UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc)

Part of the puzzle

MULTIMODAL The UN experts on the transport of dangerous goods do not act in a vacuum; links with other organisations have become much more evident at recent meetings, with the last session featuring input from the GHS experts, IAEA, ICAO, WHO and other bodies

Air cargo being loaded up onto plane

Fill yer boots

MULTIMODAL The UN experts needed to play hurry-up during their final session of the 2009-2010 biennium. Any proposals that did not come with sufficient technical justification were summarily bounced back for resubmission

Palais des Nations

The final countdown

MULTIMODAL With an ever-lengthening list of dangerous goods to take care of, the UN transport experts do a decent job of getting to grips with arcane technologies.

Life Jackets as Dangerous Goods?

Goodnight Geneva

MULTIMODAL The UN Committee of Experts had little to do once it had approved the changes already agreed for the Orange and Purple Books, other than to set the agenda for the coming biennium

Days of plenty

MULTIMODAL As was to be expected, the UN transport experts had plenty to deal with at their June meeting. Some major changes were adopted but others will have to wait until the final session of the biennium.

Starter for 2010

GHS While the experts took the opportunity at the first meeting of the new biennium to look over some new proposals, they have another three meetings to agree any changes to the Purple Book and few final decisions were made.

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