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Featured: March 2010

Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 proclaimed by governments around the world

On 2 March 2010 governments around the world took the historic decision to increase action to address the road safety crisis over the next ten years. The UN General Assembly resolution proclaiming a Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 (A/64/L.44/Rev.1) was tabled by the Government of the Russian Federation and cosponsored by a record 98 countries. WHO welcomes this proclamation which seeks to save lives by halting the increasing trends in road traffic deaths and injuries world-wide.

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2 March 2010
Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 proclaimed by governments around the world

12 February 2010
Draft Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 open for comment

31 January 2010
RS10 kicks off in several countries

13 January 2010
WHO and the Education Development Center, Inc. launch TEACH-VIP E-Learning

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10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

London, UK
21-24 September 2010

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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

Third Global Meeting of MOH Focal Points for Violence and Injury Prevention [pdf 70kb]
London, United Kingdom
20-21 September 2010

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

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