi Customs, to discuss the tried
and tested security benefits which the TIR System can offer
to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to intraregional as well
as global LAS trade.
.
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The Minister of Transport of Saudi
Arabia receives the IRU-LAS
Delegation
Riyadh, May 1, 2012
The IRU, together with League of Arab States (LAS) met
with the Minister of Transport of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, H.E. Dr. Jeberah Al Sreisri, to help drive trade and
thus progress, prosperity and ultimately peace throughout
the LAS region by having the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia take
a leadership role to implement the key UN multilateral
facilitation and security instruments, and as a priority, the
TIR System.
.
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First meeting of IRU Regional
Committee for Africa welcomes Algeria
and Libya as new Member countries
Casablanca, May 4, 2012
The IRU Regional Committee for Africa (CRIPA),
together with the new IRU General Delegate for Africa
welcomed two new Members, Algeria and Libya, bringing
the total number to 22 African countries who
have
expressed their commitment to facilitating trade among
African nations through international road transport.
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IRU opens Permanent
Delegation for Africa
Casablanca, May 5, 2012
The IRU has established a Permanent Delegation and
Regional Committee for Africa in Casablanca, Morocco.
This historic development unites road transport associations
from 20 African countries, which expressed a willingness to
promote inter- African
trade
and
international road
transport
by
implementing the key UN multilateral
facilitation Conventions.
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Driving African development
Casablanca, May 5, 2012
IRU African Symposium on trade and road transport facilitation brings
together ministerial, policy and business delegates from 20 African
countries to drive economic and social development by promoting and
facilitating trade and international road transport.
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Jordan increase road safety and
facilitate trade in Jordan Public-Private
Partnerships
Amman, May 8, 2012
An IRU Academy workshop, jointly organized with the Arab
Union of Land Transport (AULT), brought together highlevel government transport officials and industry
representatives which highlighted the need for IRU
Academy training to address key industry concerns, while
contributing to facilitated trade and increased road safety.
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IRU Academy Seminar on road transport
training
Amman, May 8, 2012
Participants at the IRU Academy Seminar on road transport training
highlighted the role professional training plays in significantly improving
safety records in the League of Arab States region and worldwide.. The
seminar was organised in partnership with the League of Arab States,
the Arab Union of Land Transport (AULT), the Royal Automobile Club of
Jordan (RACJ), and with the support of the Islamic Development Bank.
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IRU Academy accredits 3 Arab training
centres to further improve road safety in the
LAS region
Amman, May 9, 2012
The IRU Academy accredited 3 training institutes from different Arab
 College of International Transport and Logistics (CITL) of the Arab
Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) Egypt
First Pan-Arab institute to become accredited for the CPC Manager
Programme in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
 Karwa Transportation Training & Development
Centre (KTTDC-Mowasalat) - Qatar
Accredited for the ADR Programme.
 Royal Automobile Club of Jordan (RACJ) - Jordan
Accredited for the ADR Programme.
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IRU Academy briefs training
Directors on measures to ensure
safe and secure road transport
Amman, May 9, 2012
On the occasion of the IRU Academy meeting for
Accredited Training Institutes (ATIs), Directors were briefed
on how specific practical components of the IRU Academy
training programmes,.
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IRU Academy trains Instructors on
CPC Driver Programme in Qatar
Doha, May 22, 2012
The IRU Academy conducted a ‘Train the Trainers’
session on its Certificate of Professional Competence
(CPC) Driver Programme, attended by 14 instructors from
its Qatari Accredited Training Institute (ATI) Mowasalat,
which focused on transferring training methodology,
presenting training material and sharing best practices
through group exercises and activities.
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IRU Academy provides CPC
Manager Programme training to
Egyptian instructors
Alexandria, May 24, 2012
The IRU Academy delivered CPC Manager Programme
training sessions to 14 instructors from the Arab Academy
for Science Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
of Egypt and senior managers from several major Egyptian
road transport companies. The sessions focused on
equipping the instructors with the necessary training
methodology, material and best practices to deliver high
quality training.
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IRU Academy provides CPC Manager
Programme training to Instructors of Gulf
Cooperation Council countries
Muscat, June 13, 2012
The IRU Academy delivered a CPC Manager Programme
train the trainer to instructors from Oman, Qatar and the
United Arab Emirates. Hosted by Hi-Tech in Muscat, the
sessions focused on equipping the instructors with the
necessary training methodology, material and best
practices to implement and deliver high quality training to
road transport operators.
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IRU calls on African
stakeholders to implement key
UN facilitation conventions
Rabat, June 14, 2012
IRU addressed a workshop of the Ministerial Regional
Study on Trade and Infrastructure Facilitation for the
Maghreb countries, and called on all stakeholders to
ratify and implement the key multilateral UN trade and
road transport facilitation instruments, such as the TIR
and Harmonization Conventions, as well as to develop
professional transport capacity building based on
professional training as provided through the IRU
Academy and on the establishment of rules to access
the profession, in order to ensure the facilitation and
efficiency of national and international road transport
across the African continent.
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IRU calls on African stakeholders to
implement key
UN facilitation conventions
Alexandria, July 5, 2012
Major public and private stakeholders met to discuss a concrete
action plan aimed at speeding up the efforts undertaken by Egypt to
join the TIR Convention in the very near future. Organised under the
patronage of of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce,
the meeting brought together all relevant authorities including Egyptian
Customs, Ministry of Interior, Import / Export control authority, Ministry of
Transport and Traffic Police, as well as representatives from the
transport industry.
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Qatari training centre delivers pilot
CPC Driver Training Programme
Doha, July 11, 2012
The IRU Academy announce that the Karwa Transportation Training &
Development Centre (KTTDC) delivered a 4-day CPC Driver Training
Programme to student drivers. With this training programme, the first of
its kind in Qatar, KTTDC is further developing its training capability after
having successfully implemented the ADR training programme.
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IRU NELTI-4 project launched in the
LAS region
Amman, September 4, 2012
Annulment of Phase 4of the IRU’s New Eurasian Land
Transport Initiative (NELTI-4), in partnership with the
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Arab Union of
Land Transport(AULT).
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RACJ training centre successfully delivers first
of its kind ADR Training Programme in Jordan
Amman, September 4, 2012
The Royal Automobile Club of Jordan (RACJ) successfully
delivered a 3-day pilot ADR Training Programme for both
Transport in Packaging and Bulks and Transport in Tanks,
which aims to improve road safety and road transport
efficiency. This initiative falls under a regional project for
League of Arab States (LAS) countries and is supported by
the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the Arab Union of
Land Transport (AULT) and the IRU.
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IRU workshop showcases benefits of
key UN multilateral instruments
Cairo, September 16, 2012
At the invitation of the Deputy Secretary General for
Economic Affairs of the League of Arab States (LAS), His
Excellency Dr Mohammed Al Twaijiri, the IRU briefed the
LAS Transport and Tourism as well as the Trade and
Investment departments on the benefits for LAS Member
States to join the key UN multilateral facilitation and security
instruments, such as the Harmonization and TIR
Conventions.
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Egypt keen on joining TIR Convention
Cairo, September 17, 2012
The IRU met with the Egyptian Customs Authority to discuss and
prepare the action plan for Egypt to ratify and implement the TIR
Convention. Mr El Salhawy highlighted, “the implementation of the TIR
Convention in Egypt is a key step towards ensuring economic
development and the connection of Egyptian trade to world markets.”
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ADR training to increase Road
Safety in Qatar
Doha, October 10,2012
Over 60 participants representing major stakeholders in
the transport of dangerous goods in Qatar participated in
the International Seminar on Road Transport Capacity
Building and Professional Training organised by the IRU
Academy in cooperation with Mowasalat and the Arab
Union of Land Transport (AULT).
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