UN road safety debate on 31st MarchThe United Nations General Assembly debate on global road safety will be held on 31st March in New York. The Make Roads Safe campaign is now gearing up for a final push to secure support for its key demand: a first ever UN Ministerial Conference on global road safety. Members of the public and politicians in dozens of countries are being urged to support the call for a UN conference to begin to tackle the rising toll of road deaths and injuries. UN member governments will decide on the proposal in the UN debate on 31st March. Campaign coordinator Saul Billingsley said: “Hundreds of thousands of people have already put their name to the campaign for global road safety. Over the coming two and a half months leading up to the UN debate we will be making a big effort to encourage even more people to sign petitions and contact their political representatives, and we’ll be making the argument to governments that serious, committed action on road traffic injuries is long overdue, and urging their support for a UN Conference.” |
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Read this short booklet on Make Roads Safe which explains the aims of the campaign and why you should get involved. Read the Report
Read the Make Roads Safe report demanding urgent G8 action to tackle global road deaths. Watch the Film
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