World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023; November 19th.

FORUM: ”JUSTICE.“ World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023. Traffic law enforcement, thorough investigation after a crash to find out if a crime was committed and to prevent recurrence, criminal prosecution where appropriate and civil compensation are all part of the justice system. When carried out seriously, fairly and consistently, such a system is what road crash victims who have been injured or had a family member killed as the result of someone’s law–breaking or negligence deserve and wish for, since it also represents a main factor of prevention and this would mean that lessons are learnt from their tragedies so that they may not be repeated. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #Roadsafetydecade, #RoadVictims, #WDoR2023, #19November, #RoadTrafficVictimsDay.

EVENTS: on November 19th; A webinar to observe the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023 under the theme “JUSTICE” and the slogan REMEMBER. SUPPORT. ACT will be held online. Join the upcoming worldwide events!

STATEMENTS: Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023; November 19th.

The World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims shines a light on a dark reality: every year, 1.35 million lives are cut short and 50 million more suffer life-changing injuries because of road accidents.

We must do more to avoid these entirely preventable tragedies.

The Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety – now in its third year – aims to halve road deaths by building capacities, accelerating the implementation of UN road safety conventions, raising awareness, and mobilizing resources for greater traffic safety.

This year, we also launched the Global Campaign on Road Safety which will reach 1000 cities across 80 countries. And our UN Road Safety Fund is financing action in low- and middle-income countries, where around 90 per cent of traffic casualties occur.

Urgent action remains imperative. I call on all donors to scale up much-needed financial and technical contributions. On this World Day, let us join forces to make roads safer for everyone, everywhere.

United Nations Secretary-General.

Statement by the Head of the United Nations Road Safety Collobaration on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023.

PUBLICATIONS: Road traffic crashes injure or disable between. 20 million and 50 million people a year. — Road traffic crashes rank as the 11th leading cause of death. Read the WHO/PAHO World report on road traffic injury prevention.

CAMPAIGN: Join the “REMEMBER.ACT.SUPPORT” Campaign. During the new Decade of Action for Road Safety (2021-2030) the World Day will have the important role of helping to achieve the 50% road casualty reduction target. If you would like to receive customizable versions of any of the advocacy materials linked to the Global Plan, please contact unrsc@who.int. Get the communication materials!