{"id":10193,"date":"2026-05-04T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/?p=10193"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:07:09","slug":"irap-letter-campaign-to-heads-of-state-and-governments-ahead-of-the-un-high-level-meeting-for-road-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/irap-letter-campaign-to-heads-of-state-and-governments-ahead-of-the-un-high-level-meeting-for-road-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"iRAP Briefcampagne aan Staatshoofden en Regeringsleiders voorafgaand aan de VN-vergadering op hoog niveau inzake verkeersveiligheid"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"text-editor-block section-pt-sm section-pb-sm bg-white\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                            <!-- Single Column Layout -->\n                                    <div class=\"anim text-asphalt prose prose-lg text-left\">\n                        <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iRAP ondersteunt landen bij de voorbereiding op de aanstaande\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/events\/detail\/2026\/07\/20\/default-calendar\/un-high-level-meeting-on-improving-global-road-safety#:~:text=A%20United%20Nations%20High%2DLevel%20Meeting%20on%20Improving,in%20New%20York%20on%20July%2020%2D21%2C%202026.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vergadering op hoog niveau van de Verenigde Naties inzake verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0die op 20-21 juli 2026 in New York wordt gehouden. Brieven zijn verstuurd naar staatshoofden en regeringen waarin de kans op veiligere wegen en straten wordt gedeeld om jaarlijks meer dan 600.000 sterfgevallen en miljoenen verwondingen te voorkomen, en zo het doel van het Decennium van Actie voor Verkeersveiligheid van een reductie van 50 procent in sterfgevallen en verwondingen tegen 2030 te bereiken.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Deze High-Level Meeting markeert het middelpunt van het Decennium van Actie voor Verkeersveiligheid, een cruciaal controlepunt om te beoordelen of toezeggingen worden omgezet in resultaten, en om zinvolle actie te versnellen.<\/p>\n<p>Wegveiligheidspartners kunnen de briefcampagne steunen, een belangrijk initiatief om toezeggingen te verkrijgen binnen de Safer Roads Pillar (Pijler Veiligere Wegen).<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iRAP-schrijfcampagne<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iRAP heeft Consultatieve Status bij de VN ECOSOC en brieven die via hun Permanente Missie bij de VN aan leiders van meer dan 160 landen zijn gestuurd, schetsen de nationale vooruitgang en de Business Case voor Veiligere Wegen in elk land. Ze dringen er bij leiders op aan om:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Neem actief deel aan de High-Level Meeting.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steun de permanente missies van de Kirgizische Republiek en de Slowaakse Republiek bij de VN bij het opstellen van een gedurfde en beslissende verklaring om levens te redden en verwondingen te voorkomen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beoordeel de geboekte vooruitgang bij het nakomen van nationale verbintenissen op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid, waaronder\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadsafetyngos.org\/news-events-orig\/events\/ministerial-meetings\/4th-global-ministerial-conference-on-road-safety\/analysis-of-commitments-made-at-the-4th-global-ministerial-conference-on-road-safety\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">die werden gedeeld op de 4e Globale Ministeri\u00eble Conferentie inzake Verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zorg ervoor dat\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/policies-into-practice\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">nationale verkeersveiligheidsstrategie en -plannen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in harmonie met het Wereldwijd Plan voor het Decennium van Actie voor Verkeersveiligheid 2021-2030, met name met\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/2018\/04\/targets-3-4-what-they-mean-for-safer-roads-globally\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Globale Prestatiedoelen 3 en 4 voor wegen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Delen\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/success-stories\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">verkeersveiligheid successen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0als inspiratie voor voortdurende, levensreddende actie.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Verbind je opnieuw aan krachtige actie op het gebied van veiligheid, en zorg ervoor dat de benodigde institutionele en financi\u00eble mechanismen aanwezig zijn.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"anim\">\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 mt-8 justify-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seafile.irap.org\/d\/a9f67165637942c582e8\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary inline-flex items-center gap-2\" target=\"_self\">Download de brief van uw land<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"h-5 w-5 -rotate-45 translate-x-0.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.293 3.293a1 1 0 011.414 0l6 6a1 1 0 010 1.414l-6 6a1 1 0 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implementatie van toezeggingen om het aantal verkeersdoden en -gewonden tegen 2030 te halveren<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u2019<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het evenement brengt staatshoofden en regeringsleiders, ministers, functionarissen en experts van regeringen, de VN, maatschappelijke organisaties, de academische wereld, de private sector en filantropische stichtingen samen om vooruitgang te boeken bij het realiseren van het doel om het aantal verkeersdoden en -gewonden tegen 2030 te halveren, zoals overeengekomen in het VN-decennium voor verkeersveiligheid 2021-2030 en de Duurzame Ontwikkelingsdoelen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het tweedaagse evenement, dat zal plaatsvinden in het VN-hoofdkwartier in New York, zal voortbouwen op de<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.un.org\/en\/A\/RES\/76\/294\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Politieke Verklaring van de Bijeenkomst op Hoog Niveau inzake Verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aangenomen door de Algemene Vergadering van de VN in juni 2022, en de<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/2025\/03\/event-summary-4th-global-ministerial-conference-on-road-safety\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vierde Wereldministeri\u00eble Conferentie inzake Verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vond in Marokko in februari 2025.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een beknopte en actiegerichte verklaring zal vooraf worden overeengekomen door intergouvernementele onderhandelingen en na de VN-bijeenkomst op hoog niveau worden gepubliceerd.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0Hoewel niet juridisch bindend, heeft het aanzienlijk politiek gewicht.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Voorbereidende Interactieve Multi-Stakeholder Hoorzitting<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een Interactieve Multi-Stakeholder Hoorzitting ter verbetering van de mondiale verkeersveiligheid wordt gehouden als onderdeel van het voorbereidingsproces op 12 mei in het VN-hoofdkwartier in New York. Vertegenwoordigers van niet-gouvernementele organisaties, relevante maatschappelijke organisaties, academische instellingen, filantropische stichtingen, medische verenigingen, de private sector en bredere gemeenschappen worden uitgenodigd deel te nemen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lees meer over de Multi-Stakeholder Hoorzitting en meld je aan\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/civil-society\/Interactive-Multi-Stakeholder-Hearing-on-Improving-Global-Road-Safety\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">hier.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Lees de Conceptnota\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/documents\/health-topics\/road-traffic-injuries\/concept-note_road-safety-multistakeholder-hearing.pdf?sfvrsn=ef98804_1\">hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De voorbereidende hoorzitting met belanghebbenden en de bijeenkomst op hoog niveau inzake verkeersveiligheid zullen worden uitgezonden op\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UN WebTV<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoe Partners Kunnen Betrokken Zijn: Voor, Tijdens en Na<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>V\u00f3\u00f3r de High-Level Vergadering<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Download de brief van uw land en versterk het initiatief lokaal \u2013 bijvoorbeeld door de brief te gebruiken als aanleiding om een bijeenkomst te organiseren met relevante ministers, de brief te delen met invloedrijke belanghebbenden en deze te promoten via communicatiekanalen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U kunt een voorbeeld zien van het succesvolle pleidooi van Malawi voorafgaand aan de UN High-level Meeting van 2022\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/2022\/07\/malawi-commits-to-safer-roads-by-2030\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">hier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ga rechtstreeks in gesprek met uw nationale overheid om bewustzijn en participatie te waarborgen<\/li>\n<li>Pleiten voor kernprioriteiten: toezeggingen in lijn met VN-doelen 3 en 4, op bewijs gebaseerde financiering en verantwoording<\/li>\n<li>Zorg dat je suggesties krijgt voor wat je regering zou moeten steunen in de Verklaring<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"mailto:judy.williams@irap.org\">Laat ons weten wat uw activiteiten zijn<\/a>. De resultaten worden gedeeld met mondiale hoofdbureaus in de aanloop naar en na de High-level Meeting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Tijdens de High-Level Meeting<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Controleer wat uw overheid zegt en belooft (de\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">uitzending zal live gestreamd worden op\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UN WebTV)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Volg discussies en identificeer belangrijke uitkomsten<\/li>\n<li>Draag bij via beschikbare platforms waar mogelijk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Na de High-Level Meeting<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steun uw overheid bij het nakomen van de toezeggingen inzake veiligere wegen<\/li>\n<li>Vastleggen of toezeggingen worden ge\u00efmplementeerd<\/li>\n<li>Deel casestudy's van succes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De Huidige Wereldwijde Status van Verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een notitie van de Secretaris-Generaal van de VN, getiteld \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/4104992?ln=en&amp;v=pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Verbetering van de wereldwijde verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019 werd uitgebracht op 13 februari 2026 en biedt een statusrapport over verkeersveiligheid wereldwijd. Het rapport merkt op dat verkeersongevallen nog steeds een grote mondiale gezondheids- en ontwikkelingsuitdaging vormen, en dat verkeersveiligheid moet worden ge\u00efnstitutionaliseerd als een langetermijnprioriteit, met robuuste instanties, strategische planning en meetbare doelstellingen in alle landen, en ondersteund door het bedrijfsleven, het maatschappelijk middenveld en jeugdbewegingen, ongeacht het inkomen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De Levensreddende Kans van Veiliger Wegen<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Globale prestatiedoelstellingen voor verkeersveiligheid 3 en 4 moedigen overheden aan om de veiligheid van wegen en ontwerpen te verhogen naar 3 sterren of beter voor alle weggebruikers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voor elke verbetering van een weg of ontwerp met een ster,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/content\/dam\/oecd\/en\/publications\/reports\/2016\/10\/zero-road-deaths-and-serious-injuries_g1g6e7c8\/9789282108055-en.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ongelukken kosten ruwweg de helft<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0301993\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Onderzoek met Johns Hopkins University (JHU)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0heeft reeds aangetoond dat infrastructuurprojecten op de weg, uitgevoerd door partners wereldwijd met iRAP-tools en -middelen, naar schatting al 860.000 doden en verwondingen hebben voorkomen tegen het einde van 2025.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voor meer informatie<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tijdens de VN-vergadering op hoog niveau inzake verkeersveiligheid,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/events\/detail\/2026\/07\/20\/default-calendar\/un-high-level-meeting-on-improving-global-road-safety\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">klik hier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Om de brief van iRAP naar uw staatshoofd of regeringsleider te downloaden,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seafile.irap.org\/d\/a9f67165637942c582e8\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">klik hier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Om de menselijke en economische tol van verkeersongevallen te zien, hoe veilig uw wegen zijn en de business case voor veiligere wegen, onderzoek\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/safety-insights-explorer\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">iRAP's Safety Insights Explorer hier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Om ons te spreken over de brieven en om bijbehorende activiteiten te melden, neemt u contact op met Judy Williams, iRAP's Global Programme and Communications Manager via e-mail\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:judy.williams@irap.org\">judy.williams@irap.org<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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