May 24, 2016

For the first time since 2004, the World Health Assembly has adopted a resolution on road safety, noting that urgent action is needed to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by 50% by 2020. Among other items, the resolution calls for national strategies and plans to address the needs of the most vulnerable people on the roads, including children and youth. The document also acknowledges the role that evidence-based interventions and road safety education play in decreasing the rates of road crashes globally.

Read the draft resolution .