{"id":12033,"date":"2026-07-22T09:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irap.org\/?p=12033"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:42:33","slug":"accountability-in-action-takes-centre-stage-at-un-high-level-meeting-on-road-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/accountability-in-action-takes-centre-stage-at-un-high-level-meeting-on-road-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Verantwoording afleggen in de praktijk staat centraal tijdens VN-bijeenkomst op hoog niveau over 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><b>New York, 21 juli 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Wereldwijde leiders op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid en vertegenwoordigers van verschillende landen kwamen vandaag in New York bijeen voor een <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rondetafelgesprek over concrete toezeggingen: Verantwoording van meerdere belanghebbenden voor veiligere wegen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 een officieel nevenevenement van de VN-top op hoog niveau over verkeersveiligheid in 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hoewel nieuwe gegevens van de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie aantonen dat het aantal verkeersdoden tussen 2011 en 2025 met 21 procent is gedaald, zijn krachtigere maatregelen nodig om de wereldwijde doelstelling te halen om het aantal verkeersdoden en -gewonden tegen 2030 te halveren, met name in lage- en middeninkomenslanden waar de grootste last van verkeersongevallen wordt gedragen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mede georganiseerd door de<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiafoundation.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FIA Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadsafetyngos.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wereldwijde alliantie van ngo&#039;s voor verkeersveiligheid,<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">En <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/valengar.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Afrikaans Observatorium voor Verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De interactieve sessie was gericht op een eenvoudige maar krachtige boodschap: beloftes alleen redden geen levens \u2013 verantwoordelijkheid nemen wel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nu de wereldgemeenschap de cruciale tweede helft van het Decennium van Actie voor Verkeersveiligheid 2021-2030 ingaat, onderzocht het evenement hoe transparant bewijsmateriaal, onafhankelijke gegevens en samenwerking tussen verschillende belanghebbenden bijdragen aan de transformatie van politieke systemen. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">toezeggingen omzetten in meetbare, levensreddende resultaten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avi Silverman, waarnemend directeur van FIA Foundation, zei: &quot;Verkeersongelukken eisen dagelijks meer dan 3.000 levens, terwijl we wel weten wat werkt om ze te voorkomen. De uitdaging is niet een gebrek aan oplossingen, maar ervoor zorgen dat toezeggingen ook daadwerkelijk in daden worden omgezet.&quot;\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programma en sprekers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Praktische interventies die levens redden in verschillende landen werden gedeeld door: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cathy Miller, hoofd verkeersveiligheid bij het Britse ministerie van Transport; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Awa Sarr, President, Laser International, Senegal; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shehu Mohammed, korpscommandant van het Federale Korps voor Verkeersveiligheid, Nigeria; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ariel Sacramento, directeur-generaal van het Nationaal Centrum voor Verkeersveiligheid (CNSR) in Benin; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bruce Hamilton, uitvoerend directeur van de Roadway Safety Foundation, VS; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Milton Morrison, uitvoerend directeur van het National Institute of Traffic and Land Transport (INTRANT),\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dominicaanse Republiek; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcelo Metediera, voorzitter van het Ibero-Amerikaanse Observatorium voor Verkeersveiligheid (OISEVI);\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">En <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Benacer Boulaajoul, directeur-generaal van het Nationaal Agentschap voor Verkeersveiligheid (NARSA) in Marokko.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ook werden deskundige inzichten verstrekt door<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Etienne Krug, directeur Gezondheidsdeterminanten, Bevordering en Preventie, Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO); <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avi Silverman, FIA Foundation; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greg Smith, CEO, iRAP; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lotte Brondum, uitvoerend directeur van de Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Niyonsenga, hoofd van het secretariaat van het Afrikaans Observatorium voor Verkeersveiligheid; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex Meija, divisiedirecteur van het United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rochelle Sobel, uitvoerend directeur van de Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT); <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peter Goldwasser, uitvoerend directeur van Together for Safer Roads; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jessica Truong, Senior Adviseur, Global NCAP; en <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raquel Barrios, uitvoerend directeur van Youth for Road Safety (YOURS). <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Het evenement werd gemodereerd door Natalie Draisin, directeur van het Noord-Amerikaanse kantoor en VN-vertegenwoordiger van het FIA Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"anim\">\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 mt-8 justify-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.irap.org\/2026_UNHLM\/UNHLM2026_Side_Event_Commitments_in_Action_WEB_COPY.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-primary inline-flex items-center gap-2\" target=\"_self\">Bekijk het programma<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 01-1.414-1.414L14.586 11H3a1 1 0 110-2h11.586l-4.293-4.293a1 1 0 010-1.414z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" data-id=\"12015\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-article-speakers-image-1-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-article-speakers-image-1-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-article-speakers-image-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-article-speakers-image-1-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-article-speakers-image-1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-article-speakers-image-1.png 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n    <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 style=\"font-weight: 400\">In een baanbrekend initiatief om de verkeersveiligheid te verbeteren en risicovolle wegen te elimineren in de <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ibero-Amerikaanse regio, een<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Er werd een Memorandum van Overeenkomst ondertekend tussen iRAP en de <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ibero-Amerikaans Observatorium voor Verkeersveiligheid (OISEVI) tijdens het evenement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lotte Brondum, uitvoerend directeur van de Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, zei: &quot;Gemeenschappen die getroffen worden door verkeersongevallen kunnen zich geen toezeggingen veroorloven die alleen op papier blijven staan. Het maatschappelijk middenveld speelt een cruciale rol bij het ter verantwoording roepen van besluitvormers, het waarborgen dat beloftes worden nagekomen en het geven van een stem aan degenen die het meest getroffen worden door verkeerstrauma&#039;s. We dringen er bij wereldleiders op aan om deze week niet alleen concrete toezeggingen te doen, maar ook de nodige verantwoording, transparantie en partnerschappen te cre\u00ebren om deze te realiseren \u2013 want elke vertraging kost levens.&quot;\u201c\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c&quot;Dit zal met name belangrijk zijn voor Afrikaanse landen&quot;, aldus David Niyonsenga, hoofd van het secretariaat van het African Road Safety Observatory (AfRSO). &quot;Afrika draagt de zwaarste last van verkeersdoden en alarmerend genoeg laten nieuwe gegevens zien dat het aantal verkeersdoden in Afrika tussen 2011 en 2025 met 17 procent is gestegen. Het is de enige regio ter wereld waar het aantal dodelijke slachtoffers in die periode is toegenomen. Elke zinvolle verbetering in het verminderen van verkeerstrauma&#039;s wereldwijd vereist een strategische, adequaat gefinancierde en duurzame implementatie van bewezen interventies in Afrika en andere zwaar getroffen regio&#039;s, waar deze stille pandemie de zwaarste tol eist van gemeenschappen, economie\u00ebn en menselijk potentieel.&quot;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greg Smith, CEO van iRAP, zei: &quot;Veiligere wegen ontstaan niet bij toeval \u2013 ze worden gerealiseerd door middel van op bewijs gebaseerde investeringen, meetbare doelstellingen en verantwoording voor de resultaten. Wereldwijd helpen de partners van iRAP overheden bij het prioriteren van wegverbeteringen die de meeste levens redden, zodat elke ge\u00efnvesteerde dollar het grootste veiligheidsvoordeel oplevert. Door praktische voorbeelden te delen van landen die daadwerkelijk vooruitgang boeken, laat dit evenement zien dat verantwoording een van de krachtigste instrumenten is die we hebben om actie te versnellen en de wereldwijde doelstellingen voor verkeersveiligheid te bereiken.&quot;\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Door bewezen voorbeelden van verantwoordelijkheid in de praktijk te belichten, wilde het evenement nieuwe partnerschappen stimuleren en de implementatie versnellen van de oplossingen die nodig zijn om het aantal verkeersdoden en -gewonden tegen 2030 te halveren.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De rondetafelbijeenkomst &#039;Commitments in Action&#039; vond plaats op 21 juli tijdens de VN-bijeenkomst op hoog niveau over verkeersveiligheid in het VN-hoofdkwartier in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"anim\">\n                    <div class=\"flex 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