This new report by UN development expert Dr Kevin Watkins launched in Moscow by the Make Roads Safe campaign describes road crashes as “a one way ticket into poverty” for many in the developing world. The report shows how the mounting toll of death and injury is also placing an intolerable burden on health systems.
Release date: November 2009
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Our new Make Roads Safe report calls for a UN Decade of Action for Road Safety.
Release date: May 2009
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Also, download the Executive Summary of the report:
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Read the Make Roads Safe report demanding urgent action by the international community to tackle global road deaths.
Release date: June 2006
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Read about our Call for a Decade of Action for Road Safety.
Release date: February 2009.
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This progress report from the Commission for Global Road Safety outlines the main developments and achievements since the Commission’s first report Make Roads Safe: a new priority for sustainable development was launched in June 2006.
Release date: November 2008
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Read about our campaign and why you should get involved.
Release date: June 2008
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This booklet features campaign endorsements from a wide range of US organisations concerned about global road safety.
Release date: October 2008.
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Report from WHO and the World Bank detailing the scale of the road injury crisis.
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Report from WHO and Unicef reveals that road crashes are the leading cause of childhood injury.
Manuals on "how to" implement action to tackle leading road injury "risk factors".
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