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UN News | November 7, 2003
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR MEETING TO EMPHASIZE TRAFFIC SAFETY
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New
York --
The United Nations General Assembly today decided to devote an
entire session next year to the problems of road safety.
Noting that traffic accidents killed an estimated 1.26 million
people worldwide in 2000, and "disproportionately affect people
in low- and middle-income countries," the 191-member Assembly
said a meeting next April would "increase awareness of the
magnitude of the road traffic injury problem at a high level."
The resolution passed today said the meeting would launch a World
Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention, currently being developed
under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The resolution also asked the UN specialist to develop
recommendations for traffic safety and requested Secretary-General
Kofi Annan to submit a report in time for the 2005 General Assembly
session.
"Road traffic injuries are a preventable and treatable
problem," the Assembly said.
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