We love the new Global Plan! If you missed the Launch de la Global Plan for the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety on Thursday 28 October it’s not too late to hear how safer road infrastructure will help to halve global road deaths and injuries by 2030.
The Plan was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Regional Commissions, in cooperation with partners in the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and other stakeholders.
It outlines the “what to do, how to do it and who to do it” to achieve the 12 Cibles mondiales de performance en matière de sécurité routière, calling on governments and partners to implement the Safe Systems Approach in the creation and implementation of strategies and programmes for road safety, sustainable mobility and urban design.
Safe road infrastructure is a key focus of the Plan, alongside safe road use, safe vehicles, multimodal transport and land-use planning, and post-crash response.
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Pendant la Launchtenu le 28 octobre, Dr Nhan Tran, Coordinateur des traumatismes non intentionnels, Organisation Mondiale de la Santé a présenté les infrastructures routières sûres comme l'un des 5 domaines d'action, soulignant l'importance des normes et des conceptions pour assurer des routes 3 étoiles sûres pour tous les usagers de la route.see 19:00 minute mark).
Lord George Robertson, Chairman of the Commission for Global Road Safety said he was proud of the initiatives the FIA Foundation has supported like iRAP, Global NCAP and our safe schools partnerships (see 56:50 minute mark)
“ Alors que nous entamons la deuxième décennie d'action, tous les gouvernements doivent prendre des engagements concrets pour fournir des normes minimales de conception de sécurité de 3 étoiles pour toutes les autoroutes, soutenir les ” Rues pour la Vie » et des villes habitables à basse vitesse, et garantir que chaque enfant bénéficie d'un trajet sûr et sain vers l'école », a déclaré Lord Robertson.
In September 2020, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/74/299 “Improving global road safety”, proclaiming the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, with the ambitious target of preventing at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.
The Global Plan aligns with the Stockholm Declaration, by emphasizing the importance of a holistic approach to road safety, and calling on continued improvements in the design of roads and vehicles; enhancement of laws and law enforcement; and provision of timely, life-saving emergency care for the injured. The Global Plan also reflects the Stockholm Declaration’s promotion of policies to promote walking, cycling and using public transport as inherently healthy and environmentally sound modes of transport.
iRAP looks forward to supporting partners and governments as they draw on the Global Plan to develop and implement national and local action plans to halve global road deaths and injuries by 2030.