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Save the Date!
Third UN Global Road Safety Week 2015
4 - 10 May 2015
On
10 April 2014 a new UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution - "Improving
global road safety" - requested WHO and the UN regional commissions to
facilitate organization of the Third UN Global Road Safety Week in 2015.
WHO and the regional commissions are pleased to announce that the Week
will be held 4 - 10 May 2015 and the theme will be children and road
safety. The Week will draw attention to the urgent need to better
protect children and generate action on the measures needed to do so.
While
the international organizing committee for the Week further refines
preliminary plans, partners worldwide are encouraged to establish a
national or local organizing committee and develop a plan of activities,
including with involvement of children. The UN Road Safety
Collaboration will host the Week's global web site, which will grow and
develop in the months ahead, with a toolkit for organizers, calendar of
events and other advocacy materials.
UN
global road safety weeks are called upon by governments through UNGA
resolutions. They serve as important platforms for concerted advocacy.
Global, regional and national events should engage
governments, civil society, foundations, academia and the private sector
- in fact all who seek to save lives by improving safety on the roads.
As milestone events on the global road safety calendar, UN global road
safety weeks give added impetus to the Decade of Action for Road Safety
2011-2020 and its goal: saving 5 million lives.
RELATED LINKS
UN General Assembly resolution "Improving global road safety"
Second UN Global Road Safety Week 20013 on pedestrian safety
First UN Global Road Safety Week 2007 on youth and road safety
Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020
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