Road Safety is both a development and a public heath priority in low and middle-income countries. By 2030, health losses from road crashes for children between the ages 5-14 years are projected to rank second only to those from HIV/AIDS. These losses have already surpassed malaria and tuberculosis as a global burden of disease. Road crashes disproportionately harm the poor, and their consequences can plunge families into poverty and represent a substantial drain on a country’s resources. To address this urgent priority, the World Bank established the Global Road Safety Facility.
The World Bank Group will step up its support this year for the UN Decade of Action (2011-2020) on Road Safety. The Global Road Safety Facility is animating a major road safety initiative involving seven multilateral development banks, and is supporting the Bank’s efforts to mainstream road safety in its operations.
Safety on the Roads: Joining Forces to Save Lives Seven Multilateral Development Banks will jointly implement measures to reduce the alarming rise in the number of road fatalities and casualties in developing countries.
United Nations General Assembly Debate on Road Safety Following on from the Moscow Declaration, on March 2, 2010 the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted Resolution A/64/L.44: Improving Global Road Safety. The Resolution was co-sponsored by over 90 member countries. With the adoption of the Declaration, the Decade of Action in Road Safety 2011-2020 is officially announced.
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UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 (PDF, 626KB)
Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative Announced The FIA Foundation has joined forces with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility to launch a new Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative, which aims to dramatically increase motorcycle helmet wearing during a Decade of Action.
The Global Road Safety Facility: Time For Action "The Global Road Safety Facility: Time For Action" details the World Bank's efforts to combat the international crisis emerging as death and injury rates skyrocket on the roads of low and middle-income countries, passing malaria and tuberculosis as global burdens of disease.
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