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

20222020

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)

WHO - UN Regional Commissions Task Force members

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

Decade of Action

Target

Plan of Action

2011-2020 2021-2030

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Contents of the Plan

Is it possible to improve?

Source: Global Status Report on Road Safety, 2018

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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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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