United Nations Car Free Days is a process and event driven approach to promote sustainability in the developing world, relating to transport in cities. UNCFD follows on from the work of the World Car Free Days collaborative over its first seven years of existence, in preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
The team has organized and supported three low carbon footprint events: in Bogotá, Surabaya, and Fremantle.
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—United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
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