Global road safety crisis

Global road safety crisis

Global road safety crisis.

We are pleased to learn about the creation of the international road safety organization known as the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration.

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United Nations Road Safety Collaboration

Global road safety crisis.

Products of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration

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It compiles data on road accidents and prepares annual road safety plans.

Under that initiative and in order to give specific attention to road safety, a separate department for road safety was established in September 2004 to address the issue.

(a) Reaffirm its commitment to addressing the global road safety crisis

In this regard, Thailand welcomes the study by the World Bank on the establishment of a global road safety facility, which aims to create a fund to support those areas of global road safety for which resources are limited.

Following the first meeting of the Road Safety Collaboration, a resource to the activities and experience of those involved was produced, entitled The United Nations Road Safety Collaboration a handbook of partner profiles .

To date, the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration has met twice.

The global road safety crisis is a modern epidemic of extraordinary proportions.

In this regard, we welcome the initiative of the World Bank to look into the establishment of a global road safety facility, which would help to create funds in support of developing countries' road safety plans.

We welcome the proposal for the first United Nations global Road Safety Week in 2007, which will target young road users.

With assistance from the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Singapore has developed a national road safety action plan.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has been entrusted with the responsibility of formulating policies for road safety in India.

The global road safety crisis progress on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 58 289

Welcoming the report of the Secretary General on the global road safety crisis,A 58 228.

The meetings of the Road Safety Collaboration have allowed smaller groups with common interests to meet separately and discuss road safety issues.

The road traffic accident data report plays a major role in the road safety planning and action of major stakeholders in Fiji.

A 60 181 Corr.1 Item 62 of the provisional agenda The global road safety crisis progress on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 58 289 Note by the Secretary General A C E F R S

At the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration meeting, held in March 2005, this proposal was also agreed to.

7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixtieth session the item entitled Global road safety crisis .

More specifically, they aimed at raising awareness stimulating new road safety legislation creating organizations for road safety and promoting further research.

Over the years, the Government of Singapore, working with the private sector, has launched campaigns, road safety talks, exhibitions and even videos promoting road safety.

12. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty second session the item entitled Global road safety crisis .

Welcoming the efforts of the relevant United Nations agencies and many other organizations in promoting road traffic safety,

In its resolution 58 289, entitled Improving global road safety , the General Assembly recognized the need for the United Nations system to support efforts to address the global road safety crisis.

Since 1990, the Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Road Traffic Safety has held four road safety weeks for its 55 member countries.

A 60 L.8 Add.1 Item 60 Global road safety crisis 85 Power draft resolution Improving global road safety A C E F R S

Having considered the report of the Secretary General on the global road safety crisis,A 60 181 and Corr.1.

The resolution on road safety and health also called upon Member States to prioritize road safety as a public health issue and to take steps to implement measures that are known to be effective in reducing road traffic injuries.

At its session in March 2005, the Working Party agreed to widen the scope of the fifth Road Safety Week to a global level, to hold it in 2007 and to focus on young road users.

At the second meeting of the Road Safety Collaboration in March 2005, it was proposed that the group define a framework within which to work.

In that regard, Singapore has always been active in the promotion of road safety, and has one of the lowest fatal and injury accident rates in the world.

Establishing the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration is an attempt to bring together a diverse but complementary group of agencies with a common commitment to reducing road traffic injuries.

Another commendable effort is the global road safety initiative, a partnership of seven private companies, launched in December 2004, which aims to reduce road traffic fatalities in developing countries.

Globally, these areas include coordination, research and development of tools and products nationally, they include the development of capacities, road safety strategies and national projects.

Taking up the challenge of United Nations and World Health Assembly resolutions to assist developing countries in the area of road safety, the World Bank is currently investigating the establishment of a global road safety facility.

Fourthly, my Government welcomes the decision by the World Health Organization and the United Nations regional commissions to jointly organize the first United Nations Global Road Safety Week, which would serve as a platform for raising awareness globally about road safety issues.

The regional commissions will participate actively in this global road safety campaign and encourage countries in their regions to organize national road safety campaigns related to the theme selected.