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Featured: November 2009

First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety

On 19-20 November 2009 the Government of the Russian Federation hosts the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. Requested by the UN General Assembly, the event represents a historic opportunity to make progress on tackling a leading cause of death and disability. As many as 1000 government ministers; representatives of UN agencies; officials from civil society organizations; leaders of private companies; and many other road safety experts will attend. Participants will draw attention to the need for action to address the large and growing global impact of road traffic crashes; review progress on implementation of the World report on road traffic injury prevention; and share information and good practices on road safety. It is anticipated that participants will issue a clear call for a Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.

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09 November 2009
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29 October 2009
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29 September 2009
Heads of WHO Collaborating Centers on VIP convene in Geneva

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

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10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

London, UK
21-24 September 2010

UPCOMING CONFERENCES & EVENTS

First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety
Moscow, Russian Federation
19-20 November 2009

19th International Safe Communities Conference Sustainability of Safe Community Programs
Suwon, Korea
23‐ 26 March 2010

15th Meeting of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Istanbul, Turkey
21-25 June 2010

World Water Safety 2011 Conference and Exhibition
Danang, Vietnam
10 - 13 May 2011

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Capacity building: Strategic plan 2009-2013

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4th Milestones meeting

International Society for Violence and Injury Prevention


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