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Road traffic injuries
UN decade for action for road safety
The UN declares a
Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020
On 2 March 2010, the UN General Assembly endorsed
resolution A/64/L.44/Rev.1 declaring a Decade of Action for
Road Safety 2011–2020. The resolution was tabled by the Government of
the Russian Federation and co-sponsored by more than 90 countries.
By taking up this commitment, Member States have taken it upon
themselves, with the support of the international community, the mission
of hampering and reversing the heavy toll due to road traffic crashes
and resultant injuries, deaths and disabilities across the globe.
This landmark resolution emulates the "Moscow Declaration", which
underlines the importance of protecting all road users, in particular,
the most vulnerable such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
This Declaration came out of the First Global Ministerial Conference on
Road Safety, hosted by the Government of the Russian Federation in
November 2009.
First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety
Moscow Declaration
Global status report on road safety
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