Launch of the Group
The Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan launched the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport as an informal multilateral platform.
Mission background ↗GROUP OF FRIENDS OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
Milestones & observances
Key moments in the Group’s development and the global transport agenda.
UPCOMING · 24 NOVEMBER 2026
High-Level Commemorative Meeting
1:15–2:45 p.m. · UN Headquarters, Conference Room 8, New York.
Co-Chairs: Turkmenistan and China. Programme provisional.
A global observance
The General Assembly designated 26 November as World Sustainable Transport Day through resolution A/RES/77/286.
UN observance ↗A Decade of Sustainable Transport
The General Assembly proclaimed the Decade for 2026–2035 through resolution A/RES/78/148.
Read the resolution ↗First Ministerial Meeting
Held at UN Headquarters in New York. The Final Declaration confirmed the Group’s format and working methods.
Declaration reference · A/78/881 ↗From ambition to implementation
The UN Decade provides a global framework for transport cooperation. Explore official implementation resources and UN DESA event announcements.
UN Decade resources ↗26 November · World Sustainable Transport Day
An annual opportunity for education, awareness and dialogue on sustainable mobility. This reference does not constitute an announcement of a GFST meeting.
Official UN observance ↗