UNECE to take part in the first Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety
Geneva, 13 November 2009 --
Ján KUBIŠ, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will represent the five UN regional commissions at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety next week.
UNECE created the framework for road safety in 1949 and, through the Conventions on Road Traffic and on Road Signs and Signals of 1968, provides commonly agreed rules on all factors influencing international road traffic, including the reference for national road traffic codes all over the world.
More recently, UNECE has focused on assisting low- and middle-income countries in setting road traffic casualty reduction targets in a joint project with the other United Nations regional commissions. Studies show that countries with such targets perform better in road safety and have lower fatalities than those without.
Ján KUBIŠ will speak in the opening plenary (19 November, 10.00 – 11.00) where he will appeal for political commitment to implement road traffic safety conventions and set targets to reduce fatalities and injuries.
In parallel with the Conference, a trade fair on road safety will take place where UNECE will have a joint stand with the other four United Nations regional commissions;
The programme of the conference is available at: http://www.1300000.net/appeal.en.html
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Ref: ECE/TRANS/09/P12