International Union of Railways (UIC)
Union internationale des chemins de fer (UIC)
Internationaler Eisenbahnverband (UIC)
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Contact Details
URL: https://uic.org/
Founded
1922-10-20 Paris France
History
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Promote rail transport globally with the objective of responding effectively to current and future challenges relating to mobility and sustainable development; develop and facilitate all forms of international cooperation among members and promote sharing of best practice; promote interoperability and develop and publish solutions to railway system related issues (IRSs); support members in their efforts to develop new business and areas of activity; propose new ways to improve the technical and environmental performance of rail transport, increase competitiveness and reduce costs.
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United Nations and UN institutions:
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (World Bank);
- E-XE1146 - United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (Committee of Experts on TDG and GHS);
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (Working Party on Facilitation of International Trade Procedures);
- E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- E-XE4178 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
Other intergovernmental organizations:
- F-XF0077 - Asian Development Bank (ADB);
- K-XF2922 - Conference of General Directors of OSJD Railways;
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE);
- E-XE3068 - Council of the European Union;
- F-XF2441 - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD);
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC);
- F-XF0670 - European Investment Bank (EIB);
- F-XM2732 - European Union Agency for Railways;
- F-XF4371 - European Youth Foundation (EYF);
- C-XC0248 - Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF);
- B-XB2136 - International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT);
- B-XB2622 - International Telecommunication Union (ITU);
- F-XD0695 - International Transport Forum (ITF);
- C-XC3023 - OECD;
- C-XC3025 - Organisation for Co-Operation between Railways (OSJD);
- E-XE0658 - Railway Transport Committee of the Maghreb;
- H-XD3294 - Southern African Transport and Communications Commission (SATCC);
- E-XE7358 - Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat);
- F-XF5465 - Trans-European Railway Project (TER);
- D-XD4386 - Union of African Railways (UAR);
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO);
- B-XB2745 - UN Tourism.
Accredited by: E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC). Invited to attend the meetings of: B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Railway organizations linked to UIC by the 1951 Agreement: C-XC2394 - Comité international des transports ferroviaires (CIT); F-XF4256 - Forum Train Europe (FTE). In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Cooperation agreement with: D-XD0634 - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC).
Other railway and professional organizations:
- E-XE1703 - Bureau international des containers et du transport intermodal (BIC);
- D-XD4394 - European Travel Commission (ETC);
- B-XC1916 - Fédération internationale des associations de transitaires et assimilés (FIATA);
- B-XB1149 - International Air Transport Association (IATA);
- D-XD2933 - International Association of Tariff-Specialists - Organization of Tariff and Transport Experts;
- B-XB1490 - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
- B-XB2420 - International Road Transport Union (IRU);
- F-XF5055 - International Union for Combined Road - Rail Transport (UIRR);
- D-XD2758 - International Union of Wagon Keepers;
- B-XB3404 - United Federation of Travel Agents' Associations (UFTAA).
- Member of: Rail Forum Europe (RFE)(Associate)
- Cooperates with: Collaboration des services de police ferroviaire et de sécurité (COLPOFER)
- Cooperates with: European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM)
- Cooperates with: International Association of Public Transport
- Cooperates with: Association of the European Rail Supply Industry (UNIFE)
- Instrumental in setting up: European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC)
- Instrumental in setting up: HIT Rail
- Instrumental in setting up: International Railway Strategic Management Institute (IRSMI)
- Links with: Alliance internationale de tourisme (AIT)
- Links with: European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- Links with: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- Links with: Pan American Railway Congress Association (PARCA)
- Links with: Union européenne des modélistes ferroviaires et des amis des chemins de fer
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB2772
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