Expert Group Meeting on Improving Road Safety on the Asian Highway 21-22 June 2007, Bangkok
Conference Room 4, Level 1, United Nations Conference Centre
UNESCAP is organizing two special events back to back: a Regional Workshop on Upgrading of the Asian Highway Priority Routes from 19-21 June 2007 and an Expert Group Meeting on Improving Road Safety on the Asian Highway from 21-22 June 2007. The objective of the latter is to share experiences on how to improve road safety on the Asian Highway Network, including a discussion of resource requirements, priorities, possible partnerships and funding sources. The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss follow-up action to the UNESCAP Ministerial Declaration on Improving Road Safety in Asia and the Pacific which was adopted on 11 November 2006 in Busan in the Republic of Korea. The expert group meeting further builds on discussions held during the Expert Group Meeting on the Development of the Asian Highway Network: Regional Experiences and Lessons in Financing, Highway Infrastructure and Improving Road Safety held in May 2006, Bangkok. Guidelines for country papers/presentations: 
a)   Report on national follow-up actions to the UNESCAP Ministerial Declaration on Improving Road Safety in Asia and the Pacific (Chinese, English, Russian). In particular, progress and lessons-learnt from initiatives to improve road safety on the Asian Highway segments and other roads in your country. b)   Details of national priorities, road safety goals and targets in your country (if any). c)   Overview of financing for road safety and existing sources of funds in your country. Is there a road fund with a road safety component? Any notable public-private partnerships? d)   Complete/update/comment on the following data:     • Data columns in the latest version of the Asian Highway database: number of fatalities, accidents, AADT, and traffic volumes by mode.     • Data for the 45 indicators included ESCAP document E/ESCAP/MCT/SGO/9 (Chinese, English, Russian)
	Tentative porgramme

Country/ Organization	Country Paper	Presentation
Afghanistan		-
Armenia	-
Bangladesh
Cambodia		-
China	-
India	-
Indonesia	-
Japan	-
Malaysia
Mongolia	-
Nepal
Pakistan
Republic of Korea	-
Singapore
Sri Lanka	-
Tajikistan		-
Turkey	-