United Nations agenda for new Decade of Action
for Road Safety
Presentation on the preparation of the Global Plan of Action
WHO-UN Regional Commissions Task Force
UN General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/57/309, 58/9, 60/5, 62/244, 64/255, 66/260, 68/269, 70/260, 72/271, 74/299
UN Secretary-General Reports A/58/228, 60/181, 62/257, 64/266, 66/389, 68/368, 70/386, 72/359, 74/304
UN SG Special Envoy
Ministerial Meetings
UN Road Safety Fund
Decade of Action
SDGs 3.6 and 11.2
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Background, 2003-2020
General Assembly resolution, 31 August 2020Improving global road safety (74/299)
• Proclaims the period 2021–2030 as the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety
• Road traffic deaths and injuries to be reduced by at least 50 per cent from 2021 to 2030
• Requests the World Health Organization and the United Nations regional commissions, in cooperation with other partners in the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and other stakeholders, to prepare a plan of action of the Second Decade as a guiding document to support the implementation of its objectives
Source: A/RES/74/299
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Decade of Action
20232021 2030
A high-level meeting of the General Assembly- to address gaps and challenges - to mobilize political leadership and - to promote multisectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration
UN GA to define the scope and modalities of a high-level meeting
The SG to report on the progress made in the attainment of the objectives of the Second Decade of Action
Source: A/RES/74/299
General Assembly resolution, 31 August 2020Improving global road safety (74/299)
September 2020
October 2020
December 2020
January 2021 May 2021 June 2021
Phase 2 - Outline & draft development
Phase 1 - Process and timeline setting
Phase 3 – Consultations and Revisions
Final draft
September 2021
Presentation of the Plan at the 75th
Session of the GA
Deadlines
UN global road safety architecture
Road traffic deaths … development problem that has broad social and economic consequences which, if unaddressed, may affect progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (A/RES/74/299)
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Build on existing expertise and knowledge
Inland Transport Committee Recommendations for Enhancing National Road Safety Systems
Global Road Safety Performance Targets
Acknowledge the lessons learnt from the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 such as the need to promote an integrated approach to road safety … and strengthen national inter-sectoral collaboration including engagement with … civil society as well as … industry which contribute to and influence the social and economic development of countries
improving road safety remains a high priority and is possible
shared responsibility• predominantly governments• UN system and other stakeholders to play essential supporting roles
develop or strengthen ‘road safety systems’ • the work to support the core elements (road, vehicle, user, post-crash) is carried
out in the context of strengthening the system and not as silo-ed activities
implement effectively• build on existing technical UN expertise• financing and accountability
The 2021-2030 Plan of Action: envisaged key principles