On 30 June and 1 July, leaders from across the globe will gather at the United Nations in New York for the first ever High-level Meeting on Road Safety. iRAP is calling on every country to actively participate, share success and commit to implement the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-30 om levens te redden en ernstig letsel te voorkomen.
The meeting theme is “2030 Horizon for Road Safety: Securing a Decade of Action and Delivery” and reflects the UN Sustainable Development Goal to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030. It is expected to result in a political decision with aims to address gaps and challenges, mobilize political leadership, promote multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration, and assess the progress made in attaining the objectives of the road safety-related SDG targets.
“By acting boldly and decisively, with a focus on action and delivery in line with the Global Plan and High-Level Meeting, world leaders can change the course of the road trauma pandemic and save thousands of lives.”
Rob McInerney, CEO van iRAP
iRAP has written to the Heads of State in countries via the UN Permanent Missions and encourages RAP Partners to share the letter again from the ground-up with their Head of State and Minister of Transport and relevant Ministries, sharing local success and support for implementation of the Global Plan.
Road trauma impacts every country, every community and every economy. Road crashes are the leading killer of children and young people worldwide.
Without action at the global level, road crashes are set to cause an estimated 13 million deaths and 500 million injuries during this decade at a cost of more than US$25 trillion to the global economy.
Targeting existing and new investment at proven solutions will save lives, reduce injuries, save money and create jobs as part of national and global responses to road safety.
The Global Plan outlines the coordinated action needed across all sectors including safe and sustainable transport planning; safer road infrastructure, safer vehicles; safer road use; and improved post-crash response. It will require commitment to results-based financing, managing safe speeds, capacity building and new technology with extra support for low and middle-income countries.
In terms of creating safer road infrastructure, policies, results-based financing and action to ensure more than 75% of travel is on 3-star or better roads for all road users by 2030 will unlock the win-win benefits of safer roads.
VN-doelstellingen 3 en 4 voor wereldwijde verkeersveiligheid Dit omvat het garanderen dat alle nieuwe wegen worden aangelegd volgens een 3-sterrennorm of hoger voor alle weggebruikers (Doel 3), en dat er tegen 2030 meer dan 751 ton aan verkeer plaatsvindt op wegen die gelijkwaardig zijn aan 3-sterren of hoger voor alle weggebruikers (Doel 4).
Het behalen van doelstelling 4 in 2030 kan leiden tot het redden van 450.000 levens per jaar en 100 miljoen doden en ernstig gewonden over een periode van 20 jaar, met een besparing van $8 voor elke $1 die wordt geïnvesteerd.
iRAP is ready to support partners and governments as they draw on the Global Plan to develop and implement national and local action plans to eliminate high-risk roads:
- See how safer road infrastructure appears in the Global Plan and iRAP is supporting countries to eliminate high-risk roads.
- Explore iRAP’s Vaccines for Roads Big Data Tool for national and global profiles on the impact of injury, how safe the roads are for different road user groups, the road attributes that matter, and the Business Case for Safer Roads in terms of the human and economic savings that can be achieved.
- To connect with national Road Assessment Programmes, see Waar wij werken and click on your country’s pin.
- Read iRAP’s Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety – Partnerships for 2030 Impact.
- For information on the High-Level Meeting for Road Safety, click hier.
The June High-level Meeting follows the Preparatory Event held on 3 December last year which brought together UN Member States and parliamentarians in New York to discuss the critical domestic and international financing needs of the Tweede decennium van actie voor verkeersveiligheid and how government and NGOs can ensure it is a decade of delivery and results. iRAP’s CEO Rob McInerney shared his thoughts on how organisations like iRAP and the Global Alliance for Road Safety NGO members provide the passion and the purpose for road safety action; the push and the evidence-based products to support the business case for investment and how they need long-term partnerships to maximise the life-saving potential of their work. Read more on the Preparatory event hier.
iRAP heeft Special ECOSOC Consultative Status to the United Nations.