Road Safety issue is as urgent as COVID-19 considering how crashes destroy lives and economies on a daily basis, UN's Special Envoy for Global Road Safety Jean Todt has said, emphasising that not enough is being done for the "pandemic on our roads."
Speaking at the "Vision Zero Conference for Road Safety for All" that commenced here on Monday, Todt said that the issue of road safety doesn't garner the same kind of financial and social support yet as other subjects.
Nitin Gadkari: "The COVID-19 experience provided an example of how humanity can bond together to discover and apply solutions when the emergency appears urgent enough to everyone. That example alone should show us that we are not doing enough for the pandemic on our roads - we need to better persuade people that it is just as urgent as COVID-19 in how it destroys lives and economies," he said.
The Global Network of Heads of Road Safety Agencies meeting will be held on 28-29 June 2023 at the Clarion Hotel Sign in Stockholm, Sweden. In a first-of its kind global gathering of road safety leaders, representatives from nearly 100 countries, as well as from the United Nations, civil society, academia and other stakeholder organizations from around the world will attend. Held following the International Vision Zero Conference hosted by the Swedish government, the meeting aims to aid countries in implementing their road safety strategies in line with the Global Plan of Action for the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030.About the Global Network of Heads of Road Safety Agencies The global network brings together national road safety leaders that are responsible for implementing the United Nations Decade of Action for Global Road Safety 2021-2030. Launched following the United Nations High-Level Political Declaration on Global Road Safety in 2022, it aims
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