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United Nations Road Safety Collaboration

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In April 2004, the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES58/289 on “Improving global road safety” invited WHO, working in close cooperation with the United Nations regional commissions, to act as coordinator on road safety issues across the United Nations system.
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First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety

On 19-20 November 2009 the Government of the Russian Federation will host the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. The Ministerial Conference - requested by the UN General Assembly - represents a historic opportunity to make progress on addressing an important public health problem.

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EVENTS

4th IRTAD Conference
Seoul, Korea
16-17 September 2009
Preliminary announcement and call for papers [pdf 659kb]

PIARC CONFERENCE: Promoting Road Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
Cape Town, South Africa
25-27 October 2009
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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
15 November 2009
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RESOLUTIONS

Important UN and World Health Assembly resolutions related to road safety.

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PUBLICATIONS

"How to" road safety manuals
Manuals on "how to" implement recommendations of the World report on road traffic injury prevention.
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This website is supported through a grant from The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility.

The Road Ahead
Road Safety newsletter
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NEWS

03 September 2009
UN Secretary-General issues report Improving global road safety

15 August 2009
Seat-belt celebrates its 50th birthday

15 June 2009
WHO launches Global status report on road safety

26 March 2009
Taskforce convenes to chart directions for global youth network for road safety

February 2009
UNRSC launches good practice manual on seat-belts and child restraints

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