World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2024; November 17th.

FORUM: "Homage to those lost on the world’s roads."World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2024.

Road traffic crashes claim more than two lives every minute and are the leading cause of death among people aged 5-29. Over half of road traffic victims are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. Sunday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is an opportunity to pay homage to those lost on the world’s roads, advocate for better support for victims and their families, and call for action to save lives. Follow the conversations with the hashtags; #17November, #RememberSupportAct, #RoadwaySafety,#SafetyForAll, #WDoR2024.

Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2024; November 17th.


On this World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, we honour the 1.19 million lives lost every year on the world’s roads. Each death represents a profound tragedy for families, communities, and societies.

Guided by the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety, the United Nations is supporting countries in saving lives. Critical frameworks provided by United Nations Road Safety Conventions – supported by the advocacy of my Special Envoy for Road Safety and funding from the UN Road Safety Fund – help show that coordinated efforts can make a difference.

Recent data from the World Health Organization highlights progress in reducing road traffic fatalities, but our journey to reduce road traffic deaths by half by 2030 is far from over.

By improving infrastructure, enforcing safety laws, strengthening international partnerships and promoting responsible behaviour, we can prevent future deaths and make roads safer for everyone, everywhere.

Together, let us build a future where every journey ends safely.



United Nations Secretary-General.

Statement of the Regional Director of WHO Europe on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2024; November 17th.

On this World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, WHO calls upon people to “Remember the 3300 fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, friends and colleagues lost on the world’s roads every day; Support those who are bereaved and those who suffer long-lasting consequences from physical and psychological trauma; and Act to prevent such tragedies today and in the future.” In 2005, the United Nations endorsed the World Day of Remembrance as a global day to be observed every third Sunday in November each year.

EVENT: Safer streets are possible.The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2024 global event will be held on the third Sunday in November to remember, support and act for those killed or injured by roadway crashes

UN Days, Weeks and Years > International Decades

As well as the annual celebration of certain UN-designated days and weeks, we find ourselves in the midst of celebrating several on-going internationally-declared decades (proclaimed by the UN General Assembly). Often, an international decade is launched by either an international year or on an international day.

1993-2002	Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa
1993-2002	Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
1993-2003	Third International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
1994-2003	International Decade for the World's Indigenous People (following 1993 International Year for World's Indigenous People)
1995-2004	United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education
1997-2006	United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (following 1996 International Year for the Eradication of Poverty)
2001-2010	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World (following 2000 International Year for the Culture of Peace)
2001-2010	Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
2001-2010	Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa
2003-2012	United Nations Literacy Decade: Literacy for All (from 8 September 2003 - International Literacy Day)
2005-2014	Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
2005-2014	United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
2005-2015	International Decade for Action, “Water for Life” (from 22 March 2005 - World Water Day)
2006-2015	Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions (relating to the Chernobyl disaster)
2008-2017	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
2010-2019	United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
2011-2020	United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety

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