8th UN Global Road Safety Week 12-18 May 2025
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death and disability globally and in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). The Region has the second-highest road traffic death rate in the world with 125 781 deaths every year, more than a third of them among pedestrians and cyclists. This year, the eighth UN Global Road Safety Week is from 12-18 May 2025. The international campaign, requested by the United Nations General Assembly, is “make walking and cycling safe.”
The campaign provides an opportunity to advocate for national and local action to make walking and cycling safer through evidence-based interventions grounded in a comprehensive safe system approach. Actions to enhance safety can be implemented by a range of stakeholders, including governments, international organizations, corporations, schools, communities and civil society.
