On 5 December Mr Mukul Mathur, Head of UIC India, participated in a high-level United Nations Centre for Regional Development conference on Environmentally Sustainable Transport held in New Delhi. Mr Mathur presented the rail sector’s key initiatives to improve performance on sustainable development, and noted the many ways in which UIC is helping members to do this. In addition, Indian Railways spoke about the environmental and sustainable development strategies for their company. The conference participation is part of UIC’s ongoing activity to promote railways as the official representative of our sector to the United Nations.